Share the Spirit

Providing help & hope in the East Bay

Donate Stories of Help and Hope

Share the Spirit

Providing help & hope in the East Bay

Donate Stories of help and hope

Share the Spirit

Providing help & hope in the East Bay

Donate Stories of help and hope

Share the Spirit

Providing help & hope in the East Bay

Donate Stories of help and hope

Share the Spirit

Providing help & hope in the East Bay

Donate Stories of help and hope

Share the Spirit

Providing help & hope in the East Bay

Donate Stories of Help and Hope

What we do

2021 Funding Goal

$350,000.00

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Welcome to Share the Spirit

On November 25, Thanksgiving Day, the East Bay Times will launch its annual edition of Share the Spirit.  This holiday campaign is our way of giving back to the community by shining a light on its most vulnerable residents — and showing how we all can help.
Since 1983, The East Bay Times has been publishing stories about the hopes and desires of some of the least fortunate among us. Share the Spirit is one of the most meaningful projects we do each year and we’re grateful that the stories have encouraged you to support so many individuals, families and groups coping with significant challenges. With your help, our community will become an even better place.

Sincerely,

Sharon Ryan

Publisher of the East Bay Times

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Since 1983, Share the Spirit has been helping in the East Bay.

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

The sound of trickling water as dozens of goldfish glide around an aquarium in the living room creates a soothing ambience, a stark contrast to the nearly four years of physical and emotional turmoil Rich Parker and his family have ...
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Their grief brought them together; now they help others on the same painful path

Ann Khadalia and Steve Grimes interact with each other with a sometimes remarkable ease, occasionally finishing each other’s sentences or reminding the other of yet another story to tell. They speak easily and reflect often. They still can smile, and ...
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Traumatized veteran getting needed assistance from Berkeley Food and Housing Project

Joseph Augustine knows what it is like to hit rock bottom. Traumatized by his stint in the U.S. Navy in the early 1980s — where he said he experienced extreme racism and physical and mental abuse, and was denied the ...
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Share the Spirit Video

The BayArea News Group has produced a new 2021 video in support of Share the Spirit! ...
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Winter Nights family shelter helps a mother turn her life around

Winter Nights family shelter helps a mother turn her life around

Ametiszt Hajdu was in a bad place. She had gotten hurt at her job, then hooked on the painkillers that were prescribed to help her deal with the injury. “I lost my job, my apartment, my car — everything — ...
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Introducing the 2021 Share the Spirit Grantees

The Bay Area News Group and East Bay Times Share the Spirit are pleased to announce the 2021 Share the Spirit grant recipients. These organizations are doing great work in the community and making the holidays brighter for many East ...
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Share the Spirit appreciates support from many individuals, groups and organizations.

Thank you to these generous donors