Wood Street Commons Threatened with Eviction in the Coming Weeks!

Posted by on Dec 12, 2022 in Homeless Action Blog | No Comments
Wood Street Commons Threatened with Eviction in the Coming Weeks!

Out-going Mayor Libby Schaaf had scheduled “deep-cleaning” (effectively eviction) of the Wood Street Commons site on Monday, January 9th, 2023, the day after she was to leave office.  Due to […]

Welcoming Wood Street Commons Activists at Kehilla

Posted by on Oct 19, 2022 in Homeless Action Blog | No Comments
Welcoming Wood Street Commons Activists at Kehilla

On Wednesday, October 12th, we were honored to welcome four leaders from the Wood Street Commons encampment in West Oakland to the Kehilla sukkah. LaMonte Ford, LeaJay Harper, Moose, and […]

Wood Street encampment eviction — Call the Oakland City Council NOW!

Posted by on Sep 26, 2022 in Homeless Action Blog | No Comments

Caltrans continues its mass eviction of the Wood Street encampment and the residents facing displacement have nowhere to go! This urgent situation requires an emergency intervention from Oakland City Council […]

Shanah Tovah 5783 – Take Action for the Unsheltered

Posted by on Sep 26, 2022 in Homeless Action Blog | No Comments
Shanah Tovah 5783 – Take Action for the Unsheltered

Thank you for your interest in helping our unhoused neighbors!   Your visit to this page is timely because of the connection between the High Holy Days and taking action to […]

Homeless Helping Homeless Fundraiser July 30th 1 – 4 PM

Posted by on Jul 11, 2022 in Homeless Action Blog | No Comments
Homeless Helping Homeless Fundraiser July 30th 1 – 4 PM

Homeless Helping Homeless From the Inside Out Resource Fair and Fundraiser Saturday, July 30th, 1 PM to 4 PM Wood Street Commons 1707 Wood Street, Oakland Come support the residents […]

Your Donations Bring Warmth to the Unsheltered

Posted by on Nov 17, 2021 in Homeless Action Blog | No Comments
Your Donations Bring Warmth to the Unsheltered

The Kehilla Homeless Action Committee continues to collect clothing and other essentials for distribution to our unsheltered neighbors, especially at the Wood Street Commons encampment in West Oakland.  Hear from some […]

A Shavuot Message: from Thanksgiving to Justice through Helping the Unsheltered

In Leviticus 23 immediately following the instructions for offering the first fruits at Shavuot is a reminder that in gathering our harvest we must leave some food available for those […]

Let Oakland’s City Council Know that Housing Is a Human Right

The Homeless Action Committee in conjunction with Love and Justice in the Streets is asking that you utilize the following information to advocate with Oakland City Council members. Council members […]

A renewed call for donations to aid the unhoused community

Posted by on Apr 7, 2021 in Homeless Action Blog | No Comments
A renewed call for donations to aid the unhoused community

The political climate remains unfriendly to the unhoused. Oakland continues to enforce its Encampment Management Policy with recent sweeps of encampments at Mosswood Park and near the High Street Home […]

Opening Passover Doors: Including the Unsheltered

Posted by on Mar 9, 2021 in Homeless Action Blog | No Comments

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 […]