The Brief
- Chris Richardson and his mother, Eileen Richardson, founded the Downtown Streets Team more than two decades ago.
- After the nonprofit shut down this year, some wondered if its food pantry at All Saints Episcopal Church would close too.
- Thanks to volunteers, the annual tradition of serving folks a hot meal on Thanksgiving and the day after held strong.
PALO ALTO, Calif. – A beloved non-profit that supported the homeless community in Palo Alto shut down in October, but that didn’t stop its founders from giving back this Thanksgiving.
Gathering around a table of loved ones is not a gift everyone receives on holidays, but this Thanksgiving, those in need in Palo Alto were surrounded by helping hands.
“If we can still give them a place to have that family-style meal and have that connection, and community, that place to be, and that reason to belong, that’s incredibly important, and that’s worth getting out of bed for,” Chris Richardson told KTVU. …