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Stories 2022

Martinez shelter welcomes struggling families

By JOSEPH DYCUS | Bay Area News Group During the COVID pandemic, Jessica Madrid and her daughter, now 6, lived out of a car, in motels and anywhere else they …

Stories 2022

Winter Nights Family Shelter helps homeless get back on their feet

By RACHEL HEIMANN MERCADER | Bay Area News Group It was one thing after another. Lea Esqueda had two little mouths to feed, along with her aging mother, when she …

Stories 2022

This veteran wanted a career change. Swords to Plowshares steered her toward a new job on California’s frontlines.

By ELIYAHU KAMISHER | Bay Area News Group It has been a whirlwind few years for Jessie Kohgadai. In January 2020, she had an unfulfilling desk job in Oakland. So …

Stories 2022

Sunflower Hill more than just a home for those with special needs

By JON BECKER | Bay Area News Group PLEASANTON — Della Dixon had always felt out of place, as if she didn’t belong. Growing up developmentally disabled in an abusive …

Stories 2022

ShowerHouse Ministries changing lives one shower at a time

By JOAN MORRIS | Bay Area News Group Jimmy Burris never thought he’d be homeless. A cascade of bad decisions mixed with bad luck meant he became one of thousands …

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