Citywide or Council
Priority Organization Name Proposed Project Summary Total Award Council District 1 Public Safety & Violence
Prevention
Building Opportunities
for Self-Sufficiency
(BOSS)
Project 2: Victim Support Services
Conducted by Khadafy Washington Foundation, program to
provide supportive services including funeral/burial assistance, temporary relocation, and mental health/grief counseling. $ 18,750.00
District 6
Kevin Jenkins
2 Public Safety & Violence
Prevention
Vision Quilt Tools for Addressing Gun Violence: Education, Art, and Connection
10 individual educational art based programs for youth, survivors, and communality members in District 6 & 7 impacted by the trauma of gun violence.
$ 10,000.00
District 7
Treva Reid
3 Good Jobs and Vibrant
Economy
Oakland Digital Arts and
Literacy Center dba
BRIDGEGOOD
Inspire Oakland Creatives of Color
Graphic Design program for up to 30 underserved Laney
Community College and OUSD graphic design students aimed to provide professional development, mentorship, and resources to creatives of color. Program will mimic the Oakland 2022 billboard campaign and the 2023 theme is "Inspire Oakland" to promote a positive image of Oakland, highlight the city's diversity, history, and resiliency.
$ 16,250.00
District 3
Carroll Fife
&
At-Large
Rebecca Kaplan
4 Affordable Housing &
Homelessness Solutions
Change To Come Temporary Low-Income Bridge Housing
Temporary supportive low-income bridge housing to 12-24 homeless women and their children offering services for up to twenty-four months in an alcohol/drug free facility.
$ 44,375.00
District 1
Dan Kalb
5 Housing, Economic &
Cultural Security
Rising Sun For
Opportunity
Opportunity Build Program
10 - 12 week long construction apprenticeship training program for 20 participants to broaden access to family-sustaining employment for participants (100% low income participation). $ 44,375.00
District 1
Dan Kalb
6 Clean, Healthy, and
Sustainable
Neighborhoods
The East Bay Depot For
Creative Reuse
Green Educator Program
Program to divert waste materials from landfills by collecting and redistributing discarded goods as low-cost supplies for schoolteachers, artists, and families. Program also requests funding for pilot High School Internship program working with Oakland Unified School District or Civicorps to promote careers in waste management and environmental stewardship.
$ 10,000.00
District 1
Dan Kalb
&
District 7
Treva Reid
7 Housing, Economic &
Cultural Security
East Bay Community
Law Center
Economic Security Project
Program to provide limited scope (short-term) legal services, direct legal representation, and technical assistance to individuals, community-based organizations, and businesses in Oakland to provide positive outcomes that protect and restore consumer rights, clear criminal records, and assist BIPOC entrepreneurs in establishing businesses.
$ 20,000.00
District At-Large
Rebecca Kaplan
8 Good Jobs and Vibrant
Economy
Construction Resource
Center
Expansion Project
Mentor training program for black and Hispanic contractors including four training and networking events, one 10-week project management course, training on how to develop and submit successful bids.
$ 65,000.00 District 6
Kevin Jenkins
&
At-Large
Rebecca Kaplan
9 Affordable Housing &
Homelessness Solutions
St. Mary's Center Housing Clinic Program
Program to assist homeless and acutely low-income seniors find and secure housing, provide tools to manage their finances, and protect their legal rights.
$ 65,000.00
District 3
Carroll Fife
10 Public Safety & Violence
Prevention
Restore Oakland Healing Justice Program
Program to provide weekly community-building circles for up to 25 community members including training and the Practicing Accountability, Transformation, & Healing (PATH) pilot program.
PATH program provides community members with development skills and tools to prevent and confront conflict in their communities using restorative justice and trauma-informed practices.
$ 93,750.00
District 2
Nikki Fortunato
Bas
2023 DIRECT COMMUNITY GRANT AWARD LIST
Attachment A
Citywide or Council
Priority Organization Name Proposed Project Summary Total Award Council District 2023 DIRECT COMMUNITY GRANT AWARD LIST
11 Holistic Community
Safety
Lighthouse Community
Public Schools
Harvest Fest Program
Program that hosts the Harvest Fest in partnership with A Lighthouse Community School, a safe place to trick-or-treat when neighborhoods don't feel safe. Program will also supply free backpacks during the resource fair in East Oakland.
$ 5,750.00
District 7
Treva Reid
12 Public Safety & Violence
Prevention
Laurel District
Association
Ambassador Support Program
Program to increase commercial activity of small businesses by delivering support services such as technical support and safety/security services such as fraud/loss protection, website development, access to capital, and marketing, merchandising, and branding.
$ 93,750.00
District 4
Janani
Ramachandran
13 Affordable Housing &
Homelessness Solutions
Spanish Speaking Unity
Council Inc.
Aging in Place with Dignity and Grace: Wellness Program For Seniors
Wellness program for low-income seniors in Fruitvale and East Oakland providing a multipronged program with individual, group, and community level interventions such as senior affordable housing, social activities, food distribution, and case management services.
$ 93,750.00
District 5
Noel Gallo
14 Affordable Housing &
Homelessness Solutions
Women of Steel Steel Community Program
Transitional housing program for youth aging out of the Transition Housing Placement Program - Foster Care who would otherwise be homeless. Program provides housing, weekly stipend and educational assistance to learn how to live on their own. $ 10,000.00
District 7
Treva Reid
15 Good Jobs and Vibrant
Economy
Planting Justice Aquaponics Farm & Training Center
Program that produces upwards of 180,000 pounds of diverse organic produce and 150,000 annual nursery starts per year utilizing 90% less water than in-ground production. Farming training program provides living-wage jobs and housing for people impacted by mass incarceration.
$ 15,000.00
District 7
Treva Reid
16 Affordable Housing &
Homelessness Solutions
Allen Temple Baptist
Church
Sister's Only Ministry
Program partnered with Alameda County Probation Department to offer support services, educational opportunities and life skills to current and former sex workers in an effort to prevent human trafficking of women and girls in East Oakland.
$ 30,000.00
District 7
Treva Reid
17 Affordable Housing &
Homelessness Solutions
Interfaith Council of
Alameda County
Safe Car Park Program
Program that provides homeless community members a safe place to park their vehicles, wrap-around social services, and longer-term housing in the form of tiny homes located on site at the Interfaith Council of Alameda County (ICAC) Impact Hub in West Oakland.
$ 20,000.00
At-Large
Rebecca Kaplan
18 Clean, Healthy, and
Sustainable
Neighborhoods
Walk Oakland Bike
Oakland
East Oakland Futures Fest
Program implementing neighborhood engagement workshops to 1) build support of Black owned business; 2) Neighborhood workshop developing ideas and strategies that reflect the hopes and desires BIPOC neighbors; 3) East Oakland Futures Festival open streets event to showcase East Oakland resources through music, art, play, and empowerment activities.
$ 18,000.00
District 7
Treva Reid
19 Clean, Healthy, and
Sustainable
Neighborhoods
Spokeland Bike Advocacy Project
Program providing comprehensive bicycle repair and
maintenance education program offering bicycle repair classes, mechanic mentors, build a bike, and do-it-together class. $ 16,250.00 District 3
Carroll Fife
&
At-Large
Rebecca Kaplan
Citywide or Council
Priority Organization Name Proposed Project Summary Total Award Council District 2023 DIRECT COMMUNITY GRANT AWARD LIST
20 Clean, Healthy, and
Sustainable
Neighborhoods
Oakland Parks and
Recreation Foundation
Community Park Stewardship Project
Program to address the need to organize park volunteers and community voices citywide to equitably activate public facilities in line with city policies and priorities through advocacy, community greening, arts culture, scholarships, stewardship, and re-granting. $ 10,000.00
At-Large
Rebecca Kaplan
21 Clean, Healthy, and
Sustainable
Neighborhoods
Homies Empowerment FREEdom Store Program
Program providing access to food, hygienic materials, clothing, wellness class, leadership develop, job training and economic assistance at eight (8) locations throughout Oakland to address the impact of the pandemic and generational poverty.
$ 25,000.00
District 6
Kevin Jenkins
22 Public Safety & Violence
Prevention
Catalyst Youth Network Youth Development Program
Program to provide mentorship, extracurricular activities, and develop a centralized network of youth mentors and resources for youth in West Oakland.
$ 20,000.00
At-Large
Rebecca Kaplan
23 Holistic Community
Safety
Oakland Natives Give
Back Fund Inc.
Back on Track (BOT) Program
Program provides a multi-phased approach to mitigate learning loss from COVID-19 and its drastic impact on student attendance with a goal of increasing and inspiring student connections with their school resulting in on-time daily attendance.
$ 5,000.00
District 6
Kevin Jenkins
750,000.00$