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Acterra: Action for a Healthy Planet
Acterra: Action for a Healthy Planet3921 East Bayshore Road Palo Alto, CA 94303-4303 Email: zack.wurtz@acterra.org
URL: http://acterra.org
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Acterra is an environmental non-profit that offers solution-oriented work to provide people with hands-on activities to improve the environment. |
Animal Assisted Happiness Inc
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Animal Assisted Happiness Inc1030 E El Camino Real #279 Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Contact: Maya Higa, Volunteer Coordinator, maya@aahsmilefarm.org
Email: vicki@animalassistedhappiness.org
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AAH provides children experiencing health or family challenges animal interaction services to bring moments of happiness into their daily lives. |
Assistance League of Los Altos
Assistance League of Los AltosPO Box 804 Los Altos, CA 94023-0804 |
Assistance League of Los Altos is a volunteer organization that puts caring and commitment into action through community-based Philanthropic Programs. |
Bay Area Furniture Bank
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Bay Area Furniture Bank1319 Moffett Park Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94088 Contact: Susan Overstreet, Volunteer Coordinator, sjoverstreet@gmail.com
Email: info@bayareafurniturebank.org
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Our mission is to recycle gently used furniture and provide it to those moving out of homelessness and others desperately trying to make ends meet. |
Canopy
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Canopy3921 East Bayshore Rd Palo Alto, CA 94303 Contact: Katie Rummel, Volunteer Coordinator, katie@canopy.org
Email: shannon@canopy.org
URL: http://canopy.org
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Canopy's mission is to grow urban tree canopy in Midpeninsula communities for the benefit of all. |
Child Advocates of Silicon Valley
Child Advocates of Silicon Valley509 Valley Way, Bldg 2 Milpitas, CA 95035 Contact: Bryan Wilson, Volunteer Coordinator, bryan@cadvocates.org
Email: garret@cadvocates.org
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Child Advocates matches trained court-appointed volunteers with foster children to ensure that their needs and best interests are met. |
City of Los Altos
City of Los Altos1 N San Antonio Road Los Altos, CA 94022 Contact: Brandon Council
Email: bcouncil@losaltosca.gov
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The City offers a number of volunteer opportunities for residents including City Hall, Senior Center, recreation, and special events. |
City of Mountain View
City of Mountain View500 Castro Street Mountain View, CA 94041 |
To promote community participation in City programs by providing volunteer opportunities that benefit the individual, the community and the City. |
Community Services Agency (CSA)
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Community Services Agency (CSA)204 Stierlin Rd Mountain View, CA 94043 Contact: LaDrea Clark, Volunteer Coordinator, lclark@csacares.org
Email: agrossman@csacares.org
URL: http://csacares.org
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CSA is the community's safety net, providing critical support services that preserve and promote stability, self-reliance and dignity. |
EqOpTech, Inc
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Youth & Education
EqOpTech, Inc1525 Miramonte Ave, # 3133 Los Altos , CA 94024 Contact: Lucy Lee, Executive Director, contact@eqoptech.org
Email: contact@eqoptech.org
URL: http://EqOpTech.org
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EqOpTech promotes equal opportunity learning and STEM education through technology in under-served communities. |
Friends of Stevens Creek Trail
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Friends of Stevens Creek Trail22221 McClellan Road Cupertino, CA 95014 Contact: Aaron Grossman, Executive Director, info@stevenscreektrail.org
Email: exec_dir@stevenscreektrail.org
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We promote community pride and involvement in the completion, enhancement, and enjoyment of the Stevens Creek Trail and Wildlife Corridor. |
Friends of the Los Altos Library
Friends of the Los Altos LibraryP.O. Box 212 Los Altos, CA 94023 |
We are an organization of book lovers and community members who enjoy raising funds in support of the library collections, facilities and programs. |
Friends of the Mountain View Library
Friends of the Mountain View Library585 Franklin St Mountain View, CA 94041 Contact: Patricia Kassner, Volunteer Coordinator, friendsofmvlibrary@gmail.com
Email: friendsofmvlibrary@gmail.com
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Our mission is to fundraise to keep the community and library connected, communicate the benefits and needs of the library, and support resources. |
Grassroots Ecology
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Environment
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Grassroots Ecology3921 E. Bayshore Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 Contact: Kristen Williams, Volunteer Coordinator, kristen@grassrootsecology.org
Email: alex@grassrootsecology.org
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Our mission is to engage and educate the public to restore local ecosystems. |
GreenTown Los Altos
GreenTown Los AltosPO Box 539 Los Altos, CA 94023 Contact: Kris Jensen
Email: info@greentownlosaltos.org
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To educate and inspire people to take action that will make our communities more environmentally healthy and vibrant today and for future generations. |
Hopes Corner Inc.
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Hopes Corner Inc.748 Mercy St Mountain View, CA 94041 Contact: Kathy Marshall, Volunteer Coordinator, info@hopes-corner.org
Email: mhacker19@yahoo.com
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Hope's Corner provides free meals and showers on Saturdays as well as a place for people to feel welcomed and build community. |
JustREAD
JustREADPO Box 4459 Mountain View, CA 94041 Contact: Lew Epstein, Executive Director, Lew.Epstein@justreadcenters.org or Libby Karolczak, Volunteer Coordinator, libby@justreadcenters.org
Email: lew.epstein@justreadcenters.org
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Just READ improves the reading, writing and math skills of young people and helps them become self-directed and motivated learners. |
Kiwanis Club of Los Altos Foundation
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Youth & Education
Kiwanis Club of Los Altos FoundationPO Box 484 Los Altos, CA 94023 Contact: info@losaltoskiwanis.org
Email: treasurer@losaltoskiwanis.org
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Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. |
League of Women Voters
League of Women VotersPO Box 3492 Los Altos, CA 94024 Contact: Sue Graham, Executive Director, sgraham@batnet.com
Email: info@lwvlamv.org
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We are a non-partisan organization encouraging informed and active participation in government through education and advocacy. |
Living Classroom
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Living ClassroomPO Box 4121 Los Altos, CA 94024 Contact: Martha Young, Volunteer Coordinator, Marthay@living-classroom.org
Email: info@living-classroom.org
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The Living Classroom collaborates with schools and communities to inspire children to learn and value our natural world through garden-based education |
Los Altos Community Foundation
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Los Altos Community Foundation183 Hillview Ave Los Altos, CA 94022 Contact: Gema Wood, Volunteer Coordinator, gema.wood@losaltoscf.org
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LACF strengthens our community through effective philanthropy and civic engagement in Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, and Mountain View. |
Los Altos Educational Foundation
Los Altos Educational FoundationContact: Heather Macdonald, Executive Director, admin@laefonline.org
Email: admin@laefonline.org
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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 Festival of Lights Parade Assn
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Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade AssnPO Box 996 Los Altos, CA 94023 Contact: Cindy McColl, Volunteer Coordinator, losaltosfestivaloflights@gmail.com
Email: losaltosfestivaloflights@gmail.com
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The Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade annually puts on a parade to bring the community together to share the warmth of the holiday season. |
Los Altos First Friday
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Los Altos First Fridays are fun, social community-building events held during the evenings of the first Friday of the month in Downtown Los Altos. |
Mission Be
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Mission Be251 Webster Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 Contact: Carin Winter, Executive Director, Carin@missionbe.org
Email: carin@missionbe.org
URL: http://missionbe.org
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Mission Be helps children and communities become self-regulated, happier and more peaceful through evidence-based mindfulness programs. |
MVLA Challenge Team
MVLA Challenge Team1000 Villa Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Contact: Gay Krause, Executive Director, krausegay@fhda.edu
Email: krausegay@fhda.edu
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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
MVLA High School Foundation1299 Bryant Ave Mountain View, CA 94040 Contact: Laura Roberts, Executive Director, info@mvlafoundation.org
Email: info@mvlafoundation.org
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The Mountain View-Los Altos High School Foundation invests in a learning environment that empowers all students to thrive and succeed. |
MVLA Scholars
MVLA Scholars183 Hillview Avenue Los Altos, CA 94022 Contact: Janet Tornow, Volunteer Coordinator, mvla_scholars@losaltoscf.org
Email: mvla_scholars@losaltoscf.org
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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
National Charity League, Orchard Valley ChapterPO Box 3693 Los Altos, CA 94024 Email: marjorie@marjoriek.com
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National Charity League, Inc. is a non-profit national organization of mothers and daughters dedicated to serving their local communities. |
National Charity League, Stanford Hills Chapter
National Charity League, Stanford Hills ChapterPO Box 413 Los Altos, CA 94023 |
To foster mother/daughter relationships in a philanthropy committed to community service, leadership development, and cultural experiences. |
Peninsula Youth Theater
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Peninsula Youth Theater2500 Old Middlefield Way Mountain View, CA 94043 Contact: Karen Simpson, Executive Director, ksimpson@pytnet.org
Email: ewu@pytnet.org
URL: http://pytnet.org
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PYT provides outstanding theatrical learning experiences that develop leadership, responsibility, and foster teamwork in a supportive environment. |
Quota International of Mountain View/Los Altos
Quota International of Mountain View/Los AltosPO Box 445 Mountain View, CA 94042 Contact: Phyllis Ng, Volunteer Coordinator, phyllisng@sbcglobal.net
Email: phyllisng@sbcglobal.net
URL: http://quota.org
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Quota International empowers women, children, the deaf and hard of hearing, and people with speech difficulties in local communities. |
Reading Partners
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Reading Partners600B Valley Way Milpitas, CA 95035 Contact: Monique Garcia, Volunteer Coordinator, volunteersSV@readingpartners.org
Email: volunteerssv@readingpartners.org
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Reading Partners mobilizes communities to provide students with the individualized reading support they need to read at grade level by fourth grade. |
Ronald McDonald House at Stanford
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Youth & Education
Ronald McDonald House at Stanford520 Sand Hill Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 Contact: Monica Makela, Volunteer Services Manager, Monica.Makela@rmhcbayarea.org
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RMHC Bay Area provides critically ill children with communities of support, access to medical care, and the healing power of family and home. |
Rotary Club of Mountain View
Rotary Club of Mountain ViewPost Office Box 390280 Mountain View, CA 94039 Email: tkarney@gmail.com
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The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise. |
Science is Elementary
Science is Elementary650 Castro St Ste 120 PMB 95531 Contact: Jennifer Urmson, Volunteer Coordinator, jennifer@scienceiselementary.org
Email: info@scienceiselementary.org
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To effect systemic change in elementary school science education by teaching students, training teachers, and engaging the scientific community. |
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
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Second Harvest of Silicon Valley4001 North First Street San Jose, CA 95134 URL: https://www.shfb.org
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Provide foods to kids, families and seniors every month through our programs and an network of 310 nonprofit partners at 1,000 sites. |
Senior Inclusion and Participation Project (SIPP)
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Community Building
Health & Safety
Seniors
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Senior Inclusion and Participation Project (SIPP)Contact: Margriet DeLange, Project Director
Email: sipp.cafe@gmail.com
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SIPP raises awareness of the loneliness experienced by many older adults and works to reduce the impact of social isolation on their well-being. |
Sky's The Limit Fund
Sky's The Limit FundSobrato Center for Non-Profits 510A Valley Way Milpitas, CA 95035 Contact: Debbie Roelands, Volunteer Coordinator, debbie@stlfgives.org
Email: info@stlfgives.org
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Our mission is to transform the lives of youth in crisis with financial need through Wilderness Therapy, Family Coaching, and Community Outreach. |
Soil&Water
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Environment
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Soil&Water771 Rengstorff Ave Mountain View, CA 94043 Email: soilandwatergarden@gmail.com
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Our mission is to connect our community through gardening. |
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
TheatreWorks Silicon ValleyPO Box 50458 Palo Alto, CA 94303-0458 Contact: Elana Ron, Volunteer Coordinator, eron@theatreworks.org
Email: boxoffice@theatreworks.org
URL: theatreworks.org
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Our work celebrates the human spirit through innovative productions, new works, and education programs inspired by and engaging our diverse community. |
Together We Can
Together We CanContact: Amanda Boschken, aboschken@gmail.com
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Girls promoting and facilitating charitable endeavors that foster a strong bond with the community. |
WomenSV
WomenSVPO Box 3982 Los Altos, CA 94024 Contact: Ruth Patrick, Executive Director
Email: info@womensv.org
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We work to end domestic violence in affluent communities by providing support, education, and resources that empower women and children. 833-966-3678 |
YMCA of Silicon Valley/Project Cornerstone
YMCA of Silicon Valley/Project Cornerstone80 Saratoga Avenue c/o Project Cornerstone Santa Clara, CA 95051 Contact: Michelle Onishi, Volunteer Coordinator, info@projectcornerstone.org
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Project Cornerstone is committed to helping all children and teens in Silicon Valley feel valued, respected and known. |