Share the Spirit 2018 stories of help and hope.
Hope, joy abounds for Assistance League recipients and volunteers who help them
(Photo Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) PLEASANT HILL — Little Blake Langmade flashed his wide, baby-toothed smile to a visitor, turned his head and pointed at the white T-shirt in his mother’s shopping cart, the one with a black-lined, cartoon ...
Berkeley program for adaptive sports lets Ben and others hoop it up
(Photo Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) On a basketball court in Berkeley, 16-year-old Ben Thornton takes a pass from a teammate, makes a move, puts a shot up and watches the ball go through the hoop. It’s as common a ...
For 25 years, Share the Spirit has helped East Bay nonprofits help residents in need
For those experiencing poverty, wintertime can be especially tough, says Claudia Ramirez, the executive director of The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Contra Costa County. Those who struggle to pay their rent in an increasingly costly place are ...
