Oakland, CA – September 12th, 2023 – The Unity Council is excited to announce a dynamic collaboration with renowned local artist Jet Martinez to produce the official poster art for this year’s Oakland Día de los Muertos celebration. This partnership […]... Read More ➞
Hello Community! Join us and create an altar for the 28th Annual Oakland Día de Los Muertos Festival! We invite you to commemorate someone special, a group of people, or a cause with an altar of the dead. Altars are […]... Read More ➞
On Tuesday, November 22nd, Comcast announced it will be awarding an additional $1 million in grants to 100 small businesses owned by women and people of color, including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Asian American owners, among others, in Oakland. Oakland […]... Read More ➞
The San Francisco Foundation announces a $3 million investment to strengthen the Bay Area’s ecosystem of Latinx community organizers to help fight the region’s deep systemic inequities the pandemic exposed and deepened. Ten Latinx-led organizations that focus on service delivery, organizing, and […]... Read More ➞
DEADLINE: Submissions due June 27, 2022 at 5:00 PM We need artwork to be featured in this year’s Día de los Muertos Festival Poster! A community panel selects the winning artwork for the poster. Panelists consider the artistic quality of the […]... Read More ➞
Check out the newest addition to the website, our Data and Evaluation Reports! Are you interested in learning more about the impact of our organization? From our COVID-19 Financial Assistance to our Food Distribution programs, we are proud to share […]... Read More ➞
When we first met Montana in 2017, he wasn’t satisfied with the direction in which his career was going. The Oakland resident longed for stability and a better-earning wage to support his family, including his then-one-year-old son. He wanted a career […]... Read More ➞
Oakland, CA – The Unity Council received a $850,000 grant from Wells Fargo’s Open for Business Fund to support Fruitvale and East Oakland businesses manage the economic effects of COVID-19 by providing needed capital, technical assistance, and long-term recovery and […]... Read More ➞
If COVID-19 has impacted your ability to pay or receive rent and utility payments, the State of California is here to help you. The CA COVID-19 Rent Relief program supports eligible renters and landlords by providing 100 percent financial assistance for […]... Read More ➞
Children 5-11 Years-Old Are Now Eligible for Safe, Effective COVID-19 Vaccine Last week, the CDC recommended the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine can be safely administered to children to prevent severe illness and death. The vaccine was shown to have a 90.9 percent […]... Read More ➞