Community Service with City Impact and San Francisco Food Bank
Today, we spent the first half of our day volunteering in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco. The Tenderloin only spans one square mile, but it’s home to 37,000 residents (almost 10% are children), 586 apartment buildings, and the metro area’s highest poverty, drug, and crime rates. City Impact helps Tenderloin residents with their school, […]
Habitat Restoration at Lagunitas and Redwood Creeks with Mackintosh Academy
Our volunteer work continued in Marin County, California this week. We spent two mornings working to restore vital habitat for coho salmon in two different watersheds. Just 30 minutes from San Francisco, Lagunitas Creek Watershed is one of the most important waterways left for wild coho salmon along the Central California Coast. We worked with […]
San Lorenzo River Clean Up with Save Our Shores and Mackintosh Academy – April 21, 2012
For three decades, Save Our Shores (SOS) has cared for marine environments in California through ocean awareness, advocacy and citizen action. Key accomplishments by SOS include helping to establish the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and preventing offshore drilling in California Central Coast waters. Now, SOS works to educate youth on the importance of watersheds […]
San Francisco Food Bank with Mackintosh Academy – April 20,2012
Today marks the beginning of our third service learning trip with Mackintosh Academy’s 8th grade class. Our first volunteer shift was at San Francisco Food Bank (SFFB). SFFB serves the San Francisco Metro area including Marin County. In 2011, 450 million pounds of food were delivered to the community. SFFB depends heavily on volunteers to […]