Agape Villages www.agapevillages.org recruits, trains, certifies, supervises and supports families who choose to provide loving foster care for homeless and disadvantaged children. Additional members are needed for our newly formed Advisory Council.
Membership includes:
*Attend meetings whenever possible
*Contribute skills and knowledge to enhance the work of Agape Villages
*Community Relations and Outreach
*Promotional Ideas and strategies
*Member Development
*Fundraiser planning and participation
When: 2nd Thursday of each month at 10 a.m.
Where: Pleasanton Chamber Office, 777 Peters Ave., Pleasanton
Contact: Joann Beattie, Senior V.P. of Resource & Development or (209) 992-8346
Agape Villages is committed to serving some of California’s most troubled young people. Children without safe homes are depending on Agape Villages to help them reshape their futures. You can help by creating a backpack of love for a foster child, volunteering to help in the office, adopting a family at Thanksgiving or Christmas, or helping with their annual Christmas party
Where: 3160 Crow Canyon Place, Suite 120, San Ramon (925) 866-3020
Visit our website at: www.agapevillages.org
CityServe Coordinator: Gloria Gregory
Children without safe homes are depending on Agape Villages to help them reshape their futures. You can help by creating a backpack of love for a foster child, volunteering to help in the office, or adopting a family at Christmas.
Where: 3160 Crow Canyon Place, Suite 120, San Ramon
Contact: call (925) 866-3020 or visit www.agapevillages.org
This organization provides support for active duty personnel, promotes patriotism, and assists veterans’ organizations. Help collect and send care packages for our troops, sew for our troops or with other support activities.
Where: Tri-Valley and Contra Costa County locations
CityServe Contact: Vicky Cassell at [email protected] or (925) 336-1596
Make a difference by becoming a CASA volunteer and assisting in the welfare of a child or youth. CASA serves abused, abandoned and neglected children, ages 8-19, who are dependents of the juvenile court system.
Where: John Anyosa, CASA Volunteer Recruiter at (510) 618-1964
Visit our website at: www.casaofalamedacounty.org
CityServe Coordinator: David Peterson or (925) 462-7432
Our communities have major need for dentists to give volunteer hours for dental care for children and adults with this health need in their lives.
Contact: email Gloria Gregory or call (925) 998-3785
Open Heart Kitchen has paired up with the non-profit organization, The Urban Farmer. Volunteers will come to your home, harvest your fruit, and donate it. All you have to do is register your tree and request that the fruit be donated to Open Heart Kitchen.
Contact: www.theurbanfarmers.org
Senior Support Program of the Tri-Valley, (SSPTV) sponsors this interactive 7- week program as part of the Finding Wellness program. Topics include fall prevention, using and understanding medications, alcohol awareness, hydration, stress management, chronic pain and exercise.
The program, funded several times throughout the year in the Tri-Valley, would like to reach more people. If your group (minimum of 8 individuals and maximum of 25) is interested in scheduling the series, please contact the Behavioral Health Program Manager for details.
The program is free, but the group will need to provide the meeting site. SSPTV is located at 5353 Sunol Blvd., Pleasanton. For more info, call (925) 931-5379 or email www.ssptv.org
When: 1 time per week for 1.5 hours per class
Contact: Behavioral Health Program Manager at (925) 931-5383
Men, be part of this important ministry focused on providing God’s written word to local hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, jails, prisons, police, fire and military personnel.
Where: Throughout the Tri-Valley and beyond
CityServe Coordinator: Terry Roberts or (925) 209-7007
Hope Hospice Inc. offers a variety of free grief support groups throughout the year here in the Tri-Valley. Prior to joining a support group Hope Hospice requires that you participate in a meeting with a Grief Support Provider to determine whether their services can meet your need. Adult Grief Journeys Groups are eight week sessions and provide a way to explore grief in a safe and supportive environment. Sessions include sharing, coping strategies, exploring memories and discovering hope and meaning. The six-week Children and Teens Support Groups sessions (Age 6-17) provide a safe and nurturing environment to help children and teens understand and learn healthy coping skills. Age appropriate support groups allow participants to explore their feelings through sharing, creative writing, music, games and art projects.
Enrollment is limited please call to register. Prior to joining our support groups, we ask that you attend an informational interview with a Grief Support Provider.
Grief Journeys Support Groups meet Wednesday August 3rd - September 21, 7:00 -8:30 PM
Contact: Grief Support Services at (925) 829-8770, Jamie Schellenberg
Location: 6377 Clark Avenue, Ste. 100, Dublin, CA
Website: www.HopeHospice.com