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On September 28, staff members gathered to celebrate the anniversaries of nine amazing staff members who have been at The Unity Council for over 20 years. Two of the employees recognized have been at The Unity Council for 30 years. All nine of the employees celebrated were women, and women make up nearly 75% of […]

On Sunday, September 30, The Oakland Raiders honored Chris Iglesias, CEO with the 2018 NFL Heritage Leadership Award. Chris Iglesias has dedicated his career to executing a social equity agenda through innovative and strategic public-private partnerships. Today, Iglesias leads one of East Oakland’s most vital community assets—a 54-year-old social equity development organization devoted to improving […]

Every year The Unity Council hosts three traditional arts workshops before the Dia de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale. Each one will feature different crafts and local artists. All workshops are free, open to the public, and include materials. All ages welcome! Tuesday, October 16 from 6-8PM – History of Dia de los Muertos & Paper […]

Last year, Daisy visited The Unity Council’s Career Center to help her mom enroll in a computer class. She did not count on enrolling her mom in a class and enrolling herself into the STEP program. STEP offers services for youth and young adults, age 16 to 24, who want help with job search, career […]

Ofelia is originally from Guadalajara, Jalisco. In her words, she moved to Oakland “way before her hair was all white”. Ofelia loves dancing and does not let her broken arm get in the way of moving to the rhythm of cumbias. Ofelia joined the Fruitvale-San Antonio Senior Center ten years ago. She was referred to […]

Eduardo Chaidez is the winner of the 2018 Dia de los Muertos poster art contest! His artwork quickly stood out among competitors because of the way he captured this year’s theme, “A Dream for All.” Eduardo is a big fan of political posters and in his work for the poster art, he wanted to embrace […]