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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Saint Vincent’s Day Home is a lifeline for struggling East Bay parents

Donations will allow Saint Vincent’s to give the families of 200 children a $50 gift card, to augment donated toys and books, to help families buy winter clothes, food, or other necessities during the holidays.

2023

Share the Spirit: How to succeed in small business — meet the organization that helps make it happen

Donations will help Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center deliver 10-week, Spanish-language courses for 30 lower income, Spanish-speaking individuals, to help aspiring entrepreneurs build the skills, business acumen and support networks to become successful small business owners.

2022

She succeeded beyond her imagination. This foster youth agency helped make it possible.

Donations will help Beyond Emancipation pay for holiday gift cards, rent support, food and other essential support services for foster youth through the winter.

2022

ShowerHouse Ministries changing lives one shower at a time

Donations will help ShowerHouse Ministries pay for operating the showers, supplying items for hygiene kits and clean clothes, purchasing food and putting gas in the truck and filling propane tanks for hot water and cooking.

2021

St. Vincent de Paul helps El Sobrante family after a crushing series of events

Donations will allow St. Vincent de Paul of Contra Costa County, (SVdP), to brighten the holidays for low-income residents of East County. Their food-gift card distribution program at Thanksgiving and Christmas would serve 300 families-over or 1,200 individuals.

2022

St. Vincent de Paul volunteer won’t stop giving back

Donations will help St. Vincent De Paul of Contra Costa County provide $75 holiday food-gift cards to 200 needy families — about 800 people — struggling to pay for basic items — milk, diapers, fresh produce or ingredients for special ...

2023

Stepping out of the darkness and into the light

Donations will help the Bay Area Rescue Mission provide 20,000 meals for those in need of food during a six-week period. Meals are served 365 days per year to residents in the nonprofit’s shelters and to unhoused people in the ...

2022

Sunflower Hill more than just a home for those with special needs

Donations will help Sunflower Hill provide programming and activities at Irby Ranch to help intellectually or developmentally disabled adults develop skills to support independent living. The programs will also be offered to 25 individuals outside of Irby Ranch.