Los Altos Community Foundation

Youth & Education
100 Women Charitable Foundation Category: Health & Safety Vulnerable Populations Youth & Education 100 Women Charitable Foundation PO Box 3418 Los Altos, CA 94024 URL: 100womenfoundation.org	Our mission is to provide access for more women to be involved in local philanthropy and to help make a significant difference our nonprofit community

ALearn Category: Youth & Education ALearn 3777 Stevens Creek Blvd, Ste 330 Santa Clara, CA 95051 650-799-4592 info@alearn.org Contact: Kathryn Hansen, ED, khanson@alearn.org Email: info@alearn.org URL: http://alearn.org/	123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789_123456789

American Legion Los Altos Post 558 Category: Vulnerable Populations Youth & Education American Legion Los Altos Post 558 347 First Street Los Altos, CA 94022 URL: calegionpost558.org	American Legion is a veterans service organization, committed to mentoring youth, advocating patriotism, and supporting service members and veterans.

Animal Assisted Happiness Inc Category: -->Volunteering - Adults -->Volunteering - Families -->Volunteering - Older Youth/Teens -->Volunteering - Teams/Groups Youth & Education Animal Assisted Happiness Inc 1030 E El Camino Real #279 Sunnyvale, CA 94087 650-887-0887 vicki@animalassistedhappiness.org Contact: Maya Higa, Volunteer Coordinator, maya@aahsmilefarm.org Email: vicki@animalassistedhappiness.org URL: animalassistedhappiness.org	AAH provides children experiencing health or family challenges animal interaction services to bring moments of happiness into their daily lives.

Bring Me a Book Foundation Category: Youth & Education Bring Me a Book Foundation 330 Twin Dolphin Dr. Ste., 101 Redwood City, CA 94065 650-625-5000 URL: bringmeabook.org	Bring Me A Book's mission is to strengthen the language and literacy skills of underserved children while also igniting their passion to read.

Cantabile Youth Singers Category: Arts & Culture Youth & Education Cantabile Youth Singers 1000 Fremont Avenue #215 Los Altos, CA 94024 650-424-1410 info@cantabile.org Email: info@cantabile.org URL: cantabile.org	Cantabile Youth Singers brings artistic excellence in vocal music instruction to youth by creating a supportive, enriching choral community for all.

CHAC Category: Health & Safety Vulnerable Populations Youth & Education CHAC 590 W. El Camino Mountain View, CA 94040 650-965-2020 njeans@chacmv.org Email: njeans@chacmv.org URL: chacmv.org	CHAC provides alternatives to self-destructive behavior and helps create healthy lives for the children and families of Mountain View and nearby towns

Child Advocates of Silicon Valley Category: -->Volunteering - Adults -->Volunteering - Teams/Groups Youth & Education Child Advocates of Silicon Valley 509 Valley Way Building 2 Milpitas, CA 95035 408-416-0400 garret@cadvocates.org Contact: Bryan Wilson, Volunteer Coordinator, bryan@cadvocates.org Email: garret@cadvocates.org URL: cadvocates.org	Child Advocates matches trained court-appointed volunteers with foster children to ensure that their needs and best interests are met.

Community School of Music & Arts (CSMA) Category: Arts & Culture Youth & Education Community School of Music & Arts (CSMA) 230 San Antonio Circle Mountain View, CA 94040 650-917-6800 URL: arts4all.org	CSMA inspires excellence through art and music education for people of all ages and abilities.

E3 Youth Philanthropy Category: Youth & Education E3 Youth Philanthropy URL: losaltoscf.org/E3	E3 Youth Philanthropy seeks to educate, engage, and empower youth to effect positive change through service, leadership training, and grant-making.

EqOpTech, Inc Category: -->Volunteering - Adults -->Volunteering - Families -->Volunteering - Older Youth/Teens -->Volunteering - Teams/Groups Youth & Education EqOpTech, Inc 101 First Street, Suite 182 Los Altos, CA 94022 650-559-8338 contact@eqoptech.org Contact: Lucy Lee, Executive Director, contact@eqoptech.org Email: contact@eqoptech.org URL: EqOpTech.org	EqOpTech promotes equal opportunity learning and STEM education through technology in under-served communities.

Family Engagement Institute (FEI) /Stretch to Kindergarten Category: Youth & Education Family Engagement Institute (FEI) /Stretch to Kindergarten 12345 El Monte Rd, Rm 5420 Los Altos, CA 94022 URL: https://www.foothill.edu/fei/stk.html	STK is a supplemental educational program that helps prepare children and their families for a successful transition to kindergarten.

Foothill-DeAnza Community College Foundation Category: Youth & Education Foothill-DeAnza Community College Foundation FHDA Foundation 12345 El Monte Road Los Altos, CA 94022 650-949-6232 woodworthlaura@fhda.edu Email: woodworthlaura@fhda.edu URL: foundation.fhda.edu	Our mission is to change student lives by raising and investing funds to support the educational excellence of Foothill and De Anza colleges.

Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) Category: Youth & Education Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) 568 Valley Way Milpitas, CA 95035 URL: flyprogram.org	FLY is dedicated to breaking the cycle of violence, crime and incarceration of teens through legal education, leadership training, and mentoring.

Friends of Deer Hollow Farm Category: Environment Youth & Education Friends of Deer Hollow Farm P.O. Box 4282 Mountain View, CA 94040-0282 408-821-6359 david@deerhollowfarmfriends.org Email: david@deerhollowfarmfriends.org URL: fodhf.org	Our mission is to support environmental education programs for our community on our 160 year old historical teaching homestead farm.

Friends of the Mountain View Library Category: -->Volunteering - Adults Youth & Education Friends of the Mountain View Library 585 Franklin St Mountain View, CA 94041 650-526-7031 friendsofmvlibrary@gmail.com Contact: Patricia Kassner, Volunteer Coordinator, friendsofmvlibrary@gmail.com Email: friendsofmvlibrary@gmail.com URL: mvlibraryfriends.org	Our mission is to fundraise to keep the community and library connected, communicate the benefits and needs of the library, and support resources.

Healthier Kids Foundation Santa Clara County Category: Health & Safety Vulnerable Populations Youth & Education Healthier Kids Foundation Santa Clara County 4010 Moorpark Avenue, Ste 118 San Jose, CA 95117 URL: http://www.hkidsf.org/	Our mission is to give children and those who love them the education and cutting edge tools they rightfully deserve to live a healthy life.

Heart2Heart Teens Category: Vulnerable Populations Youth & Education Heart2Heart Teens 763 Holbrook Place Sunnyvale, CA 94087 URL: http://h2h-teens.org/	H2H Teens works with teens and parents to strengthen families and help teens reach their goals.

Just READ Category: -->Volunteering - Adults Youth & Education Just READ PO Box 4459 Mountain View, CA 94041 650-940-7402 info@justreadcenters.org Contact: Lew Epstein, Executive Director, Lew.Epstein@justreadcenters.org or Libby Karolczak, Volunteer Coordinator, libby@justreadcenters.org Email: info@justreadcenters.org URL: http://www.justreadcenters.org/	Just READ improves the reading, writing and math skills of young people and helps them become self-directed and motivated learners.

Kick, Lead & Dream Soccer Camp Category: Youth & Education Kick, Lead & Dream Soccer Camp Attn: Sherri Luther 1335 Holly Avenue Los Altos, CA 94024 URL: kldsoccer.com	KLD Soccer Camp is a camp for at-risk kids from the Mountain View and Sunnyvale school districts.

Kids in Common Category: Youth & Education Kids in Common 1605 The Alameda San Jose, CA 95126 URL: http://www.kidsincommon.org	Our goal for children and youth is: Every Child Safe, Healthy, Successful in Learning, Successful in Life.

Krause Center for Innovation Category: Arts & Culture Youth & Education Krause Center for Innovation URL: http://krauseinnovationcenter.org/	Our mission is to design and implement innovative professional development education and training to support those in the evolving knowledge economy.

Living Classroom Category: -->Volunteering - Adults -->Volunteering - Families -->Volunteering - Older Youth/Teens -->Volunteering - Teams/Groups Youth & Education Living Classroom PO Box 4121 Los Altos, CA 94024 info@living-classroom.org Contact: Martha Young, Volunteer Coordinator, Marthay@living-classroom.org Email: info@living-classroom.org URL: living-classroom.org	The Living Classroom collaborates with schools and communities to inspire children to learn and value our natural world through garden-based education

Los Altos Educational Foundation Category: -->Volunteering - Adults -->Volunteering - Teams/Groups Youth & Education Los Altos Educational Foundation 201 Covington Road Los Altos, CA 94024 650-559-0445 admin@laefonline.org Contact: Heather Macdonald, Executive Director, admin@laefonline.org Email: admin@laefonline.org URL: laefonline.net	LAEF raises funds from parents and the community to provide staff and essential programs for all nine LASD schools, benefiting every TK-8 student.

Los Altos Kiwanis Category: -->Volunteering - Adults -->Volunteering - Families -->Volunteering - Older Youth/Teens -->Volunteering - Teams/Groups Youth & Education Los Altos Kiwanis Contact: info@losaltoskiwanis.org URL: losaltoskiwanis.org	Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time.

Mentor-Tutor Connection Category: Youth & Education Mentor-Tutor Connection PO Box 1473 Los Altos, CA 94023 650-867-6972 URL: mentortutortconnection.org	Our mission is to help build brighter futures for youth through exceptional tutoring and mentoring programs, improving social and academic life skills

Mission Be Category: -->Volunteering - Adults -->Volunteering - Families -->Volunteering - Older Youth/Teens -->Volunteering - Teams/Groups Youth & Education Mission Be 240 Monroe Drive, Apt 307 Mountain View, CA 94040 631-513-6151 Carin@missionbe.org Contact: Carin Winter, Executive Director, Carin@missionbe.org Email: Carin@missionbe.org URL: missionbe.org	Mission Be helps children and communities become self-regulated, happier and more peaceful through evidence-based mindfulness programs.

Mountain View Educational Foundation Category: Youth & Education Mountain View Educational Foundation URL: mvef.org	MVEF works with the community to raise funds for essential programs to ensure a well-rounded education for all MV Whisman School District students.

Mountain View Police Activities League Category: Community Building Youth & Education Mountain View Police Activities League 1000 Villa Street Mountain View, CA 94041 650-903-6139 alyssahamlin@mountainview.gov Email: alyssahamlin@mountainview.gov URL: mvpal.org	Our mission is to foster understanding between youth and police officers through a non-confrontational setting, divert ing them from criminal activity

Mountain View Working Scholars Category: Youth & Education Mountain View Working Scholars 100 View Street #202 Mountain View, CA 94041 URL: https://study.com	Our mission is to provide anyone who lives or works in Mountain View a bachelor's degree online for no cost.

Music for Minors Category: Arts & Culture Youth & Education Music for Minors 1100 Industrial Road, Suite 10 San Carlos, CA 94070 650-237-9130 sonja@mfm.org Email: sonja@mfm.org URL: mfm.org	MFM's mission is to nurture in children a lifelong love of music by providing quality music education programs in schools with our educators.

MVLA Challenge Team Category: -->Volunteering - Adults Youth & Education MVLA Challenge Team 1000 Villa Street Mountain View, CA 94041 650-949-7113 krausegay@fhda.edu Contact: Gay Krause, Executive Director, krausegay@fhda.edu Email: krausegay@fhda.edu URL: challengeteam.org	We build meaningful community partnerships to support the success of children, youth and families in Mountain View, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills.

MVLA High School Foundation Category: -->Volunteering - Adults Youth & Education MVLA High School Foundation PO Box 1146 Los Altos, CA 94023 650-940-4670 info@mvlafoundation.org Contact: Laura Roberts, Executive Director, info@mvlafoundation.org Email: info@mvlafoundation.org URL: mvlafoundation.org	The Mountain View-Los Altos High School Foundation invests in a learning environment that empowers all students to thrive and succeed.

MVLA Scholars Category: -->Volunteering - Adults Youth & Education MVLA Scholars 183 Hillview Avenue Los Altos, CA 94022 650-575-2813 mvla_scholars@losaltoscf.org Contact: Janet Tornow, Volunteer Coordinator, mvla_scholars@losaltoscf.org Email: mvla_scholars@losaltoscf.org URL: http://www.mvlascholars.org/	We help local, high potential, low-income students achieve their dreams of earning college degrees and attaining professional positions.

National Charity League, Orchard Valley Chapter Category: -->Volunteering - Adults -->Volunteering - Older Youth/Teens Youth & Education National Charity League, Orchard Valley Chapter PO Box 3693 Los Altos, CA 94024 gaylemujica@mac.com Email: gaylemujica@mac.com URL: nclorchardvalley.org	National Charity League, Inc. is a non-profit national organization of mothers and daughters dedicated to serving their local communities.

Peninsula Bridge Category: Vulnerable Populations Youth & Education Peninsula Bridge PO Box 963 Menlo Park, CA 94026 650-473-9461 maureen@peninsulabridge.org Email: maureen@peninsulabridge.org URL: peninsulabridge.org	Peninsula Bridge works to promote academic and personal success for motivated middle school students from under-resourced communities.

Peninsula Youth Theater Category: -->Volunteering - Adults -->Volunteering - Older Youth/Teens -->Volunteering - Teams/Groups Youth & Education Peninsula Youth Theater 2500 Old Middlefield Way Mountain View, CA 94043 650-207-5472 ewu@pytnet.org Contact: Karen Simpson, Executive Director, ksimpson@pytnet.org Email: ewu@pytnet.org URL: pytnet.org	PYT provides outstanding theatrical learning experiences that develop leadership, responsibility, and foster teamwork in a supportive environment.

Project Cornerstone Category: -->Volunteering - Adults -->Volunteering - Teams/Groups Youth & Education Project Cornerstone 80 Saratoga Ave Santa Clara, CA 95051 408-351-6482 info@projectcornerstone.org Contact: Michelle Onishi, Volunteer Coordinator, info@projectcornerstone.org Email: info@projectcornerstone.org URL: http://projectcornerstone.org/	Project Cornerstone is committed to helping all children and teens in Silicon Valley feel valued, respected and known.

Reading Partners Category: -->Volunteering - Adults -->Volunteering - Older Youth/Teens -->Volunteering - Teams/Groups Youth & Education Reading Partners 600B Valley Way Milpitas, CA 95035 408-945-5720 volunteerssv@readingpartners.org Contact: Monique Garcia, Volunteer Coordinator, volunteersSV@readingpartners.org Email: volunteerssv@readingpartners.org URL: readingpartners.org	Reading Partners mobilizes communities to provide students with the individualized reading support they need to read at grade level by fourth grade.

Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT) Category: Youth & Education Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT) 1355 Ridder Park Drive San Jose, CA 95131 URL: http://www.raftbayarea.org/	Our mission is to help educators transform a child’s learning experience through hands on education to one that inspires joy and discovery of learning

Science is Elementary Category: -->Volunteering - Adults -->Volunteering - Teams/Groups Youth & Education Science is Elementary 1954 Old Middlefield Way Mountain View, CA 94043 info@scienceiselementary.org Contact: Jennifer Urmson, Volunteer Coordinator, jennifer@scienceiselementary.org Email: info@scienceiselementary.org URL: elementaryschoolscience.org	To effect systemic change in elementary school science education by teaching students, training teachers, and engaging the scientific community.

Service League of Boys (SLOBs) Category: Community Building Youth & Education Service League of Boys (SLOBs) URL: http://mvlaslobs.org	Our mission is for parents and sons to initiate educational and charitable acts that foster community responsibility, strengthening their relationship

Silicon Valley FACES Category: Community Building Vulnerable Populations Youth & Education Silicon Valley FACES 777 N First Street, Ste. 220 San Jose, CA 95112 pmitchell@svfaces.org Email: pmitchell@svfaces.org URL: https://www.svfaces.org/	Our mission to build communities free of bias, bigotry, bullying, and violence.

Sky's The Limit Fund Category: -->Volunteering - Adults -->Volunteering - Teams/Groups Youth & Education Sky's The Limit Fund Sobrato Center for Non-Profits 510A Valley Way Milpitas, CA 95035 408-618-8093 info@stlfgives.org Contact: Debbie Roelands, Volunteer Coordinator, debbie@stlfgives.org Email: info@stlfgives.org URL: https://www.skysthelimitfund.org	Our mission is to transform the lives of youth in crisis with financial need through Wilderness Therapy, Family Coaching, and Community Outreach.

Soil&Water Category: Environment -->Volunteering - Adults -->Volunteering - Families -->Volunteering - Older Youth/Teens -->Volunteering - Teams/Groups Youth & Education Soil&Water soilandwatergarden@gmail.com Email: soilandwatergarden@gmail.com URL: http://www.soilandwatergarden.org/	Our mission is to connect our community through gardening.

Soulforce Leadership Category: Community Building Youth & Education Soulforce Leadership 367 Snyder Lane Mountain View, CA 94043 URL: http://www.leadwithsoulforce.com/	Soulforce Leadership is an incubator for youth & community leaders to take take action on local issues in pursuit of the beloved community.

Together We Can Category: -->Volunteering - Adults Youth & Education Together We Can Contact: Amanda Boschken, aboschken@gmail.com URL: http://www.togetherwecan2018.org/	Girls promoting and facilitating charitable endeavors that foster a strong bond with the community.

Westwind 4-H Riding for the Handicapped Category: Youth & Education Westwind 4-H Riding for the Handicapped 27210 Altamont Road Los Altos, CA 94022 650-965-1617 jackahamilton@gmail.com Email: jackahamilton@gmail.com URL: westwind4h.org	We are a horseback riding program allowing children with disabilities to have fun, improve their coordination, strengthen muscles, & build confidence.

Youth Drama for All (special needs) Category: Arts & Culture Youth & Education Youth Drama for All (special needs) 1622 Columbia Drive Mountain View, CA 94040 URL: http://www.ydfadrama.org/	We're a drama group open to special and general education students and young adults, building camaraderie and support for the special needs community.

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