A renewed call for donations to aid the unhoused community
The weather is getting better and COVID vaccinations are more widely available, but the political climate is still unfriendly to the unhoused. You can help! Here are the top suggestions […]
Grand Opening of the Tiny House Empowerment Village!
Friday April 2nd, 11:00am to 12:00pm PDT Did you join us online for the Grand Opening Celebration – Kehilla volunteers were there in person with Seder-Plate-in-a-Box meals for residents and […]
Opening Passover Doors: Including the Unsheltered
By the Homeless Action Committee In the second Passover of this pandemic we are called once again to open the door for the hungry to join us, and though our […]
“Work From Home: Well That’s Fun” — a comedy fundraiser for Love and Justice in the Streets
If you attended our forum, Homelessness: A Jewish Call to Action, you heard about the amazing work of Love and Justice in the Streets for the homeless of Oakland. The […]
“Move-In” Day at the YSA Tiny House Village
The residents will move in this week, but work continues on the weekends, as a few tiny houses are still unfinished and other projects continue. Click HERE for the latest […]
Homelessness: A Jewish Call to Action – Tuesday, February 2, 7pm – 8:30pm
Thousands of unsheltered people live in Oakland. Many are crowded into unsafe and unsanitary encampments from which they may be evicted as a result of the City’s new policies. 70% […]
Kehilla Homeless Action Depot
The Homeless Action Depot now lives at Kehilla! As we told you in a previous blog, we started collecting more donations than would fit in the box in the Kehilla […]
Youth Spirit Artworks – Tiny House Village at the Oakland Coliseum
Kehilla volunteers have worked hard over the past year to help turn the dream of Tiny Houses for homeless youth into a reality, and it’s almost move-in time at the […]
Kehilla Adds Its Voice to Humanely Support Unhoused People
Homelessness is a class and racial justice issue. 70% of the homeless individuals in Oakland are black and 38% report having at least one disabling condition. On October 20, 2020, […]
The City of Oakland wants to criminalize homelessness
The Life Enrichment Committee of the Oakland City Council has proposed “Encampment Management Policy” that will effectively criminalize homelessness in Oakland, leaving 10,000 residents with no place to go Here’s […]
