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 work, its ability to be reproduced as a poster/t-shirt, its relation to this year’s theme, […]
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TUC’s Program Evaluation Reports Now Available on Our Website
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 with you the impact of our work over the last two years.
Meet Montana, Former Workforce Development Client
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 change – he wanted to pursue a career in the truck driving industry. Montana learned […]
The Unity Council Awarded a $850,000 Wells Fargo Grant to Support Fruitvale and East Oakland Small Businesses
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 resiliency support. The Unity Council’s Small Business Services program is designed to help families create […]
Need help with unpaid rent? The Unity Council is here to help.
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 rent and utilities, to prevent housing instability, potential eviction, and financial hardships due to the […]
Children 5-11 Years-Old Are Now Eligible for Safe, Effective COVID-19 Vaccine
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 efficacy rate in clinical trials among this age group. Vaccination clinics and health care providers in […]