Posted: April 5th, 2020 3:45 PM
Last Updated: January 20th, 2021 8:02 PM
As shelter in place orders to reduce the rate of COVID-19 spread have constrained our ability to be physically connected, there are still ways to pitch in to community efforts, some of these, aligned with Earth Day themes, are presented below.
Click each link below to access these community environmental resources.
Access energy bill reduction, payment support, and efficiency programs
Access energy bill reduction programs with East Bay Community Energy, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Hindi
Apply for a Captain Planet Foundation ecoSolution grants - for youth environmental educators
Apply for Diablo Fire Safe Council Grants to assist with fire fuels management
Apply for Keep Oakland Beautiful grants to fund community cleanup, restoration, and beautification
Check out books for Earth Day recommended by Oakland Public Library
Contribute daily health status to help track the COVID-19 pandemic
Find, donate, and volunteer COVID-19 relief
Find info on residential and business waste disposal service in Oakland
Find resources for more sustainable consumption from USDN
Keep your house fire-safe with these Oakland Fire Department tips
Learn about Oakland's Equitable Climate Action Plan (ECAP)
Learn about Oakland's Sustainability Program
Learn disaster response skills with the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Map your Oakland story and share it with the Oakland Museum
Report needed community infrastructure fixes to OAK311
20 daily actions for Earth Day 2020 from Stopwaste - calendar and journal