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Since 1994, the East Bay Times has been publishing stories about the hopes and needs of some of the least fortunate among us. Share the Spirit is one of the most meaningful projects we undertake each year and we’re grateful that with your help the 2019 campaign was one of the most successful ever. Please join us this year. Together, we can make our community an even better place.
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Sharon Ryan
Publisher of the East Bay Times

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211 Alameda County helps thousands each year connect to services
VM always considered herself “an overcomer,” especially when it came to helping others overcome their own adversity. There was the time she ...
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Beyond Emancipation helps Oakland woman find stability after a life bouncing from place to place
Growing up in a whirlwind of households – spun around from her parents’ home to foster care, to apartments of various relatives ...
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Opportunity Junction’s career training restores lives
There’s pride in the portrait Gwenette Moore uploaded to her LinkedIn profile, head erect and smiling directly into the camera. But the ...
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Even during the pandemic, BORP keeps disabled participants active
Ben Thornton is dribbling a basketball in Arizona these days, but the sound of the ball pounding the hardwood floor brings him ...
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Rubicon in Richmond helps formerly incarcerated men and women succeed in society
In September 2019, East Contra Costa native Joseph Sickler walked out of High Desert State Prison with plans and optimism, but plenty ...
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Shelter Inc. fights Bay Area hunger, homelessness
Karol Padilla knew she and her family were in trouble. Padilla and her husband had contracted COVID-19 last spring, and Padilla’s symptoms ...
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