OT: San Diego based not for profit organizations

[exsdgal]

I would like your help in identifying San Diego based organizations actively engaged in either of the following areas.

– introducing science, math and programming to girls.
– a well run food bank

Ideally the organizations have good background in their area of activity, and also have low overhead expenses.

Any suggestions on resources to locate one, or insights to evaluate their work is greatly appreciated. Thanks a bunch.

[spdrun]

Sounds like a contradiction. One keeps people in the kitchen. The other aims to get them out of the kitchen 🙂

[exsdgal]

🙂 I have some time and these are the two areas that interest me.

In my ideal world every one is educated, courteous, well fed and housed. Can’t have everything, so am starting out with what I can understand. Cheers.

[pencilneck]

http://www.charitynavigator.org
http://www.guidestar.org/

Charity Navigator and Guidestar are some terrific tools for comparing overhead expenses between various nonprofits. Good Luck!

[njtosd]

Girls, Inc. of San Diego County. It is an affiliate of the national Girls Inc. organization, which is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, organization in the US serving the needs of underprivileged girls. (Founded in the 1860s, used to be called Girls Clubs). The programming for this affiliate is currently provided in Oceanside, Vista and Escondido. Here is the website:

http://www.girlsincsd.org

They have (among others) a program called Girls Inc. Operation SMART, which addresses STEM education and another program called Girls Inc. Media Literacy, which fosters a critical perspective on information available on the internet.

If you are interested in helping, PM me and I can connect you to the Executive Director.

PS The immediate past president of the Board of Trustees is the Associate Superintendent of the San Dieguito Union High School District.

[equalizer]

njtosd,

That’s sounds like a good group. I saw following STEM talk for Nov 5, but successful career without actual STEM degree doesn’t seem that inspirational to young girls?

https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/21727

[Hobie]

Like their mission.

“Girls Inc. delivers life-changing programs that inspire girls of all ages to be strong, smart, and bold. Research-based curricula, delivered by trained mentoring professionals, equip girls to achieve academically; lead healthy and physically active lives; manage money; navigate media messages; and discover an interest in science, technology, engineering, and math.”

Can’t help but wonder why this is not a focus for all students in public schools.

As an aside, my kid recently told me a joke floating around school: “I don’t know how to balance a checkbook, sign a lease, cook a meal, but I can solve a polynomial equation”

Makes ya think.

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