San Francisco Bay Area comprises of areas like East Palo Allto, Oakland, Richmond, Tendeloin, Bayview and Hunter’s Point. The region is marred by many social problems that need to be addressed and many social organizations have been established around these areas to help reduce and in some instances eliminate some of the social problems facing this region. The major social problems facing Bay Area are poverty, AIDS, TB and Malaria, hunger, education and violence. These are just but the few defined problems facing the region. These social problems have made the region lag behind in terms of development making San Francisco be ranked as the worst run city in the United States. The sole aim of the paper is describing Acterra’s contribution in the Bay area and the methodology it applies in dealing with the some of the social problems affecting the region.
Acterra
Acterra is a nonprofit social logical organization serving in the Silicon Valley. It is headquartered in Palo Alto in San Francisco. The organization’s mission is to collaborate with local communities to establish possible solutions to create a healthy planet. Acterra is concerned with environmental problems with
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Though the region is marred by, many social problems some of them have been eliminated which is a good start. Problems such climate change and hunger have been reduced through conservation of the environment since the inhabitants are taught on the effective to associate with the environment and that includes effective farming methods that are productive and ensure the individuals are in harmony with the environment. The teamwork promoted between the management, volunteers and the inhabitants enables the organization to cover a wide region in its task to conserve the environment since a good working environment is fostered among
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