EMBRACED AS FAMILY
Monique first came to CityTeam as a volunteer. But as she struggled with living in a shelter and raising two young boys, she found amazing love and support at CityTeam to help her persevere.
BEST DAY OF MY LIFE
Addiction took over his life, and he gave up on himself and his family. Jamaal was living in tents and on street corners, but at CityTeam he is finding new hope! Hear him tell in his own words about his […]
YOU CAN LEARN, CAN’T YOU?
Shawn began drinking and using drugs as a young teen. This led him to a life of addiction, selling drugs, and cycling in and out of prison. At CityTeam, Shawn found hope and began the journey toward a new life. […]
CHRISTMAS HOPE FOR A FAMILY BATTLING CANCER
Bobby is just a child, but he has been diagnosed with cancer. His father had to cut back on hours at work in order to take Bobby back and forth to appointments. With less money and high medical bills to pay, they struggled. Bobby […]
HOMELESS AND ON THE RUN
“Growing up in Oakland, you can experience a lot of different types of people. As a sixteen-year old, I thought it was cool to hang out with friends that drank and did drugs. That kind of lifestyle lead me to homelessness and being on the run. Running away from friends and family[…]
MY SECOND CHANCE
I was at a school dance when a friend forced me to try cocaine with him. I was only twelve years old and I had never done anything like that before. After that, I started using meth, and my addiction […]
HOMELESS AND HUNGRY
Allen was 51 when he ended up homeless. It was a complete shock to him. “I’d seen people who were homeless,” he says. “But I’d never experienced it.” Hunger became a physical pain and one of Allen’s biggest concerns. He had […]
COBWEBS ON THE DISHES
Vincent learned what hunger was like when he was only 10 years old. His father passed away, and his family struggled in the midst of that huge loss. “We had no food in the house,” he remembers. “There were spider webs […]
HE WALKED FOR SIX HOURS
Seth played professional baseball until he suffered a career-ending injury. To provide for his family, he took a sales job with a Fortune 500 company. The long hours and intense pressure were too much for him. “I started taking amphetamines,” […]
EACH STEP OF THE WAY
I have spent my whole life here in the Bay Area. At fifteen, I took my first drink of alcohol. It only got worse from there. I was in bad shape until a friend reached out to me and told […]