A Community of Friends
- purpose: to end homelessness through the provision of quality permanent supportive housing for people with mental illness
- more info: Charity Navigator
Access Central Coast
- purpose: to promote independent living and full access for individuals with disabilities in our communities
- more info: Charity Navigator
Disability Action Center
- purpose: to meet specific needs of people with disabilities living in Northern California
- more info: Charity Navigator
Deaf West Theatre
- purpose: engages artists and audiences in unparalleled theater experiences inspired by Deaf culture and the expressive power of sign language
- more info: Charity Navigator, Wikipedia
BORP Adaptive Sports & Recreation
- purpose: empowers youth and adults with mobility and vision disabilities through sports, fitness, and recreational programs that foster independence, health, community, and belonging
- more info: Charity Navigator, East Bay Times
Access Support Network
- purpose: to support our neighbors and loved ones living with HIV and/or Hep C
- more info: Charity Navigator, NASEN Directory
HIV Education and Prevention Project of Alameda County
- purpose: to stop the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C among People Who Use Drugs (PWID), their families and to reduce the impact of drug-related harm in the East Bay Area Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
- more info: NASEN Directory, Charity Navigator, The Oaklandside
Kern County Cancer Foundation
- purpose: dedicated to assisting Kern County residents who need financial assistance in obtaining treatment for cancer and associated diseases
- more info: Charity Navigator
Cancer Support Community Los Angeles
- purpose: to uplift and strengthen people impacted by cancer by providing support, fostering compassionate communities, and breaking down barriers to care
- more info: Charity Navigator
Disability Community Resource Center
- purpose: dedicated to supporting the equality of life for people with all kinds of disabilities
- more info: Charity Navigator
Elder Law & Advocacy
- purpose: provide free civil legal services and Medicare counseling to qualifying seniors and people with disabilities
- more info: Charity Navigator
Project Open Hand
- purpose: to improve health outcomes and quality of life by providing nutritious meals to the sick and vulnerable, caring for and educating our community
- more info: Charity Navigator, Wikipedia
Legal Assistance to the Elderly
- purpose: to protect and advance the right of San Francisco’s seniors and adults with disabilities to be housed, healthy, financially stable, and safe
- more info: Charity Navigator
Homeless Action Center
- purpose: to provide high-quality public benefits advocacy for free to unhoused and disabled residents of Alameda County
- more info: Charity Navigator
Guide Dogs for the Blind
- purpose: harnesses the power of partnerships—connecting people, dogs, and communities—to transform the lives of individuals with visual impairments
- more info: Charity Navigator
Bay Area Lyme Foundation
- purpose: to make Lyme disease easy to diagnose and simple to cure
- more info: Charity Navigator
Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness
- purpose: to ensure equal access of the deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and deaf disabled community to the same opportunities afforded their hearing counterparts
- more info: Charity Navigator
Braille Institute
- purpose: to positively transform the lives of those with vision loss
- more info: Charity Navigator
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- purpose: promotes health, wellness, and social justice for communities most impacted by HIV, through sexual health and substance use services, advocacy, and community partnerships
- more info: Charity Navigator, Wikipedia