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Youth Spirit's Tiny House Village in Oakland will begin housing homeless youth in January 2021. (Photo/Daniel Arauz)
Posted inUncategorized

Tiny colorful houses for homeless Oakland youth almost ready

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 4, 2020December 4, 2020
Liam Lindenbaum's "Mandalorian: The Child in Vegetables" was a hit in the South Peninsula Hebrew Day School's charcuterie competition.
Posted inSmall Bites

Vegetable ‘Baby Yoda’ among kids’ food contest winners; fighting food insecurity with community fridges

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 3, 2020December 3, 2020
A person picks up donated produce at the American Red Cross food pantry in Boston during Thanksgiving meal distribution, Nov. 21, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Jonathan Wiggs-The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

There’s a hunger crisis in America. Jews must push our leaders to act.

Abby J. Leibman by Abby J. Leibman and JTA November 30, 2020
Jewish Family and Children’s Services’ San Francisco food bank has become a primary food source for many during the pandemic. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inOpinion

We must step up our charitable giving — our tzedakah — during the pandemic

by Yvette Alt Miller and JTA November 23, 2020November 23, 2020
Jewish Family and Children’s Services’ San Francisco food bank has become a primary food source for many during the pandemic. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Koret Foundation to double grants for food aid through 2024

by J. Staff October 15, 2020
IsraAid volunteer Lee Erman (left) delivers food to one of the agency's beneficiaries. (Photo/Courtesy IsraAid)
Posted inBay Area

‘Worst food insecurity since the Great Depression’: Bay Area volunteers deliver food for Israeli relief agency

by Dan Pine August 28, 2020August 28, 2020
a slim man in sunglasses picks up a cardboard box
Posted inNews

Chabads become distribution centers for free produce boxes

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 13, 2020July 13, 2020
Two women with face masks on stand at the back of an SUV with it's rear door open and boxes of food inside
Posted inNews

Food-insecure Marin families get served by grassroots org Dine11

by Gabriel Greschler June 30, 2020June 30, 2020
a line of people in front of a shabby a white building with a green sign that says "Beit Shalom synagogue"
Posted inUncategorized

Oakland man raising funds to feed impoverished Jews in India

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 30, 2020July 2, 2020
Dr. Margot Kushel, director of the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations. (Photo/Noah Berger)
Posted inNews

Meet the homelessness expert helping lead pandemic response in S.F.

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten May 25, 2020May 25, 2020

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