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Eden Area Foundation is helpinglocal students including manyfirst generation Americansbegin their college studies. Eden Area Foundation helped the Alameda County Community Food Bank ensure that lowincome families have access to a diverse list of nutritious fresh food items. Eden Area Foundation helpedEden Area residents accesscritical information and referralfor food housing health servicesand much more usingthe 211 call system. Eden Area Foundation helped theFamily Emergency Shelter Coalition support families moving from crisis to stability ending their homelessness and helping them find a place called home.