America's Best Local Charities
Friends of the Marin County Free Library
Providing supplemental financial support of library services/materials to further education and literacy. Summer Reading and other child, teen, and adult programs are our focus.
Birthright Of San Jose, Inc.
Women can face intense pressure in unplanned pregnancy, losing jobs, being thrown out of their homes. Help us give free non-judgmental, confidential material, emotional support.
Junior Achievement of Northern California
Motivate disadvantaged, at-risk youth to complete their education and promote life-long financial and professional wellness through programs of financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and work readiness.
Legal Aid Society – Employment Law Center
Committed to protecting the rights and economic self-sufficiency of low-wage and marginalized workers and communities by providing free legal services, education, and advocacy.
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank feeds hungry children, seniors and adults in LA County. Every $1 donated is the equivalent of 4 meals.
Matrix Parent Network And Resource Center
Children with Autism, Downs Syndrome, Learning Disorders, Mental Illnesses and other disabilities often face overwhelming challenges. Help us train their parents and strengthen their families.
Alzheimer’s Services Of The East Bay
Preventing: Institutionalization of persons with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia; jobs lost due to full-time care for family members; and caregiver burnout.
Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest
Help us continue to provide high-quality reproductive health care services, sexuality education, and outreach to the women, men, and teens in our diverse three-county region.
Beacon House Association of San Pedro
Our mission is to help men recover from drug addiction and alcoholism so as to return to their family,home and community.
San Diego Brain Injury Foundation
Brain injuries occur every 15 seconds. It can happen to anyone: accidents, sport injuries, strokes, aneurysms, tumors, military related injuries, illness. Offer hope and support.
Breast Cancer Emergency Fund
Emergency financial assistance helps low-income breast cancer patients maintain basic needs, medical care, and quality of life. Help us keep families fighting breast cancer together.
Senior Access
Forgetful? Join the Club! Art, Tai Chi, fellowship, dignified care, caregiver respite and education. Help create a dementia-friendly space.
Children’s Nurturing Project
Early intervention services for Solano County children ages 0 – 18 who have experienced, trauma, abuse and neglect, to ensure school success and best possible outcomes.
Support For Families Of Children With Disabilities
Help children with any kind of disability reach their full potential by ensuring their families have information, education, and parent-to-parent support.
Discovery Blind Sports
Promoting self-sufficiency in blind/visually impaired children and adults by improving their mobility, confidence, independence, and social skills through involvement in physical activities.
Wings of Rescue Inc.
We fly large numbers of high risk pets from areas with high euthanasia rates to no-kill shelters around the country in need of adoptable pets.
Foodbank of Southern California
The Foodbank provides basic sustenance and proper nutrition to the community’s impoverished citizens. Food is obtained, stored, packaged, and distributed to hundreds of community-based agencies.
MAITRI Compassionate Care
No one should suffer or die alone. We provide compassionate, dignified, non-judgmental, unconditional care for late-stage AIDS patients in need of hospice or 24-hour care.
Hearing Dog Program
Trains and places dogs to alert deaf and hard of hearing people to important daily sounds thereby improving their independence and quality of life.
Kids In Sports
Help keep over 8000 deserving kids active, healthy and safe at night and on weekends. Support sports programs in Los Angeles’ poorest neighborhoods.