The East Oakland Collective

"In order to have influence, pull a chair to the table and be involved in the change you want to see.”

We have set a $5,000 goal this Giving Black Day in order to provide tents for unhoused residents whose homes and structures are scheduled to be demolished on September 11th (of all dates).

With the support of our members and community partners, we were able to negotiate a two week delay before 21 self-built homes will be removed and destroyed by the City of Oakland—cited as fire code violations. With your support we will purchase large, family sized tents equal in size to the self-built homes.

We have always been able to count on the community to respond with generosity in emergency situations like this. Please donate and share this campaign with others. All we can count on is each other. Thank you!

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HOMELESS SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES

Since September 2017, EOC's 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 in Oakland.

#WeServeUs #community

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MISSION

The East Oakland Collective (EOC) is a member-based community organizing group invested in serving the communities of deep East Oakland by working towards racial and economic equity. With programming in civic engagement and leadership, economic empowerment and homeless services and solutions, we help amplify underserved communities from the ground up.  We are committed to driving impact in the landscape, politics and economic climate of deep East Oakland.

WHO WE ARE

The East Oakland Collective is a membership cohort of millennials-plus invested in the state of deep East Oakland.  We are a 100% Black led organization. We are community members comprised of natives, homeowners, residents of East Oakland/greater Oakland and allies. We are invested in working towards a better future for the underserved populations and communities of deep East Oakland.

DEEP EAST OAKLAND - THE LAST FRONTIER 

Like many urban cities across the United States, Oakland, CA is experiencing high rates of displacement and gentrification of Black neighborhoods. Deep East Oakland is where you will still find the largest population of Black residents. We want to get ahead of the curve of gentrification, prevent further displacement and stabilize our neighborhoods. 

With approximately 109,862 people living in deep East Oakland (City districts 6, 7 and parts of 5) per data from the U.S. Census Bureau 2010, the area is severely underserved and suffers from long-standing disinvestment and lack of resources.

Through empowering residents to organize, building civic engagement, fostering economic development and stabilizing our most vulnerable populations (our no-to-low income brothers and sisters), we can impact change.