Focus Areas
We are invested in making impact in the following areas:
Economic EmpowermentIncreasing opportunities for individual and collective wealth in Deep East Oakland.
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Homeless Services & Solutions Addressing the immediate needs of unhoused populations across Oakland. Advocacy and organizing on behalf of and with unhoused brothers and sisters in Deep East Oakland.
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Community Planning
Culturally competent community planning and equitable engagement for Deep East Oakland neighborhoods.
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Civic Engagement & LeadershipAdvocacy and organizing for representation in local government and developing resident leadership and power in Deep East Oakland.
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Programs
Economic Empowerment
Working to increase Black resident knowledge and unity around collective and/or cooperative economic opportunities in the areas of savings, home and commercial ownership, small business and entrepreneurship.
Our efforts include:
Working to increase Black resident knowledge and unity around collective and/or cooperative economic opportunities in the areas of savings, home and commercial ownership, small business and entrepreneurship.
Our efforts include:
- East Oakland SuSu Lending Circle Program
- Environmental Justice Initiatives
- Partner with East Oakland Black Cultural Zone Collaborative
Homeless Services and Solutions
Food Justice // Advocacy, organizing and policy efforts to bring resources to Oakland’s most vulnerable residents. Alleviate food insecurity in marginalized communities through the distribution and redistribution of food (food rescue), essential supplies and resources. Expand the access to fresh and nutritious food options in East Oakland.
Housing Justice // Advocacy, organizing and policy efforts to increase traditional and innovative housing options for no to low income residents of Oakland. Shift the paradigm on what housing is and means for vulnerable communities. Change the narrative on homelessness and hold the powers that be accountable for housing being a basic human right.
Our efforts include:
Food Justice // Advocacy, organizing and policy efforts to bring resources to Oakland’s most vulnerable residents. Alleviate food insecurity in marginalized communities through the distribution and redistribution of food (food rescue), essential supplies and resources. Expand the access to fresh and nutritious food options in East Oakland.
Housing Justice // Advocacy, organizing and policy efforts to increase traditional and innovative housing options for no to low income residents of Oakland. Shift the paradigm on what housing is and means for vulnerable communities. Change the narrative on homelessness and hold the powers that be accountable for housing being a basic human right.
Our efforts include:
- Feed the Hood Program
- COVID-19 Relief Food and Supply Distribution Program
- Homeless Rapid Response Team (HRRT) Deep East Oakland
- Partner with Housing and Dignity Project
- Member of Homeless Advocacy Working Group (HAWG)
Community Planning
Disrupt and change traditional planning processes and the ways in which traditional planners operate and planning processes are conducted in Oakland. Engage in equitable and culturally relevant planning and community engagement that is inclusive of BIPOC community members from the onset. Assist with coalition and collaborative opportunities with fellow community based organizations to revitalize key East Oakland corridors and neighborhoods for healthy and equitable community economic development.
Our efforts include:
Disrupt and change traditional planning processes and the ways in which traditional planners operate and planning processes are conducted in Oakland. Engage in equitable and culturally relevant planning and community engagement that is inclusive of BIPOC community members from the onset. Assist with coalition and collaborative opportunities with fellow community based organizations to revitalize key East Oakland corridors and neighborhoods for healthy and equitable community economic development.
Our efforts include:
- City of Oakland Bike Plan Update Community Workshops
- Mobility 4 All (partnership with Lyft and Transform)
- Partner with East Oakland Neighborhoods Initiative (EONI) and "Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors" community plan
- East Oakland Mobility Action Plan (EOMAP)
- East Oakland Futures Fest
- Power the People: Martin Luther King Jr Shoreline Access Study
Civic Engagement and Leadership
Working to increase the representation of deep East Oakland residents in the local and regional political landscape by civic participation and building the power and capacity of East Oakland residents to engage in organizing.
Our efforts include:
Working to increase the representation of deep East Oakland residents in the local and regional political landscape by civic participation and building the power and capacity of East Oakland residents to engage in organizing.
Our efforts include:
- Campaign for Age, Race and District Diversity on City of Oakland Boards and Commissions
Bringing Our Voices: Deep East Oakland Listening SessionIn 2016, The East Oakland Collective (EOC) was awarded grants from All In Alameda County and Akonadi Foundation to hold a listening session for residents of color in deep East Oakland. Community members came together for a great discussion on economic empowerment, housing and urban blight from where EOC formed our focus areas. Watch footage from the event to learn what is impacting deep East Oakland residents.
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Support Us.
Consider donating today to support efforts to increase racial and economic equity in deep East Oakland. Your valued contributions will directly support programming such as Take Back Our Streets; civic engagement, leadership and economic empowerment initiatives. All monetary donations are tax deductible.
