A toy for every child: that’s the hope of this holiday season for some Bay Area community organizations. But this year, some East Bay groups are finding it challenging to make that a reality. One of them, Oakland’s Little Saigon’s “Trybe” Community Space, just had a setback when someone broke into their building just after 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. A grinch forced his way in and snatched up whatever he found after hurling his body through the building doors. It’s all repairs the nonprofit might now be on the hook for, pinching the organization even more just before their Christmas programs that include a toy giveaway. “We haven’t gotten as many toys as we’ve gotten in the past,” said Chien Nyugen with Trybe. “A lot of folks are dealing with hard times to make ends meet.” “We’re also just flat out buying gotta ourselves from our own budget just to cover that void,” Nyugen continued. Trybe is also partnering with the Oakland Chinatown Toy Drive at Lincoln Square Park’s Recreation Center. Organizers say they too will subsidize the drive if they don’t get enough donations this year. “We’re in the community, we want to make sure that kids here in the community have toys to open up during the holidays,” said Alan Phung with the Town Print Shop. Earlier this week, the group said they had just 100 toy donations. Wednesday, they’ll sort out the toys – but now they’re far from their goal of up to a thousand, which is the same amount they had this time last year. Consumers are still leery about the state of the economy. The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Survey last week came in slightly up but remained generally somber. Consumers cite the burden of high prices. And that was a worry for the local toys for tots in Alameda County – up until Wednesday. The coordinator said some of their collections mean they’re making up ground and for now, may be able to meet almost all their requests while the smaller organizations could use the help. “Bringing more toys does help because more kids will be more happier because no kid will be left behind. I think that’s just always the goal,” said Phung. Those interested in donating to the Oakland Chinatown Community Toy Drive can drop off donations at Lincoln Square Park’s Rec Center at 250 10th street. Donations are accepted through Dec. 15. ...read more read less