UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Initiative (LPPI) conducted an empirical analysis of the Fruitvale Village in Oakland, California, a multi-dimensional Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in the city’s largest Latino neighborhood. LPPI assessed various aggregate census tract socioeconomic outcomes to evaluate changes for […]... Read More ➞
On Friday, March 2nd Bay Area leaders and community members gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of Casa Arabella, the largest affordable housing project in East Oakland. The event speakers included Rosy Davalos, Board Chair at The Unity Council; Mayor Libby […]... Read More ➞
Clara is a 24-year-old Family Advocate at De Colores Head Start & Early Head Start, a preschool for low-income families in the Fruitvale neighborhood in Oakland. Clara is one of the 800,000 DACA recipients that were able to go to […]... Read More ➞
The Unity Council serves 187 Early Head Start children, and 180 Head Start children throughout our Concord and Oakland grantee-operated programs. The 2016-2017 school year was the third full year of operation for the Concord programs. We have two child […]... Read More ➞
Because of the reports of an impending wave of workplace raids by ICE in California, our friends at Centro Legal de La Raza wanted to re-circulate links to these materials, recently developed by Legal Aid at Work. They provide information […]... Read More ➞
Are you that person that forgets to get flowers for your significant other in Valentine’s Day? Gain some brownie points with your Bae* and order your flowers at one of the three top flower shops in Fruitvale. Each shop has […]... Read More ➞
Affordable Senior Housing in East Oakland, ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS 62 OR OLDER OR HANDICAPPED/DISABLED. February 15 through March 1, 2018. Monday – Friday from 9:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M. Pick up an application at Posada de Colores, 2221 Fruitvale Avenue, Oakland, […]... Read More ➞
Join us for an afternoon filled with resources for you and your family, games, prizes, music, kid activities, and ride a real Oakland fire truck! When: February 25, from 12 – 3 pm Where: Fruitvale Transit Village What is Resilient […]... Read More ➞
Mayor Libby Schaaf & Congresswoman Barbara Lee, in partnership with United Way Bay Area, Citi Community Development, and The Unity Council, kick off the 2018 free tax preparation season. For the 16th year, low- to moderate-income residents of the Bay […]... Read More ➞
Vincent is a 40-year-old Oakland resident and a dedicated and loving father of four teenage kids. At the time of his first visit to The Unity Council, Vincent was facing many challenges; he was unemployed and could not find an […]... Read More ➞