City of Oakland Releases Request for Proposals (RFP)

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY!! REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) City Administrator’s Office Seeking Proposals for 2016-2020 Evaluation Services Of Oakland Unite Programs, Community Policing, And Geographic Policing Services The City of Oakland, through the City Administrator’s Office, is seeking qualified consultants to evaluate the performance of the community-focused violence prevention/intervention services (Oakland Unite) and the Geographic and Community Policing […]

Job Opening with Oakland Unite in the City of Oakland

The City of Oakland is currently recruiting to fill a Program Analyst I (Selective Certification – Community Engagement) position in the Oakland Unite Division within the Human Services Department. The incumbent will work directly with the City of Oakland’s Oakland Unite Community Engagement staff in partnership with Alameda County’s Public Health Department through the City […]

Oakland Unite Hosts Oakland Street Outreach Spring Training

From Tuesday, May 24th to Friday, May 27th Oakland Unite hosted the Oakland Street Outreach Spring Training. The four day training was held at Oakland’s City Hall. The Oakland Street Outreach Workers from community-based organizations Youth ALIVE!, Oakland California Youth Outreach and Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (B.O.S.S.)  attended this training that focused on team and […]

Information on California’s Prop 47

With the passage of Proposition 47, certain low-level, nonviolent felonies can now be changed to misdemeanors on old criminal records. If you or someone you know has a prior criminal record with a felony record for any of the following crimes, you may qualify to remove the felony from your record and change it to […]

Oakland Unite Hosts Inaugural Grantee Meeting

On Thursday, March 17, the City of Oakland’s Human Services Department’s violence prevention and intervention programs, Oakland Unite, hosted an Inaugural Grantee Meetings for the twenty-four community-based organizations funded through the 2014 Public Safety and Services Act. The meeting was a chance for the Oakland Unite grantees to network as well as hear important procedural […]

West Oakland Community Night Walks

If you are interested in participating in Community Night Walks in West Oakland please see the information below…

Happy Holidays From Oakland Unite

Oakland Unite would like to wish all everyone Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! Messengers4Change helped spread the holiday cheer through the Mayor’s Annual Toy Drive. On Saturday, December 19th more than 340 families received bags of gifts at Encompass School in East Oakland. Messengers4Change in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and Holy Names University […]

Oakland Unite Final Funding Recommendations

After a rigorous Request for Proposals (RFP) process, and approval from the Safety and Services Oversight Commission, the Public Safety Committee, and Oakland City Council, Oakland Unite is excited to announce the final list of community-based organizations and public partners who will receive funding to provide violence prevention and intervention services in the City of […]

Oakland Unite West Oakland Street Outreach RFP Coming Soon…

Oakland Unite is excited to announce that we will be releasing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the street outreach work in West Oakland in January. Please check our website for more information about applying in the New Year. If you would like to placed on our mailing list to hear about upcoming funding opportunities […]

Sign-up to Participate in the Mayor’s Toy Drive

This year Oakland Unite’s Messengers4Change has partnered with Holy Names University to collect gifts for the Mayor’s Toy Drive. If you, or someone you know, is interested in signing-up to receive gifts from the Mayor’s Toy Drive please attend the sign-up event on Saturday, December 5th.