Bread & Roses

Presents free live entertainment to residents and clients of institutions such as hospitals and prisons.

Description:

Provides free live entertainment for residents and clients of institutions such as convalescent and retirement homes, substance rehabilitation centers, AIDS facilities, psychiatric day care centers, children's wards, homeless shelters, hospitals and correctional facilities. Entertainers donate their time and talents, and are provided a sympathetic, noncommercial environment in which to perform.

Location

Public Transit:

Not necessary for service.

Services

Fees:

None.

Audience:

Institutions where residents are unable to get out to see entertainment and other disenfranchised populations isolated from society

Eligibility:

Population with little to no access to live entertainment

How to Apply:

To volunteer as a performer, show host or in the office, apply by phone or online. Appointment necessary. Applications are sent to all interested parties.

Service Wait Estimate:

6 months or more.

Service Areas:

Alameda County
Contra Costa County
Marin County
Napa County
San Francisco County
San Mateo County
Santa Clara County
Sonoma County