Class Acts: A new breed of young Bay Area philanthropists redefines the meaning - and methods - of giving

Carolyne Zinko, Chronicle Staff Writer
Sunday, January 14, 2007

On any given weekday, Thrive House, a wood-shingled Edwardian at Broderick and Eddy streets, is a place for disadvantaged children, who are tutored, counseled and taught a variety of life skills there after school.

But on a recent Thursday, one 12-year-old had the place to herself -- in part because several other children were truant. Read more.