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Feed the Hood 8 "Holidays for the Unhoused" was The East Oakland Collective's largest event yet! Over 500 volunteers prepared and distributed bag lunches, hygiene kit and winter items across Oakland and Berkeley on December 9, 2018.
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VOLUNTEER WITH US.
Feed the Hood April and June -- cancelled due to COVID-19
Stay tuned for more info! Feed the Hood *Drive Thru Edition* - Supply Drive - Saturday, August 15, 2020 Feed the Hood *Drive Thru Edition* - Distribution Day - Sunday, August 16, 2020 |
About Feed the Hood
The Feed the Hood program provides community members with large scale opportunities to donate money, goods and time to provide food and necessities to unhoused populations across Oakland. EOC hosts the large scale Feed the Hood events bi-monthly. Since September 2017, the Feed the Hood program has galvanized over 3,000 community volunteers, distributed over 30,000 lunches, distributed 10,000 hygiene kits, and served over 5,000 unhoused persons across Oakland. The Feed the Hood program has inspired schools, corporations and community groups throughout the Bay Area to find ways to help tackle the homelessness crisis as classroom and student projects.
Check out some awesome photos from past Feed the Hood events.
Feed the Hood Event Itinerary
7:00 AM // Volunteers arrive and register. All are welcome to come early and help setup. Continental breakfast and coffee/tea is served.
7:00 - 9:00 AM // All hands on deck to assemble bagged lunches and hygiene kits.
9:00 - 9:30 AM // Briefing and instruction
9:30 AM // Group into caravans to distribute lunches and hygiene kits across Oakland/parts of Berkeley. Each caravan crew will be led by an ambassador. Please consider being a designated caravan participant. Required sign up is on a first come basis via pre-registration or day of the event.
9:30 - 12:00 PM // distribution to encampments across Oakland/parts of Berkeley.
7:00 - 9:00 AM // All hands on deck to assemble bagged lunches and hygiene kits.
9:00 - 9:30 AM // Briefing and instruction
9:30 AM // Group into caravans to distribute lunches and hygiene kits across Oakland/parts of Berkeley. Each caravan crew will be led by an ambassador. Please consider being a designated caravan participant. Required sign up is on a first come basis via pre-registration or day of the event.
9:30 - 12:00 PM // distribution to encampments across Oakland/parts of Berkeley.
FAQs about Feed the Hood
Volunteers
Everyone is considered a volunteer and will be assisting in the assembly of the bagged lunches or hygiene kits. Volunteers of all ages are welcome. Youth under 13 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Caravans & Distribution
Caravan participation (distribution of the lunches/hygiene kits to the encampments) is by registration on a first come basis. All participants (drivers and riders) must be registered.
Donations
If you forgot what you signed up to donate, review the options again and bring items from the list. You can also refer to the email confirmation that was sent to you.
Donations in High Demand
For Feed the Hood, our goal is to provide 3,000 lunches and hygiene kits to our unhoused brothers and sisters each event. Below are donations in high demand:
Hygiene kit items
Parking and Donation Drop Off
Parking in the lot is reserved for staff and caravan ambassadors only. There is parking available in the surrounding neighborhood. Feel free to drop off donations to the runners at the front or back entrances of the school and then proceed to park your car.
Photography and Videography
No photography or videography of our unhoused brothers and sisters is allowed. You can take pictures of the morning assembly process, your caravan crew, friends, etc., but we want to respect the identities and privacy of those in the community. If you absolutely must take a photo, please ask permission from the person/people in the photo.
Everyone is considered a volunteer and will be assisting in the assembly of the bagged lunches or hygiene kits. Volunteers of all ages are welcome. Youth under 13 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Caravans & Distribution
Caravan participation (distribution of the lunches/hygiene kits to the encampments) is by registration on a first come basis. All participants (drivers and riders) must be registered.
Donations
If you forgot what you signed up to donate, review the options again and bring items from the list. You can also refer to the email confirmation that was sent to you.
Donations in High Demand
For Feed the Hood, our goal is to provide 3,000 lunches and hygiene kits to our unhoused brothers and sisters each event. Below are donations in high demand:
Hygiene kit items
- bars of soap
- deodorant
- feminine hygiene products
- toothbrush/toothpaste
- shampoo
- toilet paper
- baby wipes
- lotion
- warm scarves, gloves, knit hats (new or clean & gently used)
- tents, sleeping bags (new or clean & gently used)
- heavy duty tarps (new)
Parking and Donation Drop Off
Parking in the lot is reserved for staff and caravan ambassadors only. There is parking available in the surrounding neighborhood. Feel free to drop off donations to the runners at the front or back entrances of the school and then proceed to park your car.
Photography and Videography
No photography or videography of our unhoused brothers and sisters is allowed. You can take pictures of the morning assembly process, your caravan crew, friends, etc., but we want to respect the identities and privacy of those in the community. If you absolutely must take a photo, please ask permission from the person/people in the photo.
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Feed the Hood named as the #6 Bay Area resolution making a difference!“Help People Experiencing Homelessness in Your Community. Across the bridge in Oakland, the East Oakland Collective organizes community action days to distribute food and necessary hygiene items to those in need. Additionally, the member-based organization also hosts events around civic engagement and economic empowerment.”
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I Love Being Black featured Feed the Hood and the homelessness
crisis in Oakland
Homelessness in Oakland has grown by more than 25% over the last two years with there being 3,000 homeless persons-- 70% of which are unsheltered. African-Americans make up 28% of Oakland’s population, but disproportionately account for 70% of the homeless population and are heavily located in Deep East Oakland. I Love Being Black went live to their 6 million+ Facebook followers during Feed the Hood 4 on Sunday, February 4, 2018 to document this large scale opportunity to give back to Oakland and to shed light on some of the issues affecting the Black homeless population in Oakland.
