I have both volunteered and donated to Literacy Bridge for the past 3 years. Cliff Schmidt, the Founder and ED, and his team at Literacy Bridge are making a tremendous difference everyday in some of the poorest parts of the world. Their solution: a simple, yet powerful, technology called the 'Talking Book," which provides an innovative and unique way to fix a problem faced in many poor, rural communities -- the people who live there lack access to vital knowledge needed to better their lives. We love getting updates from Cliff and the team about how the Talking Book is helping to improve the health, education, and economic outcomes of people in some of the most vulnerable populations across the globe.

I appreciate the work Second Harvest Food Bank does in feeding hungry families in my community. We volunteered at the San Carlos warehouse last weekend as part of group and had a great time. I felt like my time was well spent and we'll probably volunteer again. The staff gave us a short overview of the program and what immediate needs they needed for the holidays. Then they went walked us through a training (we sorted food that was collected through donation barrels placed all over the Bay). It was difficult to remember all the sorting rules but all the staff were helpful and very patient with my many questions.