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Fighting Poverty

KIVA  - enables you to loan money (as little as $25 through paypal) to a specific entrepeneur in a developing country - empowering them to lift themselves out of poverty.

ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD - provide a child in a developing country with a laptop that is connected to the web, durable and can be used in an outside classroom. 

THE HUNGER PROJECT - empowering women and men to end their own hunger.

PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT - rallies the people of San Francisco to support and create lasting solutions for its homeless.  Every other month, volunteers help the homeless find a number of solutions and services brought together under one roof.  This is a national best practices model, now mirrored by over 200 cities in the US and throughout the world and was begun and supported by Mayor Gavin Newson.

Literary Themes

826 Valencia - a San Francisco organization that helps children (6-18) improve their writing skills and  to help teachers get their students excited about literacy.

First Book  -  a non profit that donates books to young children to encourage them to read and be literate.

Writer's Organizations:

California Writers Club, Berkeley Branch

California Writers Club, Marin Branch

Independent Bookstores

Please consider purchasing my books from your local independent bookstore.  Below is an (incomplete) list: