Explore OurStories of Hope Share this Article Many people would think twice about working for their parents. But for Alvin Hendrix, 66, the decision came easily when his mother asked four decades ago whether he would help with her residential care facility in Oakland. “I really thought I was blessed to even be in that […]
Explore OurStories of Hope Share this Article Pat Moten works a desk job at an automotive service center, but he’s the kind to come out from behind a desk and help push a broken-down car up the service ramp and into the garage when needed. He played right guard for the Fairfield High football team, […]
Explore OurStories of Hope Share this Article The bad news came last January on Lileiti “Leia” Grew’s 36th birthday. Her family came back from celebrating and she saw a note on her door, explaining that the East Palo Alto home where she’d lived for 12 years and raised two sons was up for sale. She […]
Explore OurStories of Hope Share this Article Esbeidy Berlehem Piña Alcantara’s overriding goal is “safety and tranquility for our children and ourselves.” That’s why her family decided in 2018 to leave the violence-plagued Mexican state of Guanajuato and move to Napa, where Alcantara has extended family. It wasn’t easy — she and her husband left behind their […]
Explore OurStories of Hope Share this Article Brian Vernon grins as he watches his two sons, ages 9 and 11, do their homework from across the living room. The eldest, Sir William, patiently helps his brother, Bryant, with math problems as they sit on a mattress on the floor. Suddenly, Sir William leaps to his […]
Explore OurStories of Hope Share this Article There’s bad luck, there’s really bad luck — and then there’s what Alfred Janske has gone through over the past 14 years. On April 13, 2012, while camping on Mount Diablo, he was struck by lightning. But even that’s not the most dramatic calamity to befall the 70-year-old. […]
Explore OurStories of Hope Share this Article Earlier this year, Grace Lawrence slept in a twin bed too small for her 6-foot-3-inch frame in a single-room occupancy hotel near the corner of Market and Valencia streets in San Francisco. The room had a tiny bathroom and no kitchen. The elevator sometimes didn’t work, forcing the […]
Explore OurStories of Hope Share this Article A small piece of needlepoint embroidery tucked away in Nicole Arrington’s Pittsburg apartment dispenses a gentle piece of advice: “Radiate Kindness.” It’s obvious that both Nicole, 52, and her 26-year-old daughter, Reyna, who lives with her, have taken this precept to heart. Both women give off an aura […]
Explore OurStories of Hope Share this Article For monthslong stretches in 2015, Daniel Rivera spent entire days inside his trailer with little to no sleep, unaware he was in the middle of a manic episode stemming from his undiagnosed bipolar disorder. The condition cost him his job as a manager at a local Cinnabon, and […]
Explore OurStories of Hope Share this Article Leticia Cervantes has always considered herself a social person and motivated her clients and friends to live healthier lifestyles as a fitness and wellness coach in the Bay Area. The 52-year-old hosted exercise classes, created nutritional programs and sold dietary supplements as an independent distributor for Herbalife, the […]
