The following donations were received on or before January 6, 2026: Benefactor ($2,000-$2,499): Edmund W. Ow. Supporter ($1,000-$1,499): Jennifer L. Gray; Ken & Chris Hurwitz; Marc Manason & Judy Penso; Gretchen Peterson & Leverett Smith; Parker & Carol Phillips, in memory of Walter A. Haas, Jr. & Evelyn Danzig Haas. Collaborator ($500-$999): […]
Read moreThe following donations were received on or before January 6, 2026: Benefactor ($2,000-$2,499): Elisabeth & Howard Jaffe, in memory of Deborah Tien Price. Supporter ($1,000-$1,499): Anonymous, in honor of the Colby Family; Curt & Debi Cournale, in memory of our late fathers; Susan & Robert Crist; Robin Fross, MD; KDSM Fund. Collaborator […]
Read moreThe following donations were received on or before January 6, 2026: Benefactor ($2,000-$2,499): Toni & Philip Brooks. Advocate ($1,500-$1,999): Kate Bridge & Holly Finertie. Supporter ($1,000-$1,499): Anonymous; David Bernstein; Paul Nakada. Collaborator ($500-$999): Anonymous, in memory of Claudia March-Moscrop; Anonymous, in memory of Robert McKigney; Ginnie Padgett, in memory of Samuel […]
Read moreThe following donations were received on or before December 30, 2025: Benefactor ($2,000-$2,499): Anonymous; Jacqueline J. Desoer; Esther S. Levandoski; John & Erin Poh; Anonymous, in memory of Alvin & Nancy Spencer; Janette Tom. Advocate ($1,500-$1,999): Anonymous; Hal Meggison & Sally Sexton, in memory of Mark; Mark, Sara, Eric and Amelie Meltzer. […]
Read moreThe following donations were received on or before December 29, 2025: Benefactor ($2,000-$2,499): Anonymous. Advocate ($1,500-$1,999): Jayne Oshiro. Supporter ($1,000-$1,499): Mark Anderson & Kimberlee Stryker; Robert Hammer; Teri & David Shikany; Johanna & Michael Wald; Anonymous, in memory of Anne Marie Williams. Collaborator ($500-$999): Anonymous; Dianne Boate, in memory of Tom […]
Read moreMeet Feli Share this Article Feli Mercado’s pixie cut hairstyle has straight bangs high on her forehead, the reddish strands no more than a fraction of an inch long — just long enough so that she no longer looks like a cancer patient. She still feels like one. Mercado gets tired sometimes, occasionally dizzy. Her […]
Read moreMeet Ucal Share this Article It wasn’t long ago that Ucal Kenard felt like the rug had been pulled out from under him. A single father of a then-5-year-old, Kenard got laid off from his job working at an insurance company in 2022. The Oakland native applied for unemployment and other government benefits to get […]
Read moreMeet Elba & Saul Share this Article Elba Castro hasn’t taken a day off work for almost a year. She and husband Saul Arriaga emigrated from El Salvador in 2008 as they were expecting their firstborn, Bryan, who is now 17 years old. The couple decided the outlook in their native country was unfavorable, amid […]
Read moreThe following donations were received on or before December 26, 2025: Supporter ($1,000-$1,499): Anonymous; Leigh Blicher; Peggy & Glen Seidel; Kerry Weisel, in memory of Eugene Nutt. Collaborator ($500-$999): Anonymous; Peter & Suzanne Boutin; William Chan, in memory of Hui Chan; Dennis & Linda Holl, in memory of Harold McGlenon; Tom Hurley & […]
Read moreThe following donations were received on or before December 24, 2025: Benefactor ($2,000-$2,499): Daniel L. Rabinowitz & Ann F. Thomas Fund for the Future at the Chicago Community Foundation. Supporter ($1,000-$1,499): Anonymous; Kathryn Barnhart, in memory of John McCarthy; Hill Blackett III & Elaine Bayus; Richard & Christine Colton. Collaborator ($500-$999): Anonymous; […]
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