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Nonprofits in Action Advocates for Children Advocates for Children, CASA of San Mateo County, is actively seeking caring and consistent adults to mentor and speak up for the best interests of these children. Over 130 children are waiting for someone who cares. If you would like to become a volunteer advocate, or just want to learn more, please attend an orientation held in their San Mateo office. Visit www.AdvocatesFC.org or call 650-212-4423 for more information. City Talk Toastmasters Join the City Talk Toastmasters to develop communication and leadership skills. The club meets Wednesdays 12:30–1:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1017 Middlefield Road. Call Manny Rosas at 650-780-7468 if you would like to check out a meeting, or just stop in. Visit www.toastmasters.org for more information about the Toastmasters public speaking program. CityTrees CityTrees is a nonprofit working with the Public Works Department to enhance and care for Redwood City’s urban forest. They usually plant or prune on the third Saturday of each month. Check www.citytrees.org for a listing of events, dates and how to join. Family Connections This nonprofit group is the only parentparticipation preschool in San Mateo County focusing on low-income families. Their Redwood City classrooms offer children through age 5 and their parents a tuition-free learning environment that’s supportive and fun. Family Connections parents stay involved in their children’s education and, as a result, their children are more prepared for kindergarten and beyond. They are always looking for volunteers to play with the children while moms and dads attend parent-ed classes, organizers to help coordinate fundraisers, and people from the business world to initiate new corporate partnerships. Check www. familyconnections.org for more information. Family Service Agency of San Mateo County Looking for a dependable source of skilled, reliable workers? Family Service Agency of San Mateo County provides employers with mature, ready-to-work, experienced workers who are 55 years and older. Employers contact the service because they appreciate the superior work ethic and the commitment to quality that mature workers possess. There are no fees for hiring candidates. Contact Barbara Clipper at 650-403- 4300, ext. 4368, to place your job order. For those who are looking for work and are at least 55 years of age, Family Service Agency provides a range of services, including referrals for classroom training, vocational counseling, job referrals and on-the-job training for qualified participants. Contact Connie Tilles at 650-403- 4300, ext. 4371, if you are looking for work. www.SpectrumMagazine.net Friends for Youth Do you like to play video games, shoot hoops, watch baseball games or just have fun? Then you have what it takes to be a mentor! As a mentor, you can hang out with a young person like Reggie. He’s a 12-year-old who loves pizza, baseball and cars. He lives with his grandmother and three sisters and would love to hang out with a guy and have fun. There are 30 boys like Reggie waiting to be matched with a mentor like you. Most of the boys wait more than a year to meet their mentors. If you are interested in becoming a mentor, you are invited to attend a one-hour information session in Redwood City. For upcoming sessions, call 650-482-2871 or e-mail mentor@ friendsforyouth.org. Funders Bookstore If you haven’t wandered into the Funders Bookstore, you have missed one of Redwood City’s hidden treasures. This project is a volunteer effort by a group of dedicated people interested in supporting the San Mateo County History Museum and simultaneously providing a community bookstore for everyone’s pleasure. A large collection of hardback first editions, trade paperbacks, children’s books, cookbooks and an entire room of $1 paperbacks are featured. Bookstore hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is on the lower level of the San Mateo County History Museum at 2200 Broadway, with the entrance facing Hamilton Street. Stop by for a browse! Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit organization that seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Locally, the Greater San Francisco affiliate partners with working families and the community to build affordable ownership homes in Redwood City. Formed through the merger of Peninsula Habitat for Humanity and Habitat for Humanity San Francisco in August 2008, Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco provides a unique solution to the local housing crisis and has enabled nearly 150 families to purchase affordable housing. Contact Jennifer Doettling, communications director, at 650-568-7335 or jdoettling@habitatgsf.org. Visit their website at www.habitatgsf.org. Hearing Loss Association of the Peninsula Hearing Loss Association is a volunteer, international organization of hard-of-hearing people and their relatives and friends. The nonprofit, nonsectarian, educational organization is devoted to the welfare and interests of those who cannot hear well but are committed to participating in the hearing world. A day meeting is held on the first Monday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center, 1455 Madison Ave. Educational speakers and refreshments are provided. A Isn’t it time to get involved? demonstration of assistive devices is held on the first Wednesday of the month at 10:30 a.m. in the second-floor conference room at the Redwood City Public Library, 1044 Middlefield Road. Please call Marj at 650-593-6760 with any questions. Nursing Mothers Counsel Nursing Mothers Counsel, a nonprofit organization since 1955, provides free breastfeeding education and assistance by highly trained counselors (moms who breastfed for at least six months). To speak with a counselor (no fee), call 650-327-MILK (327-6455). NMC also has breast pumps and breastfeeding supplies available for purchase and rent. Call 650-364-9579. If you’d like to become a trained counselor, call 650-365-2713. Visit their website at www.nursingmothers.org. Optimist Club of Redwood City Optimist International is one of the largest service organizations in the world, where “bringing out the best in kids” has been their mission for over 80 years. The Optimist Club of Redwood City meets every Tuesday at 12 p.m. at Alana’s Cafe, 1020 Main St. For information, visit www.optimist. org or call President Ed Rosen at 650-366-7589 or Membership Chair John Butterfield at 650-366- 8803. Or just come join them for lunch to learn more about how you can make a difference to the youth in our community. Peninsula College Fund PCF enables underrepresented graduating high school seniors from the Peninsula to achieve their dreams of college education by providing fouryear mentors, summer jobs and internships, and critical four-year scholarships. PCF needs your support. Become a mentor; provide a summer job or internship; spread the word with your public relations, marketing or grant-writing skills; help read applications or interview candidates; become a donor or create a donor team; or contribute to the general fund. Visit www.peninsulacollegefund. org or contact Charles Schmuck at cschmuck@ pacbell.net or 650-561-9534. Peninsula Hills Women’s Club Founded in 1960, Peninsula Hills Women’s Club, a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs and the California Federation of Women’s Clubs, is a philanthropic organization serving the community through charitable, educational and service programs. Meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. For additional information, contact PHWC, P.O. Box 1394, Redwood City, CA 94064. Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA In addition to sheltering and finding new homes for stray and unwanted animals (100 percent placement for healthy dogs and cats since 2003!), PHS/SPCA has vital programs for people. The shelter drives its mobile spay/neuter clinic into low-income neighborhoods, offering owners free (continues on page 13)
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