March 2024: Easter At The Day Home, Children’s Choice Awards & Much More A Letter From The Executive Director Dear Saint Vincent’s Day Home Family, With sincere warmth, I extend my greetings to each and every one of you. As we welcome spring here in Oakland, the Day Home radiates with the blossoming beauty of…
February 2024: Black History Month, Lunar New Year & Much More Update from the Executive Director February was a whirlwind, even with the bonus day of this leap year! Let’s dive into the highlights. To kick things off, I managed to squeeze in a visit with the family at the University of Chicago where my…
Dr. Ishman Anderson was a student at Saint Vincent’s Day Home in the early 1990s. Today, he is a faculty lecturer with the Criminal Justice Studies department at San Francisco State University. Dr. Anderson is also the founder of the Oakland nonprofit My Other Brother (MOB). Recently, Dr. Anderson shared with us how much the…
The 2022 Share the Spirit holiday campaign honors Saint Vincent’s Day Home. Sponsored by the Bay Area News Group, Share the Spirit provides relief, hope, and opportunities for East Bay residents by helping raise money for nonprofit programs in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The East Bay Times’ article Share the Spirit: Saint Vincent’s Day Home…
We love hearing from Day Home alumni. Here is a story that shows the power of the love, care, and nurturing families find at Saint Vincent’s Day Home. I remember riding by Saint Vincent’s Day Home on my bike with my son, Bodhi, riding on the back of my seat. I would tell him that…
While these last two years have had their challenges, to say the least, our volunteers and supporters continue to make a difference to Oakland’s Saint Vincent’s Day Home’s children and families. We wanted to take a moment and share one program that has ensured our families have nourishing staples and fresh produce. In January 2021,…
What a jam-packed day of fun! The annual visit from the Claremont Club & Spa, a Fairmont Hotel, coincided with our annual Family Celebration. The carnival this year was extra spectacular. The Claremont staff rented 3 fairy-tale themed jumpy houses, layered our playground walkways with golden “brick roads,” and set out games, face-painting and crown-making…
What started as a blank dirt canvas is now a Discovery/Sensory Area! Months of planning have come to fruition as we open this exciting new space on our playground for the children. CRC Insurance generously provided the materials for this wonderful addition, and Google employees volunteered their time on GoogleServe day to dig, paint, and…
The Day Home’s children were in for a great surprise when they entered our neighboring Acorn Housing Projects. Waiting for them was Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson. He was there to meet the children and answer their questions. After telling them about his teammates, hard work, and the power of a good education, Klay announced…
Sister Ann Maureen Murphy SHF passed peacefully into eternal life on Saturday, November 16, 2013, after a battle with cancer. She was attended during her final illness by her loving sisters, family and friends. A proud native San Franciscan, she was educated at St. James Elementary School and Immaculate Conception Academy. She was a member of the Sisters…