Giving spirit

We asked for your help and you overwhelmingly answered the call. We at NBC Bay Area thank you for stepping up and making our Nourishing Neighbors food drive a huge success. With the pandemic making the food drive even more necessary this year, we hoped to raise $2.5 million, but thanks to you we raised over $3 million.

After a COVID-19 case at a South Bay nonprofit threatened to cancel Christmas meals for hundreds of unhoused people, other businesses and community members stepped up to complete the program on schedule.

A COVID-19 case at South Bay non-profit City Team threatened to cancel Christmas meals for hundreds of unhoused people. NBC Bay Area’s Anoushah Rasta explains how food trucks will help save the day.

A Pleasanton family has set up a “giving tree” in front of their house for children in need this holiday season.

A Pleasanton family has set up a “giving tree” in front of their house for children in need this holiday season. The decorated tree has a sign asking if anyone knows a child in need. Passersby can fill out a form and add it to the tree, and neighbors are encouraged to take those forms and shop for a gift.

The pandemic has changed Thanksgiving as we know it. Many people will be alone, without a traditional meal – but some San Franciscans are working hard hoping to change that.

The pandemic has changed Thanksgiving as we know it. Many people will be alone without a traditional meal, but some people are hard at work hoping to change that. Jean Elle reports.