Like many people who have lived in and around Oakland for any length of time, Sharon Alexander had driven by many homeless encampments in the past. Still, there was a day four years ago when Sharon didn’t just drive by. For some reason, she stopped.
“I thought to myself, ‘I wonder if they are hungry,’” Sharon said. “I went to the Kentucky Fried Chicken and bought 100 pieces of chicken and bought some of the juice and all that stuff, got some plates and it was a hit.”
It was such a hit that Sharon began to regularly donate warm, home-cooked meals to the homeless every Sunday night. It