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PVF on Twitter
- We are so proud to be able to support foster youth like StarVista's clients through our Social Worker Grant Program! goo.gl/M19Q6 2 days ago
- Read about PVF's recent visit to the magical, enchanting Fairyland for a Head Start event! goo.gl/MxdGi @FairylandCA 3 days ago
- Still time to apply! $3-5k grants available to nonprofits serving Belle Haven & East Palo Alto. Deadline is May 1! goo.gl/Uedr1 3 weeks ago
- Cultivating change: PVF funds a gardening teacher and her outdoor classroom through the Science Resource Grant goo.gl/yjvpa 3 weeks ago
- Only a week & a half left to apply for a $3000-$5000 grant made possible through the Facebook Local Community Fund! goo.gl/Uedr1 3 weeks ago
Tag Archives: grassroots
PVF’s EPA Social Venture Fellow Helps a Community Transform its Landscape
PVF has established several fellowship programs in an effort to provide hands-on learning opportunities for university students outside of the classroom. One of these programs is the East Palo Alto Social Venture Fellowship, an initiative that supports an undergraduate student … Continue reading
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Tagged art, community initiative, East Palo Alto, EPA Social Venture Fellowship, grassroots, youth
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Using Our Grassroots Expertise to Support Community Initiatives through the Facebook Local Community Fund
Facebook, the social networking giant located in Menlo Park, aims to support local initiatives in its neighborhood as a way to give back. PVF was selected to support Facebook in this effort by administering the Facebook Local Community Fund due … Continue reading
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Tagged Belle Haven, community initiative, East Palo Alto, Facebook, grassroots, youth
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Getting to the Grassroots: Visiting Catholic Worker House in Redwood City
by: Ashley Murphy, Program Associate As the newest member of the PVF team, I am busy familiarizing myself with our various programs and grantees within the Bay Area. As part of this process, I have been doing some site visits, … Continue reading
Puente’s 360 Degrees of Community Service in Pescadero
Bill and James recently took board member Albert Horn to Pescadero for a site visit of the Puente program, which has become the community center for the local population. Though it is right over the hill from the Peninsula and … Continue reading
Bill and James Learn About the At-Risk Seniors Supported by St. Mary’s Center
Bill and James visited St. Mary’s Center recently, a community center that has been operating for decades in an inconspicuous building within the heart of Oakland. During their visit, the Center’s Executive Director, Carol Johnson, gave them a tour of … Continue reading
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Tagged grassroots, homelessness, seniors, Where's Bill, Where's James?
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Bill and James Visit Street Level Health Project in East Oakland
Recently, Bill and James teamed up to do some site visits to community organizations operating in Oakland. One of their stops was to Street Level Health Project, a community center based in East Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood. The Street Level Health … Continue reading
Where’s Bill and James? Touring Next Step Learning Center
This past Monday, Bill and James left the office to tour a few grassroots community centers that are making an impact within the East Bay. They were accompanied by Kathy Ahoy, who is a Public Health Nurse of Alameda County … Continue reading
Where’s James? Discussing Storytelling with FACE AIDS’ New Executive Director
Margo Watson (@MargWow) is the new Executive Director at FACE AIDS, and we sat down to talk over a cup of Blue Bottle coffee. I’ve watched FACE AIDS grow from a student organization at Stanford University to a national organization … Continue reading
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Tagged grassroots, HIV/AIDS, leadership, storytelling, Where's James?
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Where’s James? Brainstorming with FLY’s Christa Gannon
Where’s James? Follow PVF’s Executive Director, James Higa, out of the office for site visits and meetings with outstanding grassroots leaders. As PVF’s new Executive Director, I have been quite busy as I get out in the field to meet … Continue reading
Where’s Bill? A Tailgate Party at Samaritan House
Samaritan House is a respected program serving the poor in San Mateo County with hot meals, clothing, counseling, and a free health clinic. The food program has a central kitchen which served 125,000 meals in the past year. The truck … Continue reading
