Thanks to Dr. Jan Gurley for her powerful SFGate.com article about homeless families in the Western Addition and for mentioning HAMO’s work.
You can read the full article here.

Mark Horvath of InvisiblePeople.TV / WeAreVisible.com talks to HAMO’s own Kim Tracy Prince about the rising tide of homeless families and why diapers matter.

We recently received the following comment on this oldie but goodie post, from mom Milyene. It really brought to home to me why HAMO has evolved from a one off drive to something greater than …

It’s the little things that often make a big difference in someone’s life. Diapers, yes – we talk about those a lot here. But what about other stuff? The next time you brush your teeth, …

In this economic climate gold has become a popular investment strategy for those who are able to purchase it for safe keeping. I wish I had a few bars of it myself to bury in …

The downtown Oakland neighborhood that houses the SVdP Community Center and Free Dining Room is one of the most distressed in Northern California. Nearly a third of area residents subsist on incomes below the poverty threshold. Nearly half of single-mother households in the area live below the poverty line.