South Bay Non-Profit Groups Participate in Volunteer Efforts for Compassion Week

(Saratoga, Calif.) --- On October 7 through October 14, students from the College of Adaptive Arts will participate in Compassion Week, an effort in Bay Area centered on bringing people of all ages and abilities together with the mission to build a strong, compassionate, and empathetic community.

In partnership with the Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation, Fremont Bank, County of Santa Clara Supervisor Joe Simitian, and multiple local faith communities, Compassion Week encourages individuals, groups, and families to engage in meaningful acts of service. Since its inception in 2012, over 21,000 volunteers have participated in Compassion Week activities, supporting over 85 nonprofits.

College of Adaptive Arts (CAA) is a Bay Area based educational non-profit which provides collegiate education to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It centers on the concept of lifelong learning and serves more than 224 adult students across 9 states.

CAA Student Brighid Kohl said that she and her classmates have elected to assemble CARE packages for local foster youth to help them feel less alone.

“There is enough sadness in the world,” said Brighid. “We are trying to make sure there is a lot of happiness too.”

Those who are interested in volunteering for Compassion Week can register at https://www.compassionweeklosaltos.org/. For more information on the College of Adaptive Arts, please visit https://www.collegeofadaptivearts.org/.

ABOUT THE COLLEGE OF ADAPTIVE ARTS:

College of Adaptive Arts is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to providing a lifelong, equitable collegiate experience to adults with special needs who historically have not had access to college education. The vision of CAA is to empower adults with special needs to creatively transform perception of disability. This is an institution of higher education where adults have opportunities to learn from a diverse and rich curriculum that will enable them to live a full and empowered life as successful, contributing members of the community. For more information, or to volunteer and/or donate visit https://www.collegeofadaptivearts.org/