Last school year, six teenage parents whose children were enrolled in our Cal-SAFE Early Head Start program received their high school diploma through ACOE’s Fruitvale Academy High School. California School Age Families Education (Cal-SAFE) is a program for pregnant and parenting teen parents operated by the Alameda County Office of Education. The Unity Council operates […]
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Youth Leadership Program (YLP)
The Youth Leadership program is a new initiative focused on empowering youth, ages of 14 to 20, through a socially conscious training on Oakland and Bay Area issues for those that are currently or were previously enrolled in other Unity Council youth programs. An average of 15 youth will critically analyze social issues affecting their […]
The TUC-OUSD Newcomer Partnership
On 2018, OUSD asked TUC if we could train their newcomer youth to be job ready and help them find employment. Thanks to the Citi grant, we now have more capacity to serve newcomer youth and give them an OYE-like training with job readiness and whole-person wellness components. We recognize that attaining employment is their […]
The Unity Council Awarded $250,000 Citi Foundation Youth Workforce Grant
The Unity Council was awarded a $250,000 grant from the Citi Foundation 2018 Youth Workforce Fund to help more than 150 low-income youth in Oakland attain 21st century workforce skills and paid internship and apprenticeship opportunities. One of fifteen organizations across the U.S. and the only one in the San Francisco Bay Area selected to […]
Head Start Program: Annual Report 2017-2018
The Unity Council serves 187 Early Head Start children and 180 Head Start children throughout our Concord and Oakland grantee-operated programs. The 2017-2018 school year was the fifth full year of operation for the Concord programs. We have two child care partners in Concord. Concord Child Care Center, a NAEYC Accredited program, serves both Early […]
The Fruitvale-San Antonio Senior Center Celebrates its 39th Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon
Providing social services for low-income seniors is a priority of The Unity Council, as an organization, we are committed to making sure our seniors are connected, engaged, and supported. Every year, for the past 39 years, the senior services staff at The Unity Council has hosted a Thanksgiving Luncheon for low-income seniors. The luncheon is […]
