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  • Mercy Brown Bag Program Welcomes Kim Olson as Executive Director 

    Mercy Brown Bag Program Welcomes Kim Olson as Executive Director 

    Alameda, CA — October 10, 2026 — Mercy Brown Bag Program is pleased to welcome Kim Olson as its new Executive Director this October, succeeding longtime Executive Director Janice Roberts, who is retiring after more than four years of dedicated service to the Mercy Brown Bag Program. Olson joins an organization with more than four…

  • Day of Peace

    Day of Peace

    Elder Care Alliance supports the International Day of Peace and promotes peace and understanding in our communities through programs like Mercy Brown Bag Program. Join us in celebrating the International Day of Peace by reflecting on what peace means and how we can help build a more peaceful world. Continue Reading Day of Peace

  • Helping people afford not only food but medicine too!

    Read how Elder Care’s Mercy Brown Bag program helps seniors afford food and medicine in their greatest times of need. See what this senior had to say! Continue Reading Helping people afford not only food but medicine too!

  • Cristo Rey De La Salle Partnership

    Cristo Rey De La Salle High School partners with Elder Care Alliance to strengthen the program and provide a fresh set of eyes. Continue Reading Cristo Rey De La Salle Partnership

  • A Story about Margaret

    Read about how Mercy Retirement Care Center helped a woman named Margaret in her time of need with their brown bag program. Continue Reading A Story about Margaret

  • Striving for Real Change

    Striving for Real Change

    On May 8th, our executive director, Krista Lucchesi, traveled with a group of our senior volunteers to Sacramento, California, the state capitol. They went to advocate for an increase in SSI, which stands for “Supplemental Security Income.” According to the Social Security Administration, SSI is a “federal income supplement program funded by general tax revenues…

  • Food is Medicine

    Food is Medicine

    At Mercy Brown Bag, we provide our recipients with 20lb bags of food twice a month. Continue Reading Food is Medicine

  • Community

    Community

    One of my favorite parts about working for Mercy Brown Bag is working with all of the amazing volunteersand seeing them work together. Continue Reading Community

  • The Reality of Injustice

    The Reality of Injustice

    My time with Mercy Brown Bag has further opened my eyes to the realities of injustice and the ways that the systems in our country leave people out. Being born within a certain context should not make the difference between whether or not I will have enough resources to survive. Continue Reading The Reality of…

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