Help us support our most vulnerable population.
Donate to Avenidas
During this difficult time, your gift to us assures us that we are on the right track, supplying extra support to all Mid-Peninsula seniors in need—not just Avenidas members.
Why Avenidas Needs Your Gift Today
Paying Our People
Our staff members have been working long hours from home to find ways to continue to support our members while we all shelter in place.
Program managers are delivering groceries and everyone from the CEO on down is making phone calls to keep seniors from feeling lonely and isolated.
Launching a Remote Resources Portal
Within days of announcing the temporary closure of its facilities, Avenidas launched “Avenidas Without Walls,” an online resource hub for seniors.
In addition to an entire page devoted just to essentials like financial help and food, we’ve published 33 resource posts (and counting).
Providing Expert Guidance
Avenidas Care Partners and Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center sponsored a series of 5 Town Hall meetings on Zoom.
Avenidas members had the opportunity to ask experts like Dr. Mehrdad Ayati, Dr. Grace Nadonly, Dr. Marina Martin, and Dr. Ellen Brown their questions about what to expect during and after the COVID-19 pandemic and how seniors can stay safe and healthy.
Creating Virtual Classes
Avenidas is now offering dozens of classes and activities online. All these classes were free during the month of April. Many of them still are.
From “Standing Strong” to Shakespeare, line dancing to lip reading, Cantonese to karaoke, Avenidas can help you keep your mind and body active—even in your living room.
Offering Crisis Interventions
Avenidas Care Partners Manager Paula Wolfson is coaching families and patients over the phone as they navigate hospital admissions, ER visits, skilled nursing home stays, and assisted memory care units. Call (650) 289-5438 for help.
What Avenidas Members Say about our Coronavirus Response
In the Geri-Team meeting yesterday the case managers expressed their appreciation for the Avenidas website. The resources that we provide have been invaluable to the other case managers on the team. Some reported it to be their go-to resource list when helping their clients.
Thomas Kingery, Avenidas Care Partners and LGBTQ Seniors Initiative
It’s very reassuring to know you guys are out there doing stuff for members, especially now.
An Avenidas Village Member
Thank you very much – this is a tremendous service you are doing for us.
An Avenidas Member after having groceries delivered
I just wanted to thank the person who called with a birthday wish. What a lovely thing to do and my thanks and appreciation to all the staff at Avenidas. Thanks for all the excellent work you do and I look forward to being back at the new facility again!”
An Avenidas member after receiving a birthday call
Donate to Avenidas
Avenidas scored 90.48% for financial performance and 96% for accountability and transparency, earning Charity Navigator’s top rating. 72.3% of our revenue goes to funding our programs.
Privacy Statement
We assure you that the privacy of all our donors is important to us. Any personal information that you share with us online or through other methods is not shared, sold or rented to any other parties.
Avenidas is an Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) organization which may receive tax-deductible contributions. Our tax identification number is 94-1480548.
Income & Expenses FY 2019
As you can see from the charts below, Avenidas spent more than $4.5 million on programs in FY 2019. Program fees cover not quite $1.6 million of those costs. Government funding covers less than $1 million. The remaining cost of providing classes, activities, and services–about $2.1 million–has to come through fundraising efforts or out of our reserve.
Operating Revenues & Support*
Expenses
* Reflects operating revenues for the period.
Financial information is derived from financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2019. For complete audited financial statements, please see our Financial Information page.
How Your Donations Helped in 2019
18,846
Volunteer hours were delivered to our community by Avenidas senior volunteers.
3,306
Door to door rides were given for medical appointments, visits with friends, & errands.
1,089
Seniors and their families received counseling and case management services.
795
Seniors accessed health & wellness services such as podiatry, massage, and acupuncture.
210
Handyman jobs enabled seniors to stay safe and secure in their homes.
100
Older adults received the benefits of adult day health care by attending daily care at the Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center.
More Ways to Donate
Amazon Smile
Do you sometimes order merchandise from Amazon.com? If so, simply click here, and the Amazon home page will pop up (your own account if you have one). Then for whatever you order, a part of the cost will be given to Avenidas—costing you nothing extra! It’s a simple way to raise funds for our senior programs!