How to help during the coronavirus crisis
Here are several organizations that need your support
Here are some ways you can help the homeless and low-income residents:
• The East Oakland Collective needs food and hygiene supplies to distribute among homeless encampments in Oakland. Call or text 510-990-0775, email info@eastoaklandcollective.com or go to eastoaklandcollective. com.
• West Valley Community Services, which serves low-income residents in Cupertino, Saratoga, Los Gatos and parts of San Jose, needs cash for rental assistance, food donations and volunteers. Go to wvcommunityservices.org.
• Where Do We Go Berkeley? needs cash and food donations for homeless Berkeley residents. Email wheredowegoberk@gmail.com, reach out to @Wheredowegoberk on Twitter or donate online at gofundme. com/f/where-do-we-go-berk-ca.
• Silicon Valley Strong, an effort launched by local leaders Wednesday, is coordinating donation and volunteer efforts in the community. You can sign up to volunteer on the city of San Jose’s website. Or support the San Jose-based fund here: wearesanjosestrong.org.
• Silicon Valley Community Foundation has launched a Bay Area-wide COVID-19 relief fund. Go to siliconvalleycf.org/coronavirus-fund to donate to the fund or to county-specific programs.
• Destination: Home in San Jose has launched a fund to help people suffering a coronavirusrelated loss of income pay their rent. Go to destinationhomesv. org to help.
• Second Harvest of Silicon Valley provides food to those in need. To help them feed vulnerable families during the COVID-19 crisis, go to shfb.org.
• Reach out to Alameda County Community Food Bank to donate food, cash or your time at accfb.org.
• The American Red Cross is facing a severe blood shortage amid an “unprecedented” number of blood drive cancellations because of the coronavirus outbreak. Find out how to give blood at redcross.org/giveblood.html.
• St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County needs volunteers to make and distribute sack lunches now that its dining room is closed. Contact the nonprofit at volunteer@svdp-alameda.org or 510-877-9252, or go to svdp-alameda.org to donate.