Philanthropy Archives – Page 2 of 19

Volunteers distribute food as people drive through in cars in Reading, Pennsylvania, Dec. 15, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Ben Hasty-MediaNews Group-Reading Eagle via Getty Images)

Philanthropy

Philanthropy up during pandemic — but prioritizing causes has never been harder

Lisa Greer used to devote a significant share of her time and money to long-term philanthropic projects. She didn’t mind that it could take years to see a…

By Shira Hanau, JTA Jan 5, 2021

Screenshot from a KPIX segment on the donation.

Holidays

East Bay shuls fund 232,000 meals

A group of East Bay synagogues teamed up to donate more than $115,000 to the Alameda County Community Food Bank this holiday season. That’s enough to…

By J. Staff Dec 24, 2020

Youth Spirit's Tiny House Village in Oakland will begin housing homeless youth in January 2021. (Photo/Daniel Arauz)

Bay Area

Tiny colorful houses for homeless Oakland youth almost ready

In an empty lot near the Oakland Coliseum, a fence of “blessings” is going up in a mélange of bright 2-by-4s painted all colors of the rainbow, with words…

By Maya Mirsky Dec 4, 2020

Bay Area

JCC and Federation merge into ‘Jewish Silicon Valley’

It’s official. After announcing their intentions in June, the Addison-Penzak JCC and the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley have merged. The new single…

By Dan Pine Dec 2, 2020

The "Milk + Honey" Shabbat service at Burning Man in 2018. (Photo/Michael Fox)

Local Voice

Today’s youth are seekers, so let’s creatively show them Judaism

Year after year, the refrain grows louder. Around Shabbat tables, from synagogue bimahs and in the pages of media, so many lament that the next generation…

By Suzanne Dryan Felson Nov 9, 2020

two middle aged white men stand several feet apart. one of them is passing the other a check with a pair of tongs.

Philanthropy

One Market restaurant pays it forward

Right after Rosh Hashanah, Michael Dellar, owner of the upscale One Market Restaurant in San Francisco, contacted J. The Jewish News of Northern…

By J. Staff Oct 16, 2020

Jewish Family and Children’s Services’ San Francisco food bank has become a primary food source for many during the pandemic. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)

Philanthropy

Koret Foundation to double grants for food aid through 2024

The San Francisco-based Koret Foundation has announced that it will distribute $5 million in emergency funding for seven Bay Area organizations serving…

By J. Staff Oct 15, 2020

Local Voice

How to give effectively during a deluge of need

At this time of year, many of us start to think about our annual charitable giving, but this is no traditional year. It feels like the world as we know it…

By Michael Chertok Oct 8, 2020

(From left) Colleen Haas, Elise Haas and Bob Haas on the UC Berkeley campus. (Photo/Keegan Houser)

Philanthropy

Haas family gifts UC Berkeley $24 million

The Haas family has always had a soft spot for UC Berkeley. Family scion Levi Strauss, the German Jewish immigrant who founded one of the world’s most…

By Dan Pine Sep 8, 2020