Family Support Services

Family Support Services

June 17, 2020 “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 for granted.  My job is to help her build a...
DACA Decision

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)...
Food Security

Food Security

June 17, 2020 “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,...
Delivering hope

Delivering hope

June 9, 2020 Delivering 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. ...
Remember George Floyd: Commit to Change

Remember George Floyd: Commit to Change

Remember George Floyd: Commit to ChangeStatement by Margaret PetersonMay 30, 2020 “A riot is the language of the unheard.” – Martin Luther King, Jr Our country is wounded, saddened, and numb. This deep wound has been with us for close to 400 years.  It gets...
Crisis Diverted with HOPE

Crisis Diverted with HOPE

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...