Loaves and Fishes trains slate of young chefs
Shelby Bolton, a 17-year-old student at Vicente Martinez High School in Martinez, wants to be a chef. She plans to go to culinary school in the fall, but a few …
Oakland’s F.A.C.E.S. program is music to young ears
Music teacher Bobby Eddings knows it’s not hard to get a kid to pick up sticks and start pounding out a rhythm on the drums. In fact, he could barely …
Meals on Wheels provides nutrition to disabled WWII vet
Patch Curtis said he felt guilty for years about his son Joseph scheduling his work and his life around making meals for dad. Joseph Curtis had heard about Meals on …
Bay Area nonprofit supports people with Down Syndrome and their families
Marta Avina was 5 months pregnant when she found out her unborn son had Down Syndrome. After delivering the traumatic news, a doctor at the Planned Parenthood Clinic in Concord …