Japanese American Museum of San Jose

The Japanese American Museum of San Jose showcases a unique collection of permanent and rotating exhibits chronicling more than a century of Japanese American history. KTVU's Frank Mallicoat learned more about the museum exhibits for this week's Giving Day.

First Place for Youth

Every year, hundreds of young people move on from foster care. They enter adulthood, with few safety nets. An Oakland organization called First Place for Youth, helps with this transition. KTVU's Heather Holmes spoke with the CEO about the group.

Friends of the Urban Forest

Friends of the Urban Forest is a non-profit organization committed to revitalizing San Francisco’s urban forest with the simple act of planting trees. KTVU's Frank Mallicoat spoke with the organization's Executive Director, Brian Wiedenmeier, about how people can volunteer and donate to plant and care for the trees.

Khalil Center

Khalil Center is a non-profit spiritual wellness center that provides professional psychological support with Islamic principles. KTVU's Heather Holmes spoke with one of the center's psychotherapists, Heba El-Haddad, about breaking the stigma of addressing mental health issue in the Muslim community.

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.

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

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.