Shower House Ministries helps homeless with showers, food, clothes
Photo: Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group Denise Caine once lived in a big four-bedroom house in downtown Antioch and worked in a bank. But on a recent Saturday, the 52-year-old …
Drivers for Survivors offers rides, companionship for cancer fighters
Photos: Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group It would be understandable for Ethel Adeleke to feel intimidated walking into her radiation treatments every week. The big lettering on the side of …
Meals on Wheels provides more than food to homebound seniors
Photo: Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group Every weekday about 9:30 a.m., the buzzer sounds at the front door of Willie Tolliver’s bungalow off 98th Avenue, signaling a wecome visitor: A …
Jion Academy helps young women reach their highest potential
Photo: Dylan Bouscher/Bay Area News Group Kori Douglas hated the idea at first. Her grandfather “was always signing us up for stuff,” looking for ways to enrich the lives of …
Oakland eatery gives second chances
Photo: Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group Sean Brekke-Miesner had spent a decade working in kitchens when he noticed application stacks were growing thin. As housing costs soared and workers were …