Project Support

Each year the Richmond Rotary supports a wide variety of community and international projects. The support can take the form of hands-on-volunteering, financial assistance, or both.

This page lists the projects and organizations that we are currently supporting, at home and abroad.

Community Support 2024-25

Bay Area Girls Club
Sisters In Solidarity Conference

Bikes for Kids Holiday Program
Bikes for Fire and Police Holiday Giveaway

The Broadway Group
PA System for Community Events

CoCoKids
Holiday Toy and Food Program

Community Village
Food for Seniors and Unhoused

Early Childhood Mental Health
50th Anniversary Sponsorship

Easter Hill UMC
CDF Freedom School

Food for Thought
Food Giveaway Program

Eastshore Neighborhood Council
Easter Egg Hunt at BTA Park

GRIP
Garden Project

House of Loving Hands
Community Back to School Fair

JFK High School
Grad Nite

Miraflores Project
Work Day at Miraflores Park

NewLife Movement
Supplies for Tee Shirt Business

NIAD Art Center
Reception Desk and Waiting Area

Peres K-8 School
$100 Grant to all Teachers
3rd Grade Book Club
Peres Tanita Dental Clinic

Plant to Plate
Intern Program

Richmond Food Pantry
General Support

RotaCare West Contra Costa
Volunteer Meals
General Support
Sip & Savor

RPAL Culinary Kitchen
Work Day at RPAL

Saving America’s Youth
BTA Park Warriors basketball team

Scholarships
Camp Royal
WCCUSD Retired Teachers

SOS Richmond
Electrical Equipment and Supplies

St David School
Emergency Safety Backpacks

Wendell Area Action Team
Installation of Safety Lights

West Coast Chess Alliance
Chess Tournament

West County Salesian Youth Club
Summer Camp and Music Enhancement

YES Nature to Neighborhoods
Family Camp

YMCA UCSF Benioff
Child Car Seat Safety Check

International Projects 2024-25

Ethiopian Orphans Computer Education Project (Phase I)
Kisa Foundation – Computer Support
Uganda Malaria Research Project
Costa Rica Recreational Project for Seniors, Youth and the Disabled
Committee for South African Solidarity
Hospital de la Famiilia in Guatemala

Community Support 2023-2024

Bay Area Girls Club – Sponsor of “Men Who Cook”
Bikes for Kids
Bikes for Fire and Police Holiday Giveaway
Children’s Art Studio Richmond – Art Program Supplies
Contra Costa Youth Services Bureau – 23rd Street Halloween
Eastshore Neighborhood Council – Easter Egg Hunt at BTA Park
GRIP – Cupboards for Souper Kitchen
Just Imagine KidZ – Black History Teacher Training
Miraflores Project
NIAD Art Center – Handicap Ramp and Headphones
Peres K-8 School – $100 grant to all teachers, 3rd Grade Book Club, Peres Tanita Dental Clinic
RCF Connects Sparkpoint – Rental Assistance/client support
Richmond Art Center – Main Gallery Restoration
Richmond Food Pantry – General support
Richmond Museum – Summer Youth Field Trip
RotaCare West Contra Costa – Alamo Clinic, Volunteer Meals
RPAL Culinary Kitchen – Kitchen Equipment Genser Center
Salesian College Prep – Girls Softball Scoreboard
Scholarships
Shimada Friendship Program – Support Student travel to Shimada
Teen Moms – Greenwood Academy – Gift Bags and Support
Wendell Area Action Team – Safety Lighting to Reduce Crime
West County Salesian Youth Club – Summer field trips
SOS! Richmond – Tents and Rain Gear
YES Nature to Neighborhoods – Summer Camp Scholarships
International Projects 2023-24

Uganda Tailoring Training Program
Monterey Mexico Cardiac Care Program
Mexico School Construction
Ethiopian School Funding
TuTu Desk Program

 

Community Support 2022-2023

Art of Peace – “Time for Peace” sculpture of decommissioned firearms
Bay Area Girls Club – College Bound Program
Bikes for Kids – Bikes for Fire and Police Toy Program
Cinco de Mayo – Cinco de Mayo Parade 23rd street
Collaborising – Support moving from unhoused to housed
Freedom School-Easter Hill UMC – Afterschool enrichment for Summer School
Eastshore Neighborhood Council – Easter Egg Hunt
Friends of Richmond Recreation – Tree for Roundabout near Pogo Park
GRIP – Dining Room Tables
Housing First – Rent for previously unhoused
Masquers Playhouse – Warehouse bathroom remodel
Miraflores Project  Spring Fling with PPNC at Miraflores
New Life Movement – STEM Lab
NIAD – Weaving and Rug Making Equipment
Peres Teacher Support – $100 for 29 teachers
Peres Book Club – Stipends for 3rd grade teachers,
Back to School Backpack program
Peres Tanita Dental Clinic – Admin support for Reopening
Pickleball – BTA court resurfacing
Pogo Park – Art Station after school program
Richmond Art Center – WCCUSD Art Show Reception
Richmond Food Pantry – General support
RotaCare Meals – Meals for volunteers 2 months
RotaCare TCC – RotaCare TCC grant submitted by Alamo
Salesian College Prep – Golf Tee Sponsor
Teen Moms – Mother’s Day Gift Bags
West County Salesian Youth Club – Support summer field trips
West County Reads – Cultural, bilingual, graphic novels
SOS! Richmond – 20 Tents for unhoused residents
YES Nature to Neighborhoods – Five Summer Camperships

 International Projects 2022-2023

Help a Life Foundation
Namungoona Children Art Center
Los Ayala Classroom Project
Amarok Society
Cardiac Care Unit in Monterey, Mexico
Community Support 2021-2022
Bikes for Kids
CC Youth Service Bureau
Early Childhood Mental Health Program (ECMHP)
Greater Richmond Interfaith Program (GRIP)
Housing First (support from Mayor’s Fund)
Miraflores Centennial Project 2020: An Immigrant Story
NIAD
Peres After School Book Club
Peres Teacher Support
Pickleball (East Bay)
Pogo Park
Richmond Art Center
Richmond Food Pantry
Richmond Museum
RotoCare
Salesian College Prep
Teen Moms
WCC Salesian Boys and Girls
YES		 International Projects 2021-2022

Help a Life Foundation
La Prepa High School
Telemedicine
Juticalpa Water Project