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The Harbor Point Charitable Foundation continues
to fund organizations offering programs that carry out the mission of
the Foundation. The following organizations are excellent examples:
To
Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation (formerly Marin Breast
Cancer Council) is a nonprofit organization whose members are breast
cancer survivors, friends and supporters. Formed out of a desire
to increase awareness of the huge epidemic that breast cancer had become,
to raise funds for those living with breast cancer and to offer
a healing opportunity through the Stepping Out fashion show,
which is a unique way of supporting women (and later men, as well) living
with breast cancer. Since their inception in 1996 this all volunteer
organization has raised and distributed nearly one million dollars for
local San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit organizations that help people
who are dealing with breast cancer or who have breast health concerns.
To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation's mission is to reach out to
enrich the lives of women and men living with breast cancer by:
- Providing grants for support programs, early detection screening,
emotional and educational services
- Securing resources for Bay Area organizations, including those supporting
underserved communities
- Offering healing opportunities through our events for those living
with breast cancer
  
Us-Too Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network, California
Prostate Cancer Coalition and the American Cancer Society -
Making Prostate Cancer History in California Together, the California
Prostate Cancer Coalition, Us-Too, and the American Cancer Society are
dedicated to:
- Reducing the incidence of prostate cancer through exercise and better
food choices;
- Detecting existing prostate cancer early enough to cure
- Developing better treatment options by supporting research
- Establishing support groups for men with prostate cancer and their
friends and loved ones
- Helping to finance treatment for men in California who cannot afford
it.

USA Tennis Special Populations (Northern California USTA) –
Special Olympics Northern California - The USA Tennis Special
Populations' mission is to promote and develop adaptive recreational
tennis programs for those individuals with differing abilities. Through
the Northern California Special Olympics, other USTA sections and staff,
local and community programs, and the USTA National Office in White
Plains, NY, Special Populations of USA Tennis hopes to carry out its
mission. Special Populations recognizes four main categories of disabilities:
- Developmentally disabled (learning disabilities, autism, Down's
Syndrome, mental retardation)
- Physically disabled (birth defects, multiple sclerosis, traumatic
brain injury, muscular dystrophy, hearing impaired, stroke, etc.)
- Consumers of mental health services (psychiatrically disabled, emotionally
disturbed)
- At risk/environmentally disabled (substance abusers, mentally and
physically abused, homeless, HIV positive individuals, persons within
the juvenile justice system, etc.)
For each of these groups, USA Tennis Special Populations supports
adaptive tennis programs, providing grant money, equipment and resources
for specifically-tailored programs that provide fun, fitness and a positive
social experience for participants. Special clinics and instructional
programs are held throughout the Bay Area, often in conjunction with
agencies devoted to serving special populations within the respective
communities. The enjoyment, physical well-being and contact shared by
participants has proven to be positive sources of self-esteem, helping
open doors to a more positive lifestyle.
Youth
Tennis Advantage (YTA) honors Arthur Ashe’s vision of
using tennis as a vehicle to profoundly enrich the lives of inner-city
children who face various challenges and abuses related to poverty.
Founded on the nationally recognized NJTL model, YTA helps children
build character, self-esteem, discipline and community value through
tennis instruction, academic support and college pathway.
Youth Tennis Advantage is committed to providing outcome-driven academic
and tennis programs at 11 underserved, low-income community sites throughout
the San Francisco Bay Area. YTA after school programs provide key elements
to increasing the number of underserved and low-income children who
1) graduate from high school; 2) attend college; and 3) learn to be
effective navigators of the world by experiencing and competing in a
challenging learning environment with high and fair expectations.
Tennis is a proven beacon for children in underserved and low-income
communities. For this reason, YTA has created safe, community-oriented,
and motivational environments that instill productive behavior and support
learning.
With the increasing popularity and visibility of professional tennis,
the time is right for YTA and the tennis community to focus on the development
of the game at the grass root levels and bringing tennis along with
its lifelong lessons and benefits as envisioned by Arthur Ashe to children.
Northern
Light School - The goal of the Northern Light School is to
provide a high quality-learning environment that takes into consideration
the academic, emotional, physical and spiritual needs of children who
would not otherwise have the opportunity for a private education. Opened
on September 11, 1989, the program philosophy encourages children from
all walks of life to come together to learn, play, share and challenge
each other to become the best they can be. The overarching principle
of Northern Light School is to develop an educational environment that
includes children from traditional as well as alternative families,
children from all socio-economics levels, children from various cultures,
and children with varying academic abilities, thus creating a school
that reflects the 'real world.'
North Light School provides a meeting ground for children and adults
to work out social challenges, and to prepare them for the differences
among individuals, families and communities. Although it has been difficult
at times, the Northern Light School is accomplishing its goal. Administrators
see the looks of empathy and camaraderie when children from different
backgrounds share concerns, achievements and dreams with their school
family. They see children respecting and learning from each other on
a daily basis, knowing that other children and faculty encourage and
challenge them each step of the way. Northern Light School is preparing
children to be intelligent, strong, caring, sensitive human beings and
leaders of the future.
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