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 […]
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 […]
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 […]