Year: 2010
Volunteer Profile: Tiangong You (Toby You)
The Tenderloin Tech Lab will be highlighting some of our faithful volunteers from time to time. […]
Narcotics Anonymous Breakfast
Sunday May 30th is the Annual Narcotics Anonymous Men’s Breakfast put on by the East Bay […]
They Don’t Speak for All Minorities on Net Neutrality
The Hill: May 28, 2010
Ed Moose Puts Lifetime of Exploits on the Block
San Francisco Chronicle: May 27, 2010
New Study Suggests Volunteering Makes You Happy
This morning I noticed and article about a study at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that which suggests that “small thoughtful gestures and a little everyday gratitude can yield a great deal of happiness and help strengthen personal relationships.” The nerd in me loves a scientific study quantifying the value of something we’re taught is of social value (and often instinctively recognize as important) but it’s actually the date of this article that got me thinking.
Financial Wizards And Poverty Volunteers
Charles Schwab Corporation calls a company-wide volunteer week every year. This year, one Schwab group called […]
San Francisco’s Public Library Now Offers Social Services To Homeless
San Francisco’s budget cuts have produced make shift drop-in centers for the homeless. General Hospital’s waiting room becomes a warm and dry place to be with a television to watch, the 24 hour Safway at Church and Marked provides a bathroom and a place to be, and the San Francisco Main Library subsititues for a quiet place to nap for those unable to obtain a shelter bed the night before.
On The Menu: May 24-30
What’s cooking this week at St. Anthony Dining Room! Monday, May 24 – Red Beans & […]
The Strength Of Our Seniors Will Equal Their Days
More than 76% of seniors survive on smaller monthly incomes as a result of the Social Security cost of living adjustment being denied. In 2009, 92% of seniors’ monthly expenses increased by $40 to $120 while their income did not increase at all.
Charles Schwab Visits The Tenderloin Tech Lab
Yesterday, volunteers from Charles Schwab came into the Tenderloin Tech Lab and helped both Drop-in clients and individuals from the Father Alfred Center.