Last year, thanks to the generosity of Berkeley citizens, the Berkeley Holiday Fund was able to send checks to almost 1,100 Recipients.

These included:

• A single mother of two who lost her job when she was injured in a car accident 
• An elderly grandmother with severe arthritis, caring for her daughter's three children
• A teen mother raising her child on her own while working and going to school to complete her diploma
• A family of four, the father works two low wage jobs and the mother suffers from depression
• A deaf man who is going blind and has no family and few friends
• An elderly woman whose income goes for rent, food, and medication, leaving nothing for personal items
• A Berkeley High student who will be the first in her family to go to college and cannot afford application fees
• A homeless man with mental health problems who suffers from severe, chronic back pain