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For 10 years, Time + Tide Foundation has worked alongside communities in Zambia and Madagascar to expand opportunities f...
10/09/2026

For 10 years, Time + Tide Foundation has worked alongside communities in Zambia and Madagascar to expand opportunities for women and girls. Their Community Women’s Programme pairs literacy, financial, and business training with small grants so women can start or grow their own enterprises. The first graduates saw a 272% average increase in monthly household income, and every $1 invested generates $10.77 in social value.

Aliness, a vegetable farmer, grew her customer list from three lodges to seven and doubled her monthly income. With her savings, she built her own solar-powered irrigation system.

PVF is proud to be Time + Tide’s fiscal sponsor as they enter their next decade. Read the full guest post from Thokozile Mwamba, Communications Manager at Time + Tide Foundation, at the link below!

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When something breaks, what's your first thought? For Vita Wells and Liliana Coelho of The Culture of Repair Project, it...
09/30/2026

When something breaks, what's your first thought? For Vita Wells and Liliana Coelho of The Culture of Repair Project, it's "Hmm… how am I going to fix this?"

In this month's Progress Newsletter, they share how their team is making repair a cultural value, starting with young people. Since 2017, Culture of Repair Project has built an Educator Resource Library of 70+ free teaching tools, funded repair programs through its Grants Program, and connected educators with experienced practitioners. From students repairing lamps in physics class to high schoolers learning from NYC Garment District workers, repair is helping young people see broken things as opportunities for creativity, responsibility, and care.

We're proud to support Culture of Repair as a fiscally sponsored project of PVF. Read their full guest post at the link below!

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Books, access, community. What began as a small dream in the fall of 2023 has become a place where North San Mateo Count...
09/18/2026

Books, access, community. What began as a small dream in the fall of 2023 has become a place where North San Mateo County gathers, learns, and belongs.

Peninsula Book Collaborative started as a volunteer-led pop-up with seed funding from PVF. In their first full year, volunteers gave more than 2,500 hours, the team hosted 15 author talks, and over 3,000 books reached teachers and classrooms. Today, as an independent 501(c)(3), they are working toward a new space that will bring even more programming to local schools.

We are honored to have helped water their roots. Read the guest post from founder and executive director Raquel España at the link below.

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For nine months, 14 seventh graders at Westlake Middle School met weekly with teaching artists from Chapter 510 & the De...
08/21/2026

For nine months, 14 seventh graders at Westlake Middle School met weekly with teaching artists from Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make / Believe — pairing creative writing with hands-on book arts to turn memoir and poetry into their own hand-made zines. Their work honored six different home languages represented in the classroom, and the year closed with students reading their finalized projects aloud.

This partnership was made possible through PVF's Visiting Artist in the Classroom Resource Grant Program.

This year also marks Chapter 510's 10th anniversary — a decade of connecting over 6,500 young people in Oakland to the power of their stories, and publishing more than 100 youth-penned books.

PVF is proud to help support schools and programs that create space for young people to learn and express themselves.

Read more in our August Progress Newsletter at the link below.

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Six Mayfair High School seniors. Six different sports. One shared commitment to showing up, working hard, and lifting up...
08/14/2026

Six Mayfair High School seniors. Six different sports. One shared commitment to showing up, working hard, and lifting up the people around them.

This year's Childress Family Foundation Scholarship recipients — Kennedy Dimmy, Spencer Cummins, Daleyna Le, David Perez, Kendyl Gutierrez, and Miles Mitchell — are headed to schools across the country to study everything from nursing to cybersecurity to investigative journalism. Founder Josh Childress created this scholarship to help student athletes "continue to strive for excellence on and off the court or field," and this class embodies exactly that.

Congratulations, Class of 2026! Read more at the link below!

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"We have been able to grow and flourish over the past decade with the continued support of our incredible funders, longs...
08/07/2026

"We have been able to grow and flourish over the past decade with the continued support of our incredible funders, longstanding partnerships, and our steadfast community." That's the spirit we saw firsthand at Civic Design Studio's 10th anniversary celebration last week. Congratulations to Tommy, Myan, and the whole Civic Art Squad on a decade of connecting communities through art and design! Read more in our blog featuring Civic Design Studio at the link below!

https://ow.ly/uL1r50ZxJL9

"To the tutors working tirelessly with us, thank you for giving us your time."That's a 2026 graduate of Next Step Learni...
07/24/2026

"To the tutors working tirelessly with us, thank you for giving us your time."

That's a 2026 graduate of Next Step Learning Center, speaking at a ceremony that sent 100+ students across the stage this month.

For over 30 years, Next Step has given Oakland youth and adults free access to education — a place to earn a diploma or GED, build job skills, and find real support along the way. Many graduates call it a second home.

Read about the Class of 2026 and where they're headed next:

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This month, we celebrated a true PVF legend: Albert J. Horn, our founding Board Chair, is turning 100. From serving in t...
07/13/2026

This month, we celebrated a true PVF legend: Albert J. Horn, our founding Board Chair, is turning 100. From serving in the U.S. Army during WWII to five decades as one of the Bay Area's most respected estate planning attorneys, Al has spent a lifetime showing up for others. San Mateo County Supervisor Jackie Speier honored him last month, and the tributes from our team say it best: "PVF's DNA is Al Horn personified." Happy 100th birthday, Al — and we thank you for your lifetime of service. Read more in our July Progress Newsletter, linked below.

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From preventing homelessness to stocking backpacks and launching bilingual literacy programs — flexible, donor-directed ...
06/29/2026

From preventing homelessness to stocking backpacks and launching bilingual literacy programs — flexible, donor-directed giving is making a real difference for families across San Mateo County. Read about the impact in our June Progress Newsletter. Link below!

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What does it look like to invest in a leader? This spring, two Forest & Tree educators took on the wilderness with NOLS ...
05/29/2026

What does it look like to invest in a leader? This spring, two Forest & Tree educators took on the wilderness with NOLS and came back transformed. Read all about it in our May Progress Newsletter at the link below!

https://ow.ly/va1b50Z5MHk

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