Give Oakland

Give In Oakland helps you have an impact where you live. Even if you already give to a lot of wonderful causes, giving where you live is a different kind of experience.

Here is a chance to help support city-wide non-profits that impact us all because they offer opportunities to people in every part of our city.

Every dollar donated in Oakland stays in Oakland.

Most of our organizations are run "on a shoestring" and your donation of $10, $50 or more will have an immediate impact on the budget AND on the morale of hardworking staff of the non-profit.

Donate now to become a new hero to an Oakland non-profit.

Oakland non-profits do great things like

provide youth services as part of the City's violence prevention mission

give children confidence through art and music training

serve LGBT isolated seniors

help high school atheletes balance sports and academic

and dozens more ways that make life better for everyone in Oakland

Every link will take you to a website where you can donate to the specific organization. Give In Oakland doesn't accept any donations and doesn't charge the organizations to be listed.
Give In Oakland was created in December 2010 to inspire local giving. If you have ideas about groups that should be listed, please send them to us at ideas@giveinoakland.org

Great Places To Give In Oakland

ORGANIZATIONS		WONDERFUL THINGS THEY DO
Alameda County Food Bank		Uses your cash to buy food at bulk rates
Big Brothers Bigs Sisters of the Bay Area		Pairs kids with adult mentors
Boys Moving Forward		Create gender specific learning environment to change the landscape of boys' education
Brothers on the Rise		Helps boys succeed, develop healthy relationships and contribute to a just and equitable society
Build		Uses entrepreneurship to propel disengaged low income students to academic success
Building Futures		Helps resilient public school kids expand their life opportunities
Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic		Gives free alternative medical treatments to low income women with cancer
Cinnamongirl		Develops leadership skills for girls of color
Circle of Care		Helps kids/families with life-threatening illness
College Track		Supports educational achievement
Community Alliance for Learning		Trains volunteers to help high school students on English writing assignments
Court Appointed Special Advocates		Trains advocates for foster kids
Cycles of Change		implements earn-a-bike program, safe riding techniques for getting to school, sustainable transportation for adults
East Bay Asian Youth Center (EBAYC)		Supports community efforts to improve schools, family resources and neighborhoods
East Bay College Fund		Gives resilient public high school seniors training and resources
Experience Corps		Matches older adults with school kids in and out of the classroom
First Place for Youth		Supports foster youth transitioning to adulthood
Friends of Faith		Offers information and support to under-served women with breast cancer
Friends of Joaquin Miller Park		Preserves/enhances 400 acres of public open space
Friends of Oakland Animal Services		Supplements City services for animals in the shelter
Friends of Oakland Parks and Rec.		Raises money for programs and facilities, provides fiscal sponsorship to neighborhood park groups
Girls Moving Forward		Helps end the gender-confidence gap in and out of school
Girls Inc		Supports girls development with family counseling and after school programs
Harbor House		Offers ESL, tutoring, financial literacy, a fully stocked kitchen and thrift store, teen interns and family harmony programs.
Jewish Coalition for Literacy		Trains adults to offer public school literacy support
Lao Family Community Development		Financial literacy, family and educational support for recent immigrants
Lavender Seniors		Develops networks of support and friendship for LGBT elders
Legal Assitance for Seniors		Offers free advocacy and information on legal issues and health insurance
Mentoring in Medicine		Gives everyone a chance to develop a medical career
MISSY		Supports and advocates for sexually exploited children and teens
Museum of Childrens Art		Gives access to art for all kids
Oakland Asian Students Educational Services (OASES) - OASES Youth Programs		Offers arts, confidence building and other skills for youth in school and after.
Oakland Dog Owners Group		Advocates for a dog friendly Oakland-dog parks, trails and more
Oakland Fund for the Arts		Supports self esteem, talent and community development through visual and performance arts
Oakland Kids First		Offers arts, confidence building and other skills for youth in school and after.
Oakland Youth Chorus		Fosters talent, confidence and community through music and performance
One Hundred Black Men-Junior 100		Life skills coaching
OreMi Mentoring Program, Family Support Services of the Bay Area		Serves children of incarcerated parents
Peralta Hacineda Historical Park		Shares the history and meaning of Oakland's early history in today's diverse culture
Project Pride		Offers a unique residential drug and alcohol treatment program for both pregnant and parenting women. Children can live with their mothers.
Stagebridge		Uses theater and storytelling to bridge the generation gap and develop positive attitudes about aging
Student Program for Academic & Athletic Transitioning (SPAAT)		Supports student atheletes for life success
The Data Center		Provides research training and tools for a more equitable society
The Sage Project		Connects school children with UC Berkeley students
Voices		Lesbian a cappella choral group that strives to use musical excellence to send messages that promote lesbian visibility and social justice.
Women's Cancer Resource Center		Offers practical and moral support whether or not women have insurance
Youth Radio		Give a voice to the next generation
Youth Uprising		Trains youth for leadership and community development