Nonprofit Partners

ALAS is dedicated to giving creative expression to Latino youth, families and farmworkers of Half Moon Bay with the mission to celebrate identity and preserves the rich cultures, traditions and values of Mexico and Latin America woven through cultural arts, education, mental health, farmworker outreach, social justice advocacy, immigration and COVID crisis response programs.

Issue Area: Education, Technology Access

Bio-Link Depot’s mission is to empower teachers to engage students in hands-on STEM experience with donated scientific equipment and supplies. They prioritize distribution of donated materials to underserved communities by reserving the first half of each “give away event” exclusively for Title I school STEM educators.

Biotech Partners mission is to provide underserved youth with personal, academic & professional development experiences that increase participation in higher education & access to fulfilling science careers. They work with historically marginalized “at-promise” youth often facing far too few opportunities or paths out of intergenerational economic hardship.

Breakthrough SF, believes all young people should have access to an excellent education and highly effective teachers committed to their success. In pursuit of this vision, they support young people with limited educational opportunities on the path to college, and train outstanding college students for education careers.

First Tee of Oakland enables kids to build the strength of character that empowers them through a lifetime of new challenges. By seamlessly integrating the game of golf with life skills curriculum, they create learning experiences that build inner strength, self-confidence, and resilience that kids can carry to everything they do.

Girls Crushing It empowers girls ages 8–18 through entrepreneurial experiences that increase confidence and build leadership skills. Their programming includes, but is not limited to business workshops, pitch days, pop-ups shops and corporate field trips.

GLIDE works to create a radically inclusive, just, and loving community in San Francisco, mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization. Their programs are open to all and focus on meeting basic needs, stabilizing lives, and supporting individuals and families in realizing their goals and improving their overall wellbeing.

Issue Area: Homelessness, Poverty

La Clinica de la Raza’s mission is to improve the quality of life of the diverse communities we serve by providing culturally appropriate, high quality, and accessible health care for all.

Larkin Street Youth Services’ (“Larkin Street”) mission is to create a continuum of services that inspires youth to move beyond the street. Larkin Street has continued to evolve to best serve young people, developing the most comprehensive slate of wraparound programs for youth experiencing homelessness in San Francisco.

Mental Health Association of San Mateo County (MHA) is dedicated to improving and enriching the quality of life for individuals in our community who have a mental illness, HIV or AIDS or a substance use disorder by providing stable housing and supportive services.

North Marin Community Services (NMCS) helps to address health disparities for children, adults, families, seniors and ensure opportunities for all, especially the most vulnerable clients.

One Warm Coat’s mission is to provide free coats to children and adults in need while promoting volunteerism and environmental sustainability. They have facilitated more than 43,000 coat drives, collecting 7.3 million coats, that have been distributed through 1,400 nonprofit partners across all 50 states.

Rancho San Benito improves the economic, educational, cultural, and social conditions of low-income residents and communities of the San Mateo County coast-side. Primarily serving the low-income, Latino population of farmworkers in this area, a group which includes mostly individuals between 30 and 55 years of age and their families, including many families with 2 to 4 children and annual household incomes in the $20,000 to $35,000 range.

Scientific Adventures for Girls (SAFG), provides girls with long term, fun & engaging after-school and summer STEM programs. Their mission is to remove systemic barriers to all girls’ participation in STEM, starting in kindergarten, by sparking & building their interest through hands-on learning.

Spark* SF Public Schools is dedicated to working with diverse youth, Spark* finds the time and space to ignite youth passion, spark, and brilliance as they explore careers in health, life sciences, and related fields. Located in San Francisco’s Mission Bay, they work with youth to connect them to industry professionals in the health sciences industries giving youth real world experience.

The Center For Excellence In Life (TCEL) is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering youth and professionals through life skills development, mentoring, career counseling and social and business etiquette training.

Issue Area: STEM Education, Career Development

Umoja Health’s mission is to build coalitions that increase community capacity to achieve health equity. Serving underserved communities of color in the Bay Area, they amplify voices within communities to hold public health and healthcare institutions accountable for advancing health equity.

Upward Scholars’ mission is to provide adult immigrants the boost they need to move up the economic ladder through education and career development support. They help them continue their education in community college, get higher-paying jobs, and serve as role models and advocates for their children and our community.