A local nonprofit that helps the families of critically sick children, is asking for some help of their own. There With Care says they're dealing with a perfect storm of greater need and fewer resources. And they're hopeful some generous donations will keep them from needing to cut back. What they're saying: Since July, 6-year-old Postino Ware Junior and his dad have been at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital hoping for a new heart. "We're here waiting. He's been a
A startling trend has hit Santa Clara County over the past two years - more people have fallen into homelessness for the first time and can’t find a way out. Santa Clara County’s 2025 point-in-time count found 4,650 people have been homeless for a year or longer, with a disabling condition that makes maintaining work or housing difficult, known as chronic homelessness. That’s a 21% increase from 2023, when there were 3,833 chronically homeless residents county-wide. The co