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OCAP Programs and Resources

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Our Featured Programs

Employment and Employment Training

Affordable Housing and Foreclosure Assistance

Community Food Security

Free Legal Assistance

Senior Transportation

IDA Program Partners

Featured Programs


EITC	$6.9 million returns in 2009. Get your taxes done for free!
IDA	Save $2,000 and get up to $4,000. Get paid for saving money!
ARRA	Over $1.2 million for training/jobs. Putting Oakland to work!
Bank on Oakland	Over 8,000 new accounts opened. Yes you can! Open a bank account.

Employment

Employment and Employment Training

Providers
Laney College	The Oakland Green Jobs Corps program targets disadvantaged and dislocated for job training and employment placement in green jobs.
Men of Valor Academy	The Men of Valor program includes Life-Skills training, Educational workforce/vocational training and job placement.
Oakland Workforce Development Collaborative	The Oakland Army Base Workforce Development Collaborative provides workforce development and job placement services to low-income residents of Oakland.
Society of St Vincent de Paul	The Kitchen of Champions Culinary Training Program integrates hands-on food services training with classroom instruction, case management, workplace preparation and job placement assistance
Volunteers of America Bay Area (VOABA)	The Volunteers of America Bay Area (VOABA) Re-entry Housing Initiative assists ex-offenders returning to Oakland with housing, job training, and placement services.
Other Resources
Oakland Private Industry Council (PIC)	Employment Development Department (EDD)
East Bay Works

Housing

Affordable Housing and Foreclosure Assistance

Providers
Catholic Charities of the East Bay (CCEB)	The Oakland Housing Plus program provides low-income residents of Oakland with housing assistance through rental and utility assistance.
Covenant House California	Covenant House California (CHC)’s Crisis Shelter and Transitional Living Program supports the educational and employment needs of homeless youths in Oakland.
Housing and Economic Rights Advocates (HERA)	Housing and Economic Rights Advocates (HERA) works to protect vulnerable Oakland Homeowners from foreclosure by offering individual foreclosure prevention, workshops, and telephone counseling and referral services
St. Mary's Center	St. Mary’s Center assists over 350 homeless and at risk seniors with temporary shelter, mental health, substance abuse income management and housing services
Other Resources
Oakland Housing Authority (OHA)	DreamCatcher-Alameda Family Services
First Place for Youth	Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA)
Community Housing

Community Food

Community Food Security

Providers
Mandela Marketplace	Mandela Marketplace will provide food business incubation in historically underserved and low-income West Oakland.
Other Resources
Alameda County Community Food Bank	Food Stamps (SNAP Program)
Meals on Wheels

Legal Assistance

Free Legal Assistance

Providers
Bay Area Legal Aid	The Bay Area Legal Aid’s Oakland Safety Net Project provides access to free civil legal services for people living in poverty throughout Oakland.
Other Resources
East Bay Community Law Center	Legal Assistance for Seniors

Transportation

Senior Transportation

Providers
Oakland Paratransit (OPED)	Senior Shuttle Services provided to Oakland low-income seniors via contract with Bay Area Community Services (BACS)
Bay Area Community Services (BACS)	Service provider for senior transportation in Oakland
Other Resources
Paratransit/Taxi for the Elderly and Disabled

IDA Program Partners

Lao Family Community Development	2325 E. 12th Street Oakland, CA 94601	510-533-8850	www.lfcd.org	Savings: First-time home ownership, education and small business development
Unity Council	3301 E. 12th Street, Suite 101, Oakland, CA 94601	510-535-6920	www.unitycouncil.org	Savings: First time home ownership
LIFETIME	1880 Fairway Drive, San Leandro, CA 94577	510-352-5160	www.geds-to-phds.org	Savings: Post secondary education and small business development
Oakland Housing Authority	1619 Harrison Street, Oakland, CA 94612 (mailing address)	510-587-2114	www.oakha.org	Savings: First time home purchase
Civicorps	101 Myrtle Street, Oakland, CA 94607	510-992-7800	www.cvcorps.org	Savings: Post secondary education and small business development
Urban Fire	6031 Christie Ave., Emeryville, CA 94608 (by appt. only)	510-655-1304	www.urbanfire.org	Savings: Small business development
Operation Hope	3062 E. 9th St. Oakland, CA 94601	510-535-6700	www.operationhope.org	Savings: First time home purchase, post secondary education and small business development
Women’s Initiative For Self-Employment	519 17th Street, Suite 110 Oakland, CA 94612	510-287-3622	www.womensinitiative.org	Savings: Small business development, post secondary education and first time home purchase
East Bay Asian Development Corporation (EBALDC)	310 8th Street, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94607	510-287-5353	www.ebaldc.org	Savings: First-time home purchase, post secondary education and small business development

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