North Bay teen uses soccer juggling skills to raise money for pediatric cancer patients
This week's Jefferson Award winner is a North Bay college student who has spent more than half her life raising money for pediatric cancer patients.
San Francisco teacher builds community by nurturing ESL students
This week's Jefferson Award winner is a retired San Francisco teacher who has been making a difference among the nearly one in five California public school students who are learning English as a second language.
San Francisco nonprofit helping homeless pregnant women looks to expand
A San Francisco woman who has spent more than 30 years getting homeless pregnant women and their families on their feet is embarking on a major expansion.
Onetime Moraga teen who was denied Eagle Scout Award for being gay in 2010 looks back
He made headlines more than a decade ago as the Moraga teen who was denied his Eagle Scout Award because he was gay. This Pride Month, the newsmaker contemplates the lessons learned and a memento that remains cherished to this day.
Previous Jefferson Award winners team to create youth filmmaking program in San Francisco
A pair of past Jefferson Awards winners recently partnered to open new doors in filmmaking for San Francisco kids in the Western Addition.
Marin woman's horse therapy nonprofit still going strong after 40 years
A Marin County woman's horse riding accident decades ago helped spur an idea that began one of the oldest weekly therapeutic horseback riding programs in the Bay Area.
San Francisco woman guides young people to learn job skills and improve self-esteem
This week's Jefferson Award winner is San Francisco woman who's spent the last quarter century training thousands of young people in job preparation skills and self-esteem.
East Bay woman works to reduce homelessness in Berkeley
California makes up about 12 percent of the US population, but our state had nearly a third of the country's homeless last year, according to federal housing data.
Father and son, both rabbis, take care of SoMa's troubled residents
A pair of orthodox rabbis are coming up with some unorthodox ways to serve their South of Market neighborhood in San Francisco and beyond.
Asian American-run flower shop on Peninsula celebrates 90th year
A well-known San Mateo flower shop opened in the height of the Depression and, thanks to its 90-something matriarch, it's still going strong.
Alameda man fights climate change with ambitious tree planting initiative
An Alameda man is leading a fight for climate change that challenges each person to do one thing for the environment: plant a tree.
Berkeley Ohtani Basketball program works to keep 80-year-old tradition alive
Dating back to before World War II, an East Bay family has been involved in a unique basketball program for generations.
Bayview's Old Skool Cafe continues mission of pulling youth out of cycle of violence
A woman from San Francisco who started a violence prevention program 18 years ago in the Bayview is helping disrupt the cycle of incarceration.
Peninsula woman's art nonprofit reaching schoolkids worldwide
A Peninsula woman whose art program is being used in 26 states is now seeing her curriculum distributed worldwide.
Bay Area nun Sister Christina Heltsley transforms underserved Peninsula neighborhood
She's credited with transforming a gang-infested Peninsula neighborhood into a place where families can thrive.