| Santa Cruz Derby Girls and their members are dedicated to community involvement by joining forces with local organizations to provide volunteer support and help strengthen our bond with the Santa Cruz Community. The Community First committee facilitates, organizes, and directs the league in the support of our community. | ||
| By working together, your non-profit and the Santa Cruz Derby Girls can leverage each other’s audiences to raise money for your cause, and spread the word about our community’s local philanthropies. In addition to providing volunteer support within our community, we feature a non-profit at each home game bout which receives mention in our program and also includes a portion of our proceeds. If you have any questions you may contact Community First. | ||
| If you would like to check out how we've been helping in our Community, visit the Community First News page. |
Our 2010 Featured Non-Profits!
Mariposa's Art - Mariposa's Art provides underserved youth with after-school art and music programs. This year, Mariposa's Art is providing more than 1,750 youth living in Santa Cruz County with a safe place to go after-school where they can grow and thrive. |  | |
| April 10th | Hope Services - HOPE's mission is to assist people with developmental disabilities to live and participate in their communities. We envision a community where people with developmental disabilities are fully participating members. |  |
| May 15th | The Core - The Core facilitates positive experiences for the youth of Santa Cruz -- activities which are created by kids and for kids. In the process they are empowered, learn life skills, build confidence, obtain a sense of achievement, and have fun! |  |
| June 26th | SPIN - (Special Parents Information Network) helps children with special needs achieve their full potential by empowering their families and the professionals who serve them through information, support and resources. |  |
| July 17th | Gemma - Gemma is a program of the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc., and is committed to helping women reunite with their families and the community after incarceration. |  |
| August 21st | Homeless Garden Project - HGP’s mission is to bring together people from throughout the community in the beauty and security of our certified organic garden; to practice and teach principles of economic and ecological sustainability through classes and hands-on experience; and to provide homeless men and women job training and transitional employment. |  |
| September 25th | Planned Parenthood Mar Monte (PPMM) - Planned Parenthood Mar Monte’s mission is to ensure every individual has the knowledge, opportunity, and freedom to make every child a wanted child, and every family a healthy family. |  |
| October 23rd | Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) - Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Cruz County provides a voice for abused and neglected children in the juvenile court process. |  |
