links & resources

(510) 649-1930

BOSS is a non-profit organization committed to helping homeless, poor and disabled people in our community of Alameda County to achieve health and self sufficiency. Access to housing, employment, and good health are basic human rights. We believe that people also have the right—and the responsibility—to stand up and demand changes to policies which restrict or deny those rights. We advocate for change and we support people fighting for their rights and social justice.

(510) 459-0348

Tomorrow's Answers programs' are designed to address the significant barriers youth from West Oakland face; that is, barriers to employment because of low educational levels, transportation difficulty, bad economic conditions, untreated health issues, lack of childcare, and the presence of a criminal record. They also aim to create a safer neighborhood for those who visit, live, and work in West Oakland.

(510) 652-5530

Attitudinal Healing works to eliminate violence by supporting creative and educational programs that transform the spirit and build peaceful and loving communities for all humanity.

(510) 452-2010

People's Grocery mission is to build a local food system that improves the health and economy of the West Oakland community. They develop programs and enterprises that produce and distribute fresh foods, provide nutrition education, promote urban agriculture and create local jobs.

(510) 898-7830

Cycles of Change works to improve the health and sustainability of our neighborhoods by increasing the use of bicycles as transportation, connecting youth with the extraordinary living systems of our local area, and building a diverse community of visionary young leaders.

(510) 444-9655

Healthy Oakland's mission is to decrease violence and health disparities in people of color. They offer free health services to low-income families and the needy through their health clinic as well as their mobile clinic.

(510) 652-7607

People's Grocery mission is to build a local food system that improves the health and economy of the West Oakland community. They develop programs and enterprises that produce and distribute fresh foods, provide nutrition education, promote urban agriculture and create local jobs.

(510) 433-0650

Mandela MarketPlace is an emerging small business incubator that promotes, facilitates and provides opportunity for disenfranchised people to benefit from public resources and a political voice to improve their quality of life and enhance their community.

(510) 763-4241

City Slicker Farms grows fresh produce for West Oakland with partners like OBUGS and People's Grocery. They offer sliding scale farm stands every Saturday. Visit their website for details.

(510) 465-4660

OBUGS offers children of disadvantaged families education on nutrition, health, and sciences starting at a young age. They do this through a network of school and neighborhood gardens, green spaces, and farmers' markets that provide safe venues for physical activity, and fresh produce to all children and families.

(510) 763-5877

Just Cause is a membership-based organization building a powerful voice for Oakland's low-income tenants and workers.

(510) 540-0878

HAC provides free public benefits advocacy to people who are homeless and mentally ill in Alameda County. In addition to helping clients obtain sustainable income and health insurance, HAC also works with community stakeholders to reduce the harms associated with a lack of housing and healthcare...

(510) 898-7800

The Alameda Point Collaborative is a unique neighborhood located on 34 acres of Alameda Point. At APC, we work to end homelessness by providing housing and services to create communities where formerly homeless families and individuals can flourish.

(510) 839-1706

Based in Oakland, California, the Khadafy Foundation provides support services to anyone who has lost a child or other loved one to violence. At this time of greatest crisis, we reach out with immediate support.