Jorge Macias is rarely in one place for long, with the 24-year-old wheelchair user an active and upbeat presence among the many BORP Adaptive Sports and Recreation program activities. Whether …
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 …
Snezhanka Stefanova was in a serious bind before she met Jeanne Falla. The then-20-year-old would soon be without a home. Her parents planned to move back to their native Bulgaria, …
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 …
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 …
At the head of a long row of tables pushed together, Cheyenne Martinez listened to the directions. She is in Portable 1 at Deer Valley High School in Antioch and …
Scott Donovan was in a bad place. Donovan, 50, had been homeless for about five years, sleeping outside a recycling place in Livermore. He lived day to day, thinking mainly …
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 …
There may come a day when 2-year-old Mauricio runs into a real-life problem that feels unfixable. In the meantime, though, nothing in the world is too tall a task for …