Posts Tagged ‘Needa Bee’
With city support lacking, mutual aid groups step up to help unhoused people
Unhoused Oakland residents have turned to mutual aid organizations, which exchange and redistribute food, provide harm-reduction supplies, create housing opportunities, and serve as a voice in the media. To meet the community’s needs, many organizations have expanded the aid they provide beyond their original missions.
Read MoreOakland’s clean air respite centers see few visitors
The City of Oakland opened its first ‘clean air respite centers’ on September 11.
Read MoreOakland City Council committee checks progress on solutions for homelessness
The City of Oakland is working to provide safe sites for homeless living in their RVs and more sanitation services at encampments in an effort to help address the city’s homeless crisis.
Read MoreOakland homeless camp residents face frequent thefts
Life is hard enough as it is for Oakland’s homeless encampment residents. Adding to the long list of adversities, however, is petty theft and other low-level crime. And that’s just the beginning of it.
Read MoreThe Village’s first new tiny house owner moves into her new home
In early April, members of The Village finally moved their first residents into what will serve as their home until next fall. The activist-led group has been working since mid-January to build houses for the homeless in Oakland’s San Antonio neighborhood. Barbara Verduzco, 65, now lives in the dark brown plywood-paneled home with her partner…
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