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 holiday meals.
Ximena Perez remembers the day she was packing corn in a sweltering, east Contra Costa County packaging plant. The lamination process to seal the bags of grain made the warehouse …
Donations will help fund Open Heart Kitchen’s Hot Meal Program that provides meals to homeless, senior citizens on a fixed income, and mostly the working poor.
Winter Nights Family Shelter supports families by helping them remain employed and get or retain housing. Donations will help support their housing assistance efforts.
The Share the Spirit campaign, sponsored by the Bay Area News Group, supports many local resources during this special time of year. Share the Spirit’s mission is to enhance the November/December holiday season for the most needy residents of Alameda and Contra Costa counties by funding nonprofit holiday and outreach programs.
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