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: 

    rayna.lett@ousd.org, (510) 303-8737

    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