Project Peace partners with East Bay organizations to contribute toward their sustainability and efficacy,
specifically schools and social service providers. We do this primarily through our Day of Service program, helping partners identify their needs and connecting them with volunteer and occasionally financial resources to meet those needs.
For more information on working alongside Project Peace East Bay or becoming a partnering organization, email us at contact@projectpeaceeastbay.org
Children Rising’s mission is to nurture and equip vulnerable children to rise above the challenges created by generations of poverty, violence and educational inequity. We do that by empowering children attending public schools most affected by poverty, violence and educational inequity by raising awareness and rallying community support for their needs; and by galvanizing and guiding volunteers to teach, mentor, and nourish the children so they may develop academic and life skills to realize their God-given potential.
Claremont Middle School (OUSD) serves the Rockridge community of north Oakland. It was apartner of Project Peace for ten years as a Day of Service site, and did not require our services anymore when their own parent community took on the ongoing needs of their campus.
Covenant House provides sanctuary and support for homeless and trafficked youth, ages 18-24. CHC provides a full continuum of services to meet the physical, emotional, educational, vocational, and spiritual well-being of young people from a faith-based perspective. It is based out of downtown Oakland with an emergency shelter in Berkeley called "YEAH!”.
Crossroads is an alternative high school designed to support and empower parents raising their young children. While parents attend classes, their children are cared for in a developmentally appropriate program. Its goal is for all students to graduate and become contributing members of society while raising their children in a nurturing environment so that they, too, can grow to become positive forces in the world.
EBAYC’s mission is to support all youth be to be safe, smart, and socially responsible. It does this through violence prevention, summer and after-school learning, mentoring, and civic engagement and organizing programs. While its roots are in the Asian American community, EBAYC now serves racially and culturally diverse youth in the Chinatown, Eastlake, and San Antonio neighborhoods of Oakland.
Emerson is a relationship-centered elementary school in the Temescal neighborhood of Oakland. It strives to support students academically and emotionally; to eliminate racial, socioeconomic, and gender inequities; and to use inquiry and reflection to improve its practice.
Garfield Elementary School is part of the Balanced Literacy Cohort within Oakland Unified School District with about 50 percent of students being English language learners and nearly all students receiving free or reduced price lunch. It is located in the San Antonio District and partners with the East Bay Asian Youth Center to provide after school programs.
Our mission is to improve students' academic achievement in a safe, stimulating and nurturing environment where teachers practice instructional strategies that meet the individual learning needs of all students. Our goal is to be considered one of the best elementary schools in the state!
Marshall Elementary is a “community of learners” as all stakeholders show their commitment to academic excellence for our students. Marshall is a safe place where students feel comfortable, relaxed and eager to learn. They consistently put forth effort to do their best.
Meadow Homes is one of ten Turnaround Arts schools in California. An initiative of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities (PCAH), Turnaround Arts is a public-private partnership that uses the arts to help narrow the achievement gap, increase student engagement and enhance the culture and climate in schools. Through arts centered school reform, Meadow Homes Elementary seeks to boost academic achievement and increase student motivation.
Oakland International High School is a Full-Service Community School within the Oakland Unified School District. We provide our students and their families with access to educational programs and social and emotional supports, which are much needed in the communities we serve.
Piedmont students, a culturally rich community of hard working learners, take initiative, are reflective and practice self discipline through Mindfulness Training and classroom meetings. Additional support comes from a reading teacher, library and computer teacher, a Science / Art teacher, and trained volunteers from Reading Partners and Experience Corp.
The new school opened in 2006 with Ruby Bridges, herself, attending the dedication. It celebrates diversity, values educational achievement, and takes pride in being the future. In addition to a fabulous staff, it has an active hardworking PTA, three afterschool programs, a garden program, and afterschool enrichment classes.
At Sylvia Mendez (formerly Le Conte), our vision is for students to become enthusiastic and proficient learners, mastering fundamentals, taking risks, and tackling intellectual challenges. Our positive school culture and community-building activities help develop students’ self-esteem, compassion, empathy, and problem-solving skills.
YEAH is a community of more than 50 local citizens, students, working and retired people, and social service professionals working to develop a new model to prevent adult homelessness by addressing the issues of youth homelessness
1951 Coffee is a non-profit specialty coffee organization seeking to promote the well-being of the refugee and aslyee community by providing job training and employment. They also educate the surrounding community about refugee life and issues. The cafe is located just south of the Cal campus and offers coffee and pastry catering.
Covenant House provides sanctuary and support for homeless and trafficked youth, ages 18-24. CHC provides a full continuum of services to meet the physical, emotional, educational, vocational, and spiritual well-being of young people from a faith-based perspective. It is based out of downtown Oakland with an emergency shelter in Berkeley called "YEAH!”.
We are a multi-ethnic, Christian non-profit organization working through God’s grace and mercy to create positive, systemic change for individuals and our community.
OLC is a mentoring program in East Oakland who endeavors to develop young adult leaders with the character of Christ.
The Siafu House is a leadership home for men coming back to our community from San Quentin. These men have gone through theological education inside, and now they're continuing their education through an internship and mentoring at Tapestry Church!
Trinity Center’s mission is to be the doorway to opportunity for homeless and working poor people. We give care and hope to each one through supported access to services and resources. We invite everyone to participate in our mission.
YEAH is a community of more than 50 local citizens, students, working and retired people, and social service professionals working to develop a new model to prevent adult homelessness by addressing the issues of youth homelessness
To ease and end the crisis of homelessness in our community, Berkeley Food and Housing Project provides emergency food and shelter, transitional housing, permanent housing, and housing placement with support services to homeless individuals and families.
Cityteam Oakland is located in the heart of downtown. The doors of the mission are open to the city's poor, hopeless and homeless. Together, the staff and volunteers in Oakland are working towards an empowered, changed and new Oakland.
Covenant House provides sanctuary and support for homeless and trafficked youth, ages 18-24. CHC provides a full continuum of services to meet the physical, emotional, educational, vocational, and spiritual well-being of young people from a faith-based perspective. It is based out of downtown Oakland with an emergency shelter in Berkeley called "YEAH!”.
Ruby’s Place is a non-profit agency in Hayward, California that has provided shelter and supportive services since 1972 for women and children who experience domestic violence, homelessness and more recently human trafficking. Ruby’s Place was one of the first shelters for women and children in the Bay Area established by community volunteers who saw a need for these services and the diverse staff have keep this agency’s mission alive for 40 years.
Trinity Center’s mission is to be the doorway to opportunity for homeless and working poor people. We give care and hope to each one through supported access to services and resources. We invite everyone to participate in our mission.
YEAH is a community of more than 50 local citizens, students, working and retired people, and social service professionals working to develop a new model to prevent adult homelessness by addressing the issues of youth homelessness
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Resurrection Oakland is a new church in Oakland seeking to love God, love one another, and love our city. We don’t have all the answers. Nor do we have it all together. Rather, we are broken, messy people who are learning the way of Jesus and how to live for a story bigger than ourselves.
We are a community following Jesus for the renewal of Oakland.
Churches from different traditions, with different age demographics, worship styles, and mid-week ministries. Together we are creating Tapestry Church, people of many cultures woven together into the fabric of Oakland to display the beauty of God's story.
The 16th Street Station is owned by BRIDGE Housing Corporation. RAILS, a community nonprofit, was formed to serve as the stewards of the Station’s development. A community group, The Station Crew, helps plan events and care for the Station, which is situated in the middle of the newly developing Central Station neighborhood. Read more about each of these entities below.Info
1951 Coffee is a non-profit specialty coffee organization seeking to promote the well-being of the refugee and aslyee community by providing job training and employment. They also educate the surrounding community about refugee life and issues. The cafe is located just south of the Cal campus and offers coffee and pastry catering.
Foster the Bay is a coalition of churches committed to providing a loving home for every child in foster care. We dream of the day when there will be a waiting list of families rather than a list of children in need of a home.
Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. We revitalize neighborhoods, build affordable and sustainable housing solutions, and empower families through successful homeownership. Since 1986, we have partnered with volunteers, the community, and qualified families with limited incomes to strengthen communities in Alameda, Contra Costa, and Santa Clara Counties.
Ruby’s Place is a non-profit agency in Hayward, California that has provided shelter and supportive services since 1972 for women and children who experience domestic violence, homelessness and more recently human trafficking. Ruby’s Place was one of the first shelters for women and children in the Bay Area established by community volunteers who saw a need for these services and the diverse staff have keep this agency’s mission alive for 40 years.
