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On Sunday, January 14, 2018 from 7:00-9:30 pm at the Oakland Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Dr., Oakland, CA 94612, Ms. Wendy Jackson will be presented with the Oakland Citizen Humanitarian Award for her outstanding work on behalf of the Oakland community at “In the Name of Love”, the 16th Annual Musical Tribute honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., an extensive civic and cultural event that pays homage through music, to one of the greatest humanitarians of our time.

The City of Oakland Human Services Department’s Youth Advisory Commission (OYAC) is excited to release the second cycle of the #OYACgivesback Youth-to-Youth Mini-Grant Application: Supporting Community Resiliency and Healing for Oakland.

City Council awards contracts to two local non-profits who will provide social services and site management at Oakland’s first outdoor navigation center.

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf traveled to Washington D.C. today to meet with federal lawmakers to increase funding for homeless services, affordable housing, and infrastructure improvements

Mayor Schaaf announced three new investments in the proposed 2017-2019 City Budget to fight homelessness, bringing the total proposed funds to address the crisis to $185 million.

With New Data Out on Homelessness in Alameda County, Mayor to Join County-Wide Leaders to Develop a Comprehensive Plan to Address Crisis