Oakland Gatherings

This year our annual summer fundraiser will be going virtual!  We’re calling it OUTDOORS FOR OTHERS benefitting Grateful Gatherings. Please help us raise $50,000 of critical funds to provide [...]

Kelly and her twins were referred to us by Ruby’s Place, a shelter for survivors of domestic violence. The twin’s father is not the abuser but doesn’t help financially. Kelly [...]

Mary is a single mom to three girls, 8-year-old Erin, 4-year-old Cassandra, and 2-year-old Jasmine. She works part-time as a mortgage brokerage assistant. She left the children’s father due [...]

Aja is a single mom with three kids, 16-year-old Oluwaseyi, 12-year-old Niyah, and 10-year-old Love. Aja and her children have been homeless on-and-off since 2014. They were stayed with family, [...]

The kindness and generosity of our community never ceases to amaze us! At the end of November we asked our community to participate in our Adopt-A-Family program and within a few days all 26 [...]

Thank you to all of our Grateful Gatherings donors and volunteers who participated in our June 10th Grateful Gathering in Oakland! As I write up this thank you, 2 weeks later than planned, I [...]