City of Oakland Community’s Toy Drive Sign-up for Low Income Families

Happening Saturday, December 2nd from noon – 3 p.m. at the Eastmont Substation (2651 73rd Ave.). Please bring all required documentation to sign-up. This toy drive benefits Oakland children 0-12 years old.

Oakland Unite Year 1 Evaluation Report

Oakland Unite is proud to release the “Evaluation of Oakland Unite: Year 1 Strategy Report” prepared by the independent evaluation firm Mathematica Policy Research. The report represents the first evaluation of Oakland Unite services funded through the Safety and Services Act of 2014 (Measure Z).  The City has contracted with Mathematica to evaluate Oakland Unite […]

On behalf of the SSOC, you are invited…

to attend Safety and Service Oversight Commission meetings being held in the community in September and October. Please see flyers below for more information!  

Friday Summer Nights Programs Coming to East and West Oakland…

Oakland Unite’s Messengers4Change Friday Summer Nights Program Starting July 7th —On Friday, July 7th, Oakland Unite will begin hosting the Friday Summer Nights Programs in East and West Oakland. These events are free, open to the public and offer free food, games, entertainment and raffles for all ages. The Friday Summer Nights Programs aim to […]

Civicorps’ Successful Students

Oakland Unite is a proud funder of Civicorps Schools. Congratulations to all the graduates! To read more about the successful students please click HERE.

Oakland Unite Accepting Youth Squad Applications

Come join the Youth Squad Team and be part of Oakland Unite’s Friday Summer Nights Program. Information and applications can be found HERE. Applications are due on Friday, May 26, 2017.  

DreamCatcher Set to Open Nikka’s Place

Oakland Unite is proud to announce that Alameda Family Services, DreamCatcher, an Oakland Unite funded agency, will be opening its newly renovated shelter space, as well as Nikka’s Place, a shelter space dedicated to commercially sexually exploited children in the next two months. For more information click HERE.  

Civicorps Schools Participants Go to College

East Bay Times reports on two Civicorps Schools students using AmeriCorps money to pay for college as they work to turn their lives around. Oakland Unite is proud to provide funding to Civicorps Schools to support youth and young adults in Oakland. To read the full article click HERE.

Congratulations to Glen Upshaw

Glen Upshaw received the Oakland Citizen Humanitarian Award for his outstanding work on behalf of the community on Sunday, January 15, 2017. Glen Upshaw has worked in the field of street outreach and violence interruption for five years. He started his work as a street outreach worker, violence interrupter, and Area Team Lead for Oakland […]

Holiday Support & Giving

This holiday season Oakland Unite worked with the Mayor, CBO Life Coaches, Ceasefire faith-based partners, the Coliseum NCPC, and other to provide holiday support to program participants and community members. Fifty-seven participants and their families received full Thanksgiving meals with the support of Mt. Zion Church, and in the month of December over 500 families […]