Open Heart Kitchen received a $450,000 grant from the Senior Assistance Foundation of the East Bay (SAFE) to support the construction of a new production kitchen and dining room at its Vineyard 2.0 Project. The Vineyard 2.0 Project, located at 450 N. Livermore Avenue in Livermore, will include permanent, supportive Read more…
Vineyard 2.0 project to include supportive housing, resource center, commercial kitchen and dining room by Jeremy Walsh / Pleasanton Weekly Rendering shows design concept for main corner of the Vineyard 2.0 project in Livermore. (Image courtesy city of Livermore) Finding ways to overcome the relentless cycle of homelessness is among the most Read more…
By Lauren Farrauto Local officials and area dignitaries participated in the official groundbreaking ceremony on April 13 of the Vineyard 2.0 project in Livermore. From left: Wilson Vang of Chase Bank, Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert, Dublin Mayor Melissa Hernandez, Livermore City Councilmember Bob Carling, Livermore Vice Mayor Gina Bonanno, Read more…
By Janette Pace I was raised in Pleasanton in a large family of 6 children. I loved riding my bike around town and walking to school with my friends, but when I got home, I always worried about my next meal. As a child, I didn’t have the words to Read more…
Open Heart Kitchen has received a $7,000 grant from the Share the Spirit East Bay, a program of the Bay Area News Group – East Bay Times and administered by the Contra Costa Crisis Center. These funds will support Open Heart Kitchen’s hot meal program, providing about 2,500 meals to Read more…