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Mother and child read book together on couch.

Meet Xana

Chef, a single mom, gets help after painful wrist injury

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Woman smiles and poses for photo on couch with husband in background.

Meet Sherill

Dementia patient receives help from Season of Sharing

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Family smiling on couch with small dog.

Meet Gina

San Lorenzo family gets needed help with housing

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Volunteers sorting produce at food bank.

Meet Redwood Empire Food Bank

Food banks and Season of Sharing help Bay Area’s neediest

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Woman reassures child in doorway.

Meet Beatrice

Woman raising 2 autistic great-grandsons gets help with rent, bills

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Young boy with medical equipment in living room.

Meet Xavier

Season of Sharing helps Bay Area residents in need

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Elderly man in leather jacket repairs car engine.

Meet Monroy

Forklift repairman turns to Season of Sharing to avoid eviction

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Close up of hand touching wooden sculpture art piece of a camel.

Meet John

Loma Prieta quake hero finds home, hope through Season of Sharing

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Man and child play in living room.

Meet Nixon

Season of Sharing helps vet get a home, and get his daughter back

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Couple standing outside apartment.

Meet the Lupercio family

Faced with eviction, disabled Vacaville couple get help with move to new housing

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Close up of oranges and produce bags.

Meet Suzan

Food bank chief works to stamp out stigma of hunger she remembers

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Family of four cooks dinner together in kitchen.

Meet Sonja

Raising grandkids, a former addict finds an Oakland home for her family

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Couple cooks meal in kitchen while smiling.

Meet Eva

‘I couldn’t pay the bills’: Son’s epilepsy upends Napa family’s finances

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Elderly man at chemotherapy appointment

Meet Jack

Evicted for having cancer, disabled house painter lands in a place of his own

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Woman looks out from apartment balcony.

Meet Tyler

She had vision and drive, but job loss could have derailed everything

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Stories from the Bay Area—In Their Own Words

Profiles of help and hope from Season of Sharing Fund, which provides one-time, rental assistance to people during times of crisis – when a little support can have an enormous impact.