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Community Support Services

Citywide Support Services

 

house

  Housing Assistance

 

  • BACS Housing Resource Center, 510-613-0330
  • Covid19 Resources from Tenants Together, (415) 495-8100
  • Call 211 
  • Abode Services:  Shelter, Outreach, Move ins, Crisis Response, In person and Phone support
  • Oakland Eviction Defense, 510.452.4541
  • Catholic Charities Oakland, 510-768-3100

 

money

Financial Assistance 

 

  • Bay Area Community Services (BACS) | www.bayareacs.org | (510) 899-9289 (call) | (510) 759-4877 (text) | 
  • Catholic Charities East Bay | www.cceb.org | (510) 768-3100
  • Centro Legal de la Raza | www.centrolegal.org | (510) 422-5669
  • Season of Sharing, 510-272-3700

 

food

Food and Nutrition

 

OUSD Food Distribution - Mondays and Thursdays, 8am-1pm

Food Distribution Sites:

  • Bret Harte Middle School
  • Coliseum College Preparatory Academy (CCPA) 
  • Elmhurst United Middle School
  • Frick United Middle School
  • Life Academy/United for Success

Home food delivery service is also available. To sign up, please contact: 

kenneth.jackson@ousd.org, (510) 520-6066

leticia.manzanares@ousd.org, (510) 519-7062 (Spanish)

OR Sign Up Online the OUSD Free Meals for Oakland Kids page.

 

utilities

Utilities Assistance

 

EBMUD Customer Assistance Program (CAP)

866-403-2683

PG&E Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LHEAP)

(866) 675-6623

Spectrum Community Services

510-881-0300

Keep Oakland Housed Program

Critical Families in Need @ Catholic Charities

510-768-3100

Adjusting/Obtaining Medical Insurance for School Based Health Clinic