Economic uncertainties and changing spending patterns may have affected giving nationally in the past year, but in the East Bay, generous Share the Spirit readers continue to show support for …
Teodora Soto’s family life was turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced millions of Californians into monthslong lockdowns and made her job as a hairstylist suddenly feel dangerous. After …
As a child, Jayla Lackaff would often escape to the expansive worlds within her favorite video games to get away from her turbulent reality — the computer screen a wall …
Walk inside the Bayberry Skilled Nursing and Healthcare Center and it looks and feels like any other nursing home. There’s a temperature check, a sign-in desk, a corkboard with activities …
The spirit of giving is shining brightly in the East Bay. Share the Spirit readers are stepping up to help their neighbors in need. As of Dec. 18, your generous …
Kellie Robison knew when just a youngster that she was going blind. The 62-year-old Oakley woman was born sighted, but it soon became apparent, even as an infant, that she …
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 …