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Named for the Swahili word for “freedom,” Uhuru Foods & Pies is a subsidiary of Black Star Industries (BSI), a black-led self-determination program of the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP), the worldwide organization building for African liberation and unification.
Uhuru Foods & Pies is not a business owned by an individual, but a part of an independent African economy that African people are building to once again own and control our resources, including our own land, food production and distribution.
This is what makes Uhuru Foods & Pies unique. It’s not just a great pie or breakfast; it’s a cause that forwards the right of African people ourselves to determine our own lives and future, control our own land, resources, food, distribution, and means of production.
Opportunities: Bake pies to help the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP). No experience is necessary.
The Mission Science Workshop is a bilingual community science center that provides hands-on science enrichment activities to underserved youth from low-income communities, their schools and families. For 25 years, their neighborhood centers have provided informal spaces for children to participate in our experiments, tinkering and construction programs. These programs engage students’ sense of curiosity and wonder, to create authentic learning experiences.
Opportunities: Help kids learn science through fun activities and experiments
Reading Partners is a national nonprofit that mobilizes communities to provide students with the proven, individualized reading support they need to read at grade level by fourth grade. The organization partners with under-resourced schools and engages volunteer reading partners to work one-on-one with students who struggle with reading.
Opportunities: provide hour-long tutoring sessions to students— following a structured, evidence-based curriculum
Since 1942, Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) has been creating partnerships between people, dogs, and communities. With exceptional client services and a robust network of instructors, puppy raisers, donors, and volunteers, we prepare highly qualified guide dogs to serve and empower individuals who are blind or have low vision from throughout the United States and Canada.
All of the services for our clients are provided free of charge, including personalized training and extensive post-graduation support, plus financial assistance for veterinary care, if needed. Our work is made possible by the generous support of our donors and volunteers; we receive no government funding.
Opportunities: Raise a Guide Dog Puppy, become a Breeder Custodian, Volunteer on Campus, or Foster Dogs
Throughout the Sutter Health network, some 5,000 volunteers offer their time and energy to help patients, visitors and staff. Whether you’re interested in cuddling newborns in the NICU or helping families find their way to appointments, there are a wide range of opportunities available for you.
Opportunities: Volunteer in various ways at the hospital
Muir Woods. Crissy Field. Alcatraz. The Marin Headlands. Stinson Beach. Lands End. The Presidio. And 30 more beloved national park sites north and south of the Golden Gate.
Only one non-profit organization supports them all. The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.
Since 1981, partnering with the National Park Service and Presidio Trust, the Conservancy has provided over $550 million in support to the Golden Gate National Parks, rallied more than 275,000 volunteers, and pioneered innovative park stewardship and education programs.
Opportunities: Help conserve Golden Gate Park
