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F.I.S.H. of Sanibel-Captiva, Inc
I volunteer at fish. They go over and above to help those neighbors in need. The food bank and Back Pack programs help provide food for families. They help the elderly with transportation and visits.... more
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Oakland Nonprofits and Charities
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Community Education Partnerships
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
5 stars 32 reviews
schavez331 wrote:
CEP is a great organization. I volunteer in their tutoring program and the support that they provide not only to the students but also to me as a volunteer is invaluable. CEP is providing services to a population of students that are historically ignored... more »
Children & Youth
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Amazon Watch
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
5 stars 3 reviews
zacho wrote:
Everything that I have seen them do benefits both the Indigenous people on the ground in the Amazon and also all of humanity. They are professional and, from all that I have seen, trustworthy and transparent. I support various nonprofits, and Amazon... more »
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PlanetRead
- Location:
- Piedmont, CA
4.83333 stars 138 reviews
sn1986 wrote:
Working with PlanetRead in the summer of 2006 gave me excellent exposure to using technology and media for educational change. While things in India are often disorganized, and PlanetRead could focus more on internal organization, their... more »
Education
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Bella Vita Rescue
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.90909 stars 33 reviews
dessertqueen wrote:
We adopted 2 dogs from this rescue and we adore them. They backed their training and even taught us about diet, we highly recommend Bella Vita Rescue Team. more »
Animals
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Oakland & The World Enterprises Inc
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
5 stars 1 review
MDOWA wrote:
This is my first experience with this organization, but I am confident that my donation is in good hands because I am reading Elaine Brown's book Taste of Power. She is teaching me more about the history of the U.S. than I ever learned in school and helping... more »
Economic Development
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Partners Asia
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
5 stars 2 reviews
maercklein wrote:
I am so happy to have a way to support health care workers diligently and selflessly providing care to people who need it so desperately. Thank you, Partner’s Asia for facilitating this. more »
International
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Bay Area Community Services Inc
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
3 stars 2 reviews
galmanza wrote:
I wanted to post a review on a great community agency BACS who takes care of our country's veterans who have returned from service and have many mental health issues such as PTSD, depression and anxiety issues. This agency is a true wrap around service... more »
Mental Health
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All-Options (formerly Backline)
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
5 stars 12 reviews
Gina E. wrote:
I've done a lot of volunteering in my life, but I have never been involved in a community as supportive as Backline. The leaders in this organization go out of their way to recruit awesome people, and they instill a lot of trust and confidence in their... more »
Civil Rights
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Center for Environmental Health
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
5 stars 4 reviews
Gerwigka wrote:
CEH gets amazing and long-lasting results in protecting the public from toxic chemicals. Eliminating arsenic in playground furniture, lead in children's toys/candy/jewelry, and toxins in school lunch packaging are just a few of their successes. They use... more »
Environment
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Goodwill Industries Of The Greater East Bay Inc
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
5 stars 1 review
WilliamAnderson wrote:
Great place to see where volunteer efforts are happening. We need more places like Goodwill. more »
Job Training
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Piedmont Choirs
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
5 stars 2 reviews
Kskirkpatrick wrote:
Participating in these Choirs means finding your voice. Our singers develop a deep love and appreciation for music and its power to lift the audience from daily living and into a moment in time or emotion, to tell stories, and to promote change. Our... more »
Arts & Culture
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BANANAS, Inc.
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.95556 stars 45 reviews
NanT wrote:
Bananas is a client-centered, child and parent advocate of the best kind. Their services are geared to the needs of children and supportive of parenting, a difficult job under the best of circumstances. more »
Children & Youth
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Bay Area Green Tours Inc
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
5 stars 10 reviews
girling wrote:
Bay Area Green Tours provides the most amazing tours of green businesses, organic farms, waste facilities, restaurants in short all the places you need to learn about. Each tour is led by a trained professional and allows you to meet the CEOs and leaders... more »
Environment
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The Mosaic Project
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
5 stars 36 reviews
Marley wrote:
I am a teacher that brought my 4th grade students to the Mosaic Project camp in Napa and was blown away by how together the program is. After five days and four nights at Mosaic, my kids came home singing songs like "Fighting is not the solution..."... more »
Civil Rights
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Wardrobe for Opportunity
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.97619 stars 42 reviews
Michelle S. wrote:
WFO provides continuous support for individuals getting on their feet and settled in with a job and career. WFO stays with them and offers support and nurturing unlike any other employment-focused organization. We are program partners and together we... more »
Job Training
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Junior State of America Foundation
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.95439 stars 285 reviews
Romi wrote:
As a teenage pacific islander, it was quite difficult to gauge how difficult university classes would be. In attending Stanford and Princeton via JSA summer school, my eyes were truly opened to the hard work still ahead as I graduated high school. In... more »
Arts & Culture
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One Step Closer (OSC)
- Location:
- Piedmont, CA
5 stars 19 reviews
graceosc2 wrote:
I've been a part of the OSC community for over seven years and have met so many incredible people in the natural products industry through this organization. OSC is leading the way on some major industry-wide initiatives like climate and DEI. more »
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Playworks
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.98473 stars 131 reviews
Alleysha T. wrote:
Playworks is the best non-profit I know of! They are the only non-profit focusing on the epidemic of the deterioration of play. Playworks truly values healthy play, inclusion, respect, and healthy community with both the children they serve and with... more »
Children & Youth
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Family Violence Appellate Project
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
5 stars 80 reviews
Writer wrote:
I am an advocate working for clients at the trial court level. I have seen first hand how the work done by FVAP is changing the atmosphere and outcome of family violence cases in California. more »
Crime & Law
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Bay Area Legal Aid
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.42857 stars 21 reviews
Tom wrote:
In my experience, Bay Area Legal is staffed by dedicated professionals who really believe in what they are doing. Bay Area Legal organized training in Family Law which featured very useful materials and presentations by family court judges and experienced... more »
Crime & Law
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350 Bay Area
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
5 stars 10 reviews
Roopak K. wrote:
I've been working as a volunteer with 350 Bay Area for nearly year and a half now. After researching several organizations in the Bay Area, I chose 350 Bay Area for their wide breadth of programs and broad impact, even having joined them as a Board member... more »
Environment
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Sierra Club Foundation
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
3.5 stars 4 reviews
N. Hawkinson wrote:
Fist, it is a 4-star charity. Second, they keep members informed about local situations and provide information and ways for members/donors to participate in keeping the planet safe, e.g., river waters. They should be listed in the top 10 charities... more »
Environment
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Reading Partners
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.94118 stars 51 reviews
jdgnjudi wrote:
Turtoring one on one with a struggling school child brings such joy into my life! As I work together with the child, I love to watch eyes sparkle, smiles spread across the face as we work together to learn to love reading. I view my role as not only... more »
Children & Youth
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Oakland Technology & Education Center (DBA AfroComicCon)
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
5 stars 1 review
nibke5-rorqak-corBet wrote:
The mission and vision of OTEC is amazing! It supports POC in arts and education as well as tech, social Justice and the Entertainnent fields among other great services in the community and helps black businesses. more »
Arts & Culture
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La Clinica De La Raza Inc
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.5 stars 2 reviews
tommetee wrote:
Listened to a presentation at 1st Pres. Berkeley on how to make effective community involvement - Dr Dave, the coronary specialist who volunteers for La Clinica shared the approach & commitment to highest quality care... many clinics exist to collect... more »
Mental Health
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