On Saturday, July 28, our children and staff had the honor of participating in the first annual West Oakland Unity Fair at DeFremery Recreation Center. The Unity Fair was a resource fair and celebration hosted by the West Oakland Community Collaborative, a network of agencies, organizations and service providers committed to working together to leverage the shared strengths to address challenges facing West Oakland residents. We had a BLAST!
Members of our Performing Company took the stage and performed Higher Ground: A Tribute to the African Root of Stilt Dancing, a juggling act, and finished with our summer hip hop dance.
We also hosted an activities area where everyone could “step into the ring” and learn to juggle, try the tight wire, and learn more about our programs.
The event offered the community the chance to connect with and learn more about all of the different services and supports that are available in our own neighborhood. Other agencies in attendance included:
Alameda County Assessor’s Office
Lotus Bloom Families
Prescott Joseph Center
St. Vincent Day Care Center
Oakland Public Library
Mandela Partners
The Crucible
Port of Oakland
Lincoln Families
Help Me Grow, Alameda County
New Door Ventures
Enroll Oakland
West Oakland Health Center
Pennies 4 Peace
West Oakland Interaction Plan
Mandela Pop-Up Village
West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project
Alameda County Healthy Homes
WOW Farms
True Light Missionary Baptist Church
Violence Prevention Coalition
Tech Equity Collaborative
Self Help Credit Union
Self Help Credit Union
Corrigan Sports
About the West Oakland Community Collaborative
Founded in 2001 with nine West Oakland community-based organizations, and support from The San Francisco Foundation and Supervisor Keith Carson, the West Oakland Community Collaborative’s (WOCC) mission is to “enhance, expand, unite, and build the capacity of West Oakland community-based organizations to improve and protect the quality of life, positive living conditions, and social, cultural, and economic viability of all West Oakland residents.”
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