2025 · Student story
Redwood Empire Food Bank
Moving Food From the Sorting Table to a Family's Car
Sorting food led to a fast-paced pickup line and one memorable moment loading a family's car.
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2026 · Student story
Memorial Hospital
What a Hospital Volunteer Can Do Without Crossing Into Clinical Care
In an orthopedics unit, small errands and patient comforts became a practical way to support hospital care.
2026 · Student story
Boys and Girls Club
After-School Help Moves Between Homework and Play
After-school care combined homework help, games, and small lessons in teamwork for younger students.
2025 · Student story
Play It Forward
Keeping a Benefit Concert Connected to Its Cause
A charity concert brought music, planning, and audience support together for a local foundation.
2025 · Student story
Fawn Rescue
Following the Fawn's Timeline From Pen to Release
Building safe pens and caring for fawns made the release back to the wild feel earned.
2026 · Student story
St John's Elementary School
Planning an Art Class That Leaves Room for Imagination
A student-designed art class gave fourth graders space to practice skills and let their imaginations grow.
2026 · Student story
Equi-Ed
Supporting Therapeutic Riding in the Lesson and the Barn
Therapeutic riding volunteer work paired lesson support with daily care for the horses that make each session possible.
2025 · Student story
COTS
What a Welcome-Home Basket Is Meant to Mark
A basket of household supplies became a way to recognize the move from shelter into permanent housing.
2025 · Student story
Redwood Empire Food Bank
How Senior Grocery Boxes Move from Packing to Pickup
Packing senior grocery boxes and handing out food connected two stages of the same distribution process.
2026 · Student story
Santa Rosa Bayside Church
Baking for a Church Festival Starts With an Event Plan
A home-baked contribution to a church Fall Fun Fest helped welcome attending families.
2026 · Student story
Miracle League North Bay
Adapting Soccer Drills Around Each Athlete
A soccer camp used drills, games, and shared play to make sport feel more inclusive for children.
2025 · Student story
Petaluma Bounty
How a Garden Bed Becomes Food Access
Building garden beds showed how one construction project can create an ongoing place to grow food.