ABOUT GRATEFUL GATHERINGS

Furnishing Homes with Hope

Grateful Gatherings is a Bay Area, Oakland-based, non-profit that provides furniture and household items for individuals and families transitioning from homelessness, poverty or crisis. Our community of dedicated volunteers, donors, and partners brings hope to families in need.

Since 2013, Grateful Gatherings has furnished 400 households providing 1,300 children and adults with a place to call home.

WHAT IS A GRATEFUL GATHERING?

Check out this video describing how a Grateful Gathering works.

STORIES

Savor these inspiring VIDEO STORIES depicting our work, see the before & after transformations, and hear about the impact on the families we have helped.

OUR IMPACT

1,300 Beds for Adults and Children

21,400 Donated Household Items Installed

400 Homes Created

4,500 Community Members Engaged 

83 Households / 192 People Helped in 2022 (25% year-over-year growth)

617 People Helped through Holiday Adopt-A-Family Program

6 Counties Served (and growing)

Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Stanislaus

FROM OUR FAMILIES

“Now my kids can dream big. Instead of dreaming of having a bed someday, they can have real dreams.” – Annalise, mom of 2 children

"It's a real room. I've never had one before like this. You don't understand, I've never had anything this nice, ever. I've worked so hard my whole life and could never have afforded this for my family. Thank you." – Jose, father of 1 year-old

“Thank you, I never felt I deserved something like this.” – Sadie, age 13

 “That is my first full nights sleep on a real bed in 10 years.” – Alexis, mom of 3 children

“Now that we have a home and I know my mom is okay, I can get to work at school, do good and go on to bigger and better things.” – Joshua, age 16

“We have a family room! This is where we will sit and talk about our day.”- Crystal, age 10

Grateful Gatherings is a public charity classified as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The tax ID number is #47-1169913. All contributions made through GATHER are tax-deductible as a charitable donation to the extent allowed by law.