Stories - Share the Spirit

Please take a moment to help these East Bay organizations this holiday season. Their dedication and hard work have directly helped those in need in the Bay Area community. Read more about them and how you can help:

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A look at those we’ve helped throughout the years

Since 1989, Share the Spirit has helped those in need in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties and the rest of the Bay Area by publishing their “Stories” — an in-depth account of their hopes and struggles — in the East Bay Times during the holiday season. Readers responded generously with donations that helped these people and the organization involved. Here are some of those Stories from past campaigns:

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Girls on the Run inspires self-confidence and strength in girls — at the age it’s needed most

Donations will help Girls on the Run provide financial aid and support for at least 25 low-income girls in Alameda and Contra Costa counties and pay for the training and supplies for six coaches in the region.

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Goodness Village sparks creative energy for formerly unhoused neighbors

Goodness Village will use donations to support a creative arts space in the organization’s planned building of a community center. The money will fund tables, storage and art supplies.

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Hayward woman credits Civicorps training with bringing dream closer to reality

Donations will help Civicorps pay the salary of a lead case counselor, who provides trauma-informed counseling, conflict resolution, social services support, and case management to its participants annually.

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Housing helps at-risk Oakland man put down roots during pandemic

Donations will help East Bay Innovations purchase basic emergency items and supplies for more than 175 OakDays facility residents’ medical needs, including oxygen, evacuation chairs and mobility aids, client- and diet-specific food supplies, go-kits, battery packs and chargers.

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Please take a moment to help these East Bay organizations this holiday season. Their dedication and hard work have directly helped those in need in the Bay Area community. Read more about them and how you can help:

Previous Stories

A look at those we’ve helped throughout the years

Girls on the Run inspires self-confidence and strength in girls — at the age it’s needed most

Goodness Village sparks creative energy for formerly unhoused neighbors

Hayward woman credits Civicorps training with bringing dream closer to reality

Housing helps at-risk Oakland man put down roots during pandemic

How an East Bay nonprofit gave one man a home after 30 years on the streets

How four working mothers scrambled to support East Bay farm workers

How one Concord garden made a world of difference, and a reason to get out of bed

How one East Bay substance use treatment program is leading ‘recovery through the arts’