Bay Area homelessness nonprofit offers necessities to ‘reduce stress’
These days, Fred Pena strains to remember the years he lived out of his car in the Bay Area. Feelings are easier to access. “There’s a sense of dread,” Pena …
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Stanford Children’s Health Teen Van treats underserved youths
As she’s done many times before, sophomore Nicole Zamora grabbed a hall pass, went to the front of the East Palo Alto Academy school, entered the massive vehicle in the parking …
Where does all the surplus stuff from tech companies go? To schools, thanks to RAFT
In classrooms around the Bay Area, old Adobe Acrobat DVDs, rubber bands and straws are leading rich second lives. The donated materials, delivered to schools by the nonprofit RAFT and …
Preventing homelessness and hunger in Sunnyvale
Things were looking up for Benjamin Johnson. After a few years living out of his car in Fremont, he’d landed an apartment in Sunnyvale and a steady job as a cook …
La Familia offers ‘peace of mind’ for thousands of East Bay residents
For weeks after his brother’s suicide in January, Jamaal Morgain barely ate. He refused to – he wanted to waste away, to spiral back into the dark pit of depression …
Paralyzed veterans learn life, work skills from competitive sports
Marine Corps veteran Kyle Hansel of Pacifica is making a belt for his mother, using lessons, skills, and a renewed faith in himself gained from competitive sports despite hands and …
Doctors said they’d never walk. But at San Jose’s Timpany Center, they do.
Gerardo Garay is up to his chest in the crystal blue water of the pool at the Timpany Center in San Jose. With both hands, he steadies Kenny Fernandez, who …
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich adds power to YWCA Inspire Luncheon
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich may have been made famous by the Oscar-winning movie starring Julia Roberts, but she proved she’s got her own star power at the YWCA Golden Gate …
Can the new film ‘Uncharitable’ change people’s minds about “overhead” at nonprofits?
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags NEW YORK — All Hands and Hearts makes a promise in big letters on the front page of its website: “95 cents of …
Only a Fraction of Federal Aid Reaches Millions Struggling to Pay AC Bills During Heat Waves
DENVER — Bobbie Boyd, a 57-year-old resident of northwest Arkansas, is facing a difficult battle against the extreme heat. With temperatures reaching near triple digits, her window air conditioner is …