Best Buddies of California
Best Buddies is a non-profit organization helping people with traumatic brain injury and other disabilities overcome social, physical, and economic isolation. KTVU spoke with the program's director about how volunteers are making sure people with disabilities are recruited in school and in the workplace.
Empowered Aging
Empowered Aging provides support to and advocates for older adults in long-term care facilities in the Bay Area. KTVU's Heather Holmes speaks with the organization's Executive Director, Nicole Howell, about how the organization was able to maintain services for older adults during the pandemic.
American Red Cross
On American Red Cross’ (ARC) own annual “American Red Cross Giving Day, KTVU's Alex Savidge speaks with Barry Falke, Interim Regional CEO of ARC, about how people can donate their time, money, or blood to help those who are affected by disasters big and small.
Young Women's Freedom Center
Young Women's Freedom Center empowers young cis and trans women who come from foster care and criminal justice system and provides them economic and educational opportunities. KTVU's Heather Holmes speaks with the center's Executive Director, Jessica Nowlan, about how the center changed her and many others' lives.
Oasis for Girls
Oasis for Girls provides three different after-school programs that teaches life skills, cultivates creativity, and builds job readiness for under-resourced high school girls of color in San Francisco. KTVU's Frank Mallicoat speaks with the organization's Executive Director, Anu Menon, about what the program means to the girls.
Giving Day: Bay Area Ukrainian community and allies step in to help refugees
Ostap Korkuna, the co-founder of the Bay Area-based nonprofit Nova Ukraine, spoke to Mornings on 2 The Nine about how people can help Ukrainian refugees as well as those who are still in the country.
Family Harvest Farm
Family Harvest Farm is a program that promotes sustainable agriculture, provides nutritious food, and encourages a sense of community for young people who have been part of the foster care system. KTVU's Heather Holmes spoke with the farm manager Mary Cherry about how the garden helps foster youth.
Beats, Rhymes & Life
Hip hop music and culture have always brought in the younger generation. One group in Oakland called Beats, Rhymes & Life, taps into that appeal to start a discussion about mental health.
Black Teacher Project
It can be difficult for many schools to not only find teachers of color, but also to retain them. The Black Teacher Project is a non-profit, based in Oakland, that gives Black educators the support they need to help their students. KTVU's Alex Savage spoke with the project's director, Micia Mosely.
Urban Ed Academy
Only 2% of American teachers are African American men, but one Bay Area group is working to change that. The Urban Ed Academy in San Francisco has worked to introduce African American boys to the fields of science, technology, engineering and math with a program led by mentors who are also people of color.
GIVING DAY: Urban Ed Academy
KTVU talks with the executive director of Urban Ed Academy, a group dedicated to increasing Black male teacher representation in San Francisco
Mental Health Association of San Francisco
KTVU's Frank Mallicoat talked with the CEO of the Mental Health Association of San Francisco about the help line and other services that are available.
Oaktown Jazz Workshops
Oaktown Jazz Workshops is a non-profit, community-based, cultural education organization dedicated to passing on the tradition of jazz music to young people through music instruction, educational presentations and live concerts. KTVU's Sal Castaneda talks with a member of the organization to learn more.
Loaves & Fishes
Loaves & Fishes prepares, packages, and delivers nutritious meals in San Jose to hungry and homeless families, children, veterans, students and people with disabilities.
Meals on Wheels
Since 1970, Meals On Wheels San Francisco has helped seniors live their lives with dignity by delivering daily nutritious meals and performing safety checks on seniors who live at home.
Salvation Army kicks off Red Kettle campaign
The Salvation Army kicked off its Red Kettle campaign in San Francisco and KTVU's Sal Castaneda and Frank Mallicoat were on hand and served as bell ringers for the organization.
Giving Tuesday: UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Stacy Hanover, director of emergency and trauma services, explains why it's crucial to support UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland.
Giving Day: Intertribal Friendship Center
The Intertribal Friendship House serves the cultural needs of Native people with traditions like pow wow dance, drumming, basket weaving, beading circles, cultivation of traditional foods and medicines, social gatherings, and ceremonies.
Giving Day: American Indian Child Resource Center
This Native American Heritage Month, KTVU is focusing on the good work done by the American Indian Child Resource Center. The Oakland-based nonprofit is a social services and education, community based organization. It serves the Bay Area and surrounding counties.
Giving Day: Warrior Canine Connection
For Veterans Day, KTVU highlights the work of the Warrior Canine Connection, which pairs veterans with service dogs to help them meet their physical and emotional needs. Alexis Baker spoke to Mornings on 2 about the training that goes into making the program a success.