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 …
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center helps people turn good ideas into thriving businesses
Savory aromas of ropa vieja – the “old clothes” of slow-cooked pulled stewed beef with bell peppers, garlic and onion — often float from the kitchen space at Co-Biz in …
Rainbow Center works to support LGBTQI+ community
Over his 23 years, Marsai Turbin hasn’t often enjoyed the smoothest of life paths. Nor has he had the best of luck. An Oakland resident, Turbin spent much of his …
East Bay nonprofit aims to support children, families in early education
When COVID-19 hit the Bay Area earlier this year, the staff at Brighter Beginnings transformed their organization into a sort of emergency center. Brighter Beginnings, which offers a Head Start …
ShowerHouse Ministries is there with soap, food and hope
A warm breeze wafts over the motley assortment of people and dogs trickling into the expansive clearing along the San Joaquin River. Some wander around sipping coffee while others snack from …
