June 17, 2020La Tanya Johnson Case Manager with Family Support Services (Path 2 in Contra Costa County) “HOPE IS THE ONLY THING STRONGER THAN FEAR” —Anonymous What do you say to a mother with HIV and children with autism and other special needs? She can’t drive, work, or help herself in ways we take forRead more
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Immigration Legal ServicesCatholic Charities East Bay Encouraged by Supreme Court’s DACA Decision June 18, 2020 For Immediate Release Catholic Charities East Bay Encouraged by Supreme Court’s DACA Decision Oakland, CA, June 18, 2020 — We’re encouraged by the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to continue. While basedRead more
June 17, 2020Food should not be a privilege “He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.” —Arabian Proverb Even as the region learns to live with COVID-19, it’s already facing a new scourge: Hunger that may grow as rapidly as the virus that triggered it. On May 28-June 2, theRead more
June 9, 2020Delivering hope Where there is love, there is HOPE. —Unknown “I like helping people but have found myself crying right along with them lately as they face the biggest uncertainty of their lives. Imagine going from $4,000 to $5,000 a month to 0. It is amazing when I tell them to send meRead more
May 26, 2020Crisis Diverted with HOPE “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” —Desmund Tutu Through the eyes of Mental Health and Violence Prevention Manager, Michelle La Place Watts, the Pandemic is more about providing emotional support within a no-touch delivery system than medical practices or politics.Read more
May 19, 2020Inez Beats Homelessness “After the death of a friend, I started not thinking well, not paying bills, or buying groceries or talking to anyone. Before long I was in a crisis…a financial one as well as a mental one. I don’t have friends or relatives in the area anymore. I went to twoRead more
May 5th, 2020Food on the Table No one should have to choose between food or rent. Our team of essential workers in our housing, immigration, and mental health departments hear about these difficult decisions every day. On Tuesday morning, we had hundreds of families lined up in their cars eager to receive food. Many of them arrived anRead more
April 7th, 2020Shelter, Food, Security CEO Message The grace of these unprecedented times is that so many of us are changing our daily lives out of concern for our neighbors and loved ones. The essence of social distancing and shelter-in-place is concern for the whole community, particularly those who are most vulnerable to the health consequencesRead more
March 11, 2020 Dear Members of our Community: As the news of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to evolve, we at Catholic Charities East Bay are making efforts to protect the health of our staff and of our community. We are therefore cancelling all walk-in consultation and housing clinics through the end of March. IndividualRead more
Postponing our Annual Fundraising Lunch Due to the unprecedented public safety power shutoffs which are unfolding across Northern California, we are postponing our Annual Fundraising Lunch, which had been scheduled to take place on Thursday, October 10, from noon to 1 pm at the San Ramon Marriott. Your safety and comfort are key factors in thisRead more
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