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Medic Mobile

MedicMobile.org 220 Halleck St. Suite 210 San Francisco, California 94129 Contact:  Katie Kelley, Director of Communications, (415) 746-9758 hello@medicmobile.org Medic Mobile’s mission is to improve health in hard-to-reach communities. One BILLION people will never see a doctor in their lives and will never receive essential health services.  Our mobile and web tools help community health workers, clinics, and families communicate so that more people receive quality healthcare. We are focused on identifying and addressing the highest impact opportunities to use mobile tools, currently: antenatal and postnatal care, childhood immunizations, stock monitoring for essential medicines, and disease surveillance. For your mitzvah […]

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Canine Companions for Independence

CCI.org PO Box 446, Santa Rosa, California 95402 Contact:  Wallis Brozman, Corporate Advancement Assistant 800-572-BARK (2275) info@cci.org Canine Companions is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly trained assistance dogs and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships. Headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA, Canine Companions is the largest non-profit provider of assistance dogs, and is recognized worldwide for the excellence of its dogs, and the quality and longevity of the matches it makes between dogs and people. The result is a life full of increased independence and loving companionship. Canine Companions provides these […]

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One Warm Coat

One Warm Coat 2443 Fillmore St, #380-5363 San Francisco, California 94115-1814, (877) 663-9276 Contact: Carolyn Hawk, arolyn@onewarmcoat.org One Warm Coat’s mission is simple: One Warm Coat’s mission is to provide free coats to children and adults in need while promoting volunteerism and environmental sustainability. Partner with One Warm Coat to hold a coat drive or to donate your gently used coats to an on-going coat drive. Holding a coat drive is a fun, engaging (and free) way for students of all ages to make a real difference in their communities. Coat drives can be easily adapted to allow for social […]

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African Library Project

African Library Project 5 Thistle St, Portola Valley, CA 94028 Contact: Lauren Small, Executive Director, info@africanlibraryproject.org +1-856-423-7222 Do you love to read? Can you imagine a world without good books?  Many rural African schools/communities have no or very little access to reading material. The African LIbrary Project changes lives book by book by starting small libraries in anglophone African countries. We mobilize US volunteers to organize book drives to provide the books to start or improve libraries in African schools and communities.  Our work makes a concrete and personal difference on both continents. Join us!   For your mitzvah project, help […]

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