Long before hundreds of vehicles roll up on Tuesday morning, a half dozen volunteers are on the job. Along a makeshift assembly line, extended to allow for social distancing, a half dozen volunteers wearing masks […]
The Roots Community Health Center is a nonprofit health clinic in East Oakland that was founded in 2008 and currently has over 29 different programs to serve the community. One of their most recent additions […]
It is no secret that the supply of free food in the Bay Area is limited. Especially in Oakland which has a large number of homeless people as well as many families who receive government […]
I was walking up from my house on Fruitvale towards E. 14th Street. About two blocks from my house, I found myself walking behind two womyn. One pushed a baby stroller; a baby was wrapped […]
I’m sure that you received the message in part one that everything you need for sustainability can be found at Eastmont TC. Your problem with or question about food, money, clothing, housing, medical/dental/mental health or […]
Eastmont Town Center, located on 73rd and Bancroft, is a hub for all one’s needs or, at least a big stepping stone. Firstly, on the first floor you will find the Self-Sufficiency Center, known as […]
The East Oakland Switchboard is located right around the corner from me. For three years, I’ve walked and ridden past it and wondered what the business does. Formerly homeless, I could tell it was […]
The East side of the O in the Wild Wild West, California’s desert and no man’s land. This desert isn’t only craving water but thirsty for so much more. Seminary to Havenscourt is not […]
MARCH 4th, 2017. Lake Merritt, Oakland. It is the first Saturday in March – quite an unusual day if you ask me. The rain comes and goes. The sun timidly hides behind the clouds, yet families, […]
How does the Alameda County Community Food Bank (ACCFB) provide the equivalent of 28 million meals a year? What do volunteers do? How does an organization manage, train and keep 17,000 volunteers a year? Why […]
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