Last year, Catholic Charities East Bay received more than 12,000 calls for help. It was an incredible volume, prompted by the pandemic and a growing need for housing assistance, emergency food and counseling services. Lila Lopez Vaquero, an Administrative Coordinator...
Some might chalk it up to the Pope Francis effect. Others might contend that the issue of immigration is truly top of mind for Americans. Whatever the case, turnout at the October 17th free citizenship and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) workshops at the...
By Eric L. Steckel Last night, before a raucous crowd, Oakland City Council Member Noel Gallo, District 5, gave an impassioned plea in support of some of the most vulnerable in our society. Council member Gallo proposed an amendment to the city’s biennial budget...
By Daniel Werner Last summer our country saw a large influx of women and children migrants coming from Central America to our Southern border. Many of these migrants cite violence and insecurity in their countries of origin as their reason for fleeing. According to...
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