T-Mobile Creates Lasting Change in California with $50,000 Donation to Nonprofits - Seite 2

“For over 40 years, CASA has trained volunteer advocates to provide guidance, consistency, and support to youth in foster care, helping them feel heard and understood during a vulnerable and stressful time,” said Ann Wrixon, Executive Director of CASA Contra Costa County. “CASA’s programs and services successfully work to provide a much better chance at a positive life for the children and youth we serve. T-Mobile’s generous donation of $10,000 will ensure that CASA continues its mission of helping every child find a permanent home and complete their education, in addition to increasing their chances of staying out of a life of poverty. T-Mobile’s gift will help bring a much brighter future to children and youth in foster care.”

(Santa Rosa, Calif.) Common Ground Society

Common Ground Society is on a mission to educate and empower the community to be more accepting, inclusive and supportive of people with disabilities while also supporting their community of over one thousand caregivers who have loved ones with unique needs. What started as a grassroots effort to help the community understand a population that is often under-supported and forgotten has grown into a movement reaching nearly 70,000 K-12 students and thousands more community members served by these mindset-shifting presentations.

“Connection is key to inclusion. These funds will allow us to grow in a way we couldn't before, touching more lives, supporting more families and moving the needle each day toward creating a community of belonging for all,” said Larkin O'Leary, Chief Operating Officer of Common Ground Society.

(San Francisco, Calif.) Raphael House

As the first family homeless shelter in San Francisco, Raphael House is on a mission to help low-income families and families experiencing homelessness to strengthen family bonds by achieving stable housing and financial independence. Since 1971, Raphael House has been at the forefront of providing homeless and low-income families in the San Francisco Bay Area the personalized family-centered solutions they need to build brighter futures. On average, 90% of families staying at the Raphael House achieve long-term stable housing, and 93% maintain that stability long-term through the non-profit’s Bridge Program.