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Bay Area woman in South Africa to get rid of landmines

Mar 10, 2024

Mike Grgich, Napa Valley wine industry icon, dies at 100

Dec 14, 2023

Bay Area Catholics mourn passing of Pope Francis

"It is a huge loss not just for Catholics but for people of goodwill and faith all over the world." Many in San Francisco joined the more than 1.3 billion Catholics around the world as they mourned the death of the church's highest priest.

Apr 22, 2025

Bay Area group collects holiday stockings, warm clothes for Ukraine

Dec 25, 2022

Bay Area nonprofit turning Ukraine's minefields into vineyards

Dec 3, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Roots of Peace trying to get employees out of Afghanistan

Feb 14, 2022

Nonprofit aims to stop illegal immigration through better farming

Nov 18, 2021

Afghan refugee family safely lands in Bay Area

Sep 26, 2021

Bay Area nonprofit desperate to rescue Afghan employees in Kabul

Aug 27, 2021

Latest Videos

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South Bay residents share memories meeting Pope Francis

Apr 22, 2025

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Bay Area woman in South Africa working with others to get rid of landmines in war-torn countries

Mar 9, 2024

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Mike Grgich, Napa Valley wine industry icon, dies at 100

Dec 14, 2023

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Bay Area nonprofit collects holiday stockings filled with warm clothes for Ukraine

Dec 25, 2022

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Bay Area nonprofit turning Ukraine's minefields into vineyards

Dec 3, 2022

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EXCLUSIVE: Roots of Peace trying to get employees out of Afghanistan

Feb 14, 2022

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Bay Area charity rescues another family from Afghanistan

Oct 29, 2021

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Afghan refugee family safely lands in Bay Area with help from Roots of Peace

Sep 26, 2021

Latest Stories

Bay Area nonprofit says 'Taliban security are asking for the names' of their Afghan employees

Sacramento resident Farid Rahimi whose father worked for Roots of Peace Afghanistan for 15 years, says he was beaten by Taliban forces this week because of the work he's done with the nonprofit.

Aug 23, 2021

ABC7's Cheryl Jennings receives humanitarian award for work on health, family issues

ABC7's Cheryl Jennings was honored Friday night for her work on health and family issues by the International Association of Sufism in San Rafael.

Sep 23, 2017

Bay Area nonprofit helps farmers in war-torn lands heal history

Roots of Peace, a Bay Area nonprofit working in Vietnam helping farmers improve their crops, has sold its first crop of black pepper from those farmers to one of the top spice companies in the country.

Sep 5, 2017

ABC7 News Anchor Cheryl Jennings reflects on time spent in field with Roots of Peace

ABC7 News' Cheryl Jennings has been following the founders of Roots of Peace for nearly 15 years -- a couple who has risked their lives to save people and animals.

May 7, 2017

Roots of Peace founders found inspiration in Princess Diana and, now, in son Harry

Though Heidi Kuhn never met Diana, she was inspired to carry on her work raising awareness about the destructive power of landmines.

May 7, 2017