San Joaquin County Local News: Community Service & Support


All Local Community Service & Support News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

Image caption: Kerry Wood, CEO of the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, says the organization researches areas of need to help donors direct their contributions.
What Is a Community Foundation?

By channeling funds to a number of nonprofits working on various issues in a given region, community foundations help solve big problems throughout California.

Image caption: There are more than 300 community service districts in California.
Community Services Districts, Explained

Community service districts can do most anything a city government can do. Here’s how they work and how to start one.

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Celebrating Veterans Every Day

About 1.8 million veterans live in California. Here are some organizations dedicated to serving the needs of those who served America.

Image caption: Stand Down events provide veterans with valuable resources including housing assistance, medical care, and a solid community of support.
Veterans in Need ‘Stand Down’

At hundreds of Stand Down events throughout California, veterans agencies and organizations come together to deliver life’s necessities.

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12/26/2024
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ARE proving that they play a vital role when it comes to public safety in California. The California Reentry Institute, directed by Collette Carroll to help potential parolees, has graduated more than 230 incarcerated individuals in San Quentin Rehabilitation Center.

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12/13/2024
Get the details about the Manteca Soroptimist annual holiday fundraiser held on December 11 and learn more about their support for the Teen Crisis Counseling Crisis project and other services in the community.

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12/08/2024
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Founded as a business organization in 1915, the Kiwanis Club now serves millions of children worldwide.

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11/27/2024
Volunteers with the Emergency Food Bank of Stockton/San Joaquin annual Thanksgiving Food Giveaway passed out Thanksgiving meals to 2,801 families on November 26. Read on to learn more.

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11/21/2024
Winter is coming, and the Ripon Rotary Club has launched its Winter Coat Drive to assist those in need in keeping warm and dry. Learn how you can help.

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11/14/2024
Help Bikes for Kids meet their goal of refurbishing 300 previously owned bikes to be donated on December 14 to underprivileged children. Learn more and volunteer.

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11/08/2024
On October 30, the Tracy Rotary presented a donation of $10,000 to support the McHenry House Family Shelter expansion project.

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11/04/2024
Learn more about the annual fundraising day on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, this year falling on December 3.

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11/01/2024
Learn more about the Tracy Connects event held on October 22 and the donations made to five groups working in the community.

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10/15/2024
The Manteca Chamber of Commerce is seeking a volunteer to coordinate the distribution of flags for placement throughout the city on holidays.

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09/30/2024
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Making a better world for women and preparing women to make a better world.

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08/11/2024
Measure R, calling for drug screening of recipients of aid, was approved to go on the November ballot by the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors.

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08/07/2024
With its opening still months away, the Thomas Toy Teen Center is seeking donations and volunteers, and is hosting an open house on August 15.

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07/12/2024
Beginning Monday, 150 households in Fresno County are expected to receive a $500 prepaid card to spend on anything they’d like — no strings attached. It will be the first of 12 monthly recurring payments those Southwest Fresno and Huron residents will receive as part of a guaranteed basic income program for low-income families.

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07/02/2024
The new Thomas Toy Community Center in Manteca is calling for volunteers as it prepares to open in September.

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07/02/2024
TNT Fireworks donated $15,000 to six Lodi nonprofits who had been unable to operate firework stands because of a clerical error.

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06/15/2024
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The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors has approved more than $5 million to fund 63 community-based and nonprofit organizations.

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05/28/2024
Connie Meintasis, Marion Thibodeau, and Jan Brown were memorialized on May 28 by the Manteca Soroptimists with new trees planted in the Soroptimist Grove public park at Snowcap Drive and Pestana Avenue.

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05/20/2024
Sacramento State will be home to the central office for the $10 million Black student advancement drive on all 23 California State University campuses.