Oakland Groups & Organizations

21 Grand

Mission: 21 Grand strives to cultivate and champion innovative and experimental works in Oakland in visual and...

ACMC - Highland General Hospital

Mission : -Provide excellent, state-of-the-art patient care to our community. -Provide an outstanding education...

African American Museum

Mission The African American Museum is dedicated to discover, preserve, interpret and share the historical and...

Alameda County Community Food Bank

MissionTo alleviate hunger by providing nutritious food and nutrition education to people in need, educating the...

Allen Temple Baptist Church

Mission Statement : In obedience to the Great Commission of Matthew 28:19-20, given to us by the Founder of the...

Anthony Chabot Elementary School

Chabot is a true community - a family in which staff, parents, and children all work together to develop a quality...

Ariel Outreach-Mission

Ariel provide housing and other vital social services to men, women and families who are displaced, homeless and/or...

Art and Soul Oakland

Asian Branch Library

The Asian Branch Library was founded in 1975 as part of a Federal Library Services Construction Act grant to create a...

Asian Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS)

Our Mission Asian Community Mental Health Services provides multicultural and multilingual services, empowering the most vulnerable members of our community to lead healthy, productive and contributing lives. Our Vision Our...

Aurora School

Our Mission Children Are Born Learners All children come to school excited about learning. At...

Bay Area Blues Society

The Bay Area Blues Society is a non-profit, 501 © (3) organization dedicated to the perpetuation of Blues, Jazz and...

Bay Area Women Against Rape

Founded in 1971, Bay Area Women Against Rape (BAWAR) is the oldest, continuing sexual assault crisis agency in the nation.  We provide 24/7 comprehensive services for survivors of sexual assault and their signifiant others. In 2009,...

Bay Area Women Against Rape (BAWAR)

Established in 1971, Bay Area Women Against Rape is the oldest, continuing rape crisis agency in the United...

Bay Zen Center Ordinary Mind Zen School

The Bay Zen Center offers a non-denominational approach to cultivating mindful awareness and presence in the activities...

Beth Eden Baptist Church

Mission We encourage the church to embrace people of different races and theological viewpoints. We believe...

Bret Harte Middle School

California Association Of Food Banks

The California Association of Food Banks (CAFB) was founded in 1995 to promote collaboration in response to emerging...

California Genealogical Society and Library

The California Genealogical Society and Library, founded in 1898 in San Francisco, has been located in Oakland since 1998. CGS is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization that seeks to aid, educate and encourage research in family...

Capture the Dream, Inc.

Fostering hope, love, and support to capture dreams... Capture the Dream, Inc., is a registered Oakland Bay Area nonprofit dedicated to helping disadvantaged and at-risk individuals succeed at school and find fulfilling,...

Carl B. Munck Elementary School

Carl Munck School is a place where everyone learns and everyone teachers. Our mission is to provide ALL students with a...

Castlemont Community of Small Schools

Castlemont was founded in 1929. The original building was built in medieval style, so the first class of students to...

Chabot Space And Science Center

Our Mission The mission of Chabot Space & Science Center is to be a place for students of all ages to learn and...

Children's Fairyland

History: The year was 1948: pre-Disneyland, pre–Disney World, pre-Nickelodeon—a truly prehistoric era for...

City Of Oakland

Mission Statement The City of Oakland is committed to the delivery of effective, courteous, and...

City of Oakland Cultural Arts Department

Mission Statement Our mission is to serve as the primary resource and advocate for art throughout Oakland. We honor...

City Of Piedmont

About Piedmont The City of Piedmont is a charter city of approximately 11,000 residents located in the beautiful...

City Slicker Farms

Our MissionCity Slicker Farms' mission is to empower West Oakland community members to meet the immediate and basic...

Community Outreach Program

Community Outreach Program has saved our discount prescription cardholders over $100 million since 2009. Click,...

Covenant House California - Oakland

MissionThe Covenant House Mission statement helps us stay true to our calling as we serve homeless kids:We who...

Critical Resistance

MissionCritical Resistance seeks to build an international movement to end the Prison Industrial Complex by challenging...

Crocker Highlands Elementary School

Mission The mission of Crocker Highlands is to cultivate a vibrant learning community where all children...

Dimond Branch Library

The first Dimond Branch officially opened January 7, 1915, following a year of library service offered on a volunteer...

East Bay Alliance Church

East Bay Regional Park District

East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) is a system of beautiful public parks and trails in Alameda and Contra Costa...

East Oakland Church of God in Christ

Vision Statement : The Vision of East Oakland Church of God in Christ is to glorify God thru Our Lord and Savior...

Eastmont Branch Library

History The Eastmont Branch opened on the corner of Parker and MacArthur Blvd. in 1945. In 1983,...

Eli's Mile High Club

The Mile High Club (originally called Eli’s Mile High Club) opened in 1974 by Eli and Alberta Thornton as a West...

Esteban Sabar Gallery

Fine Art Services

Fine Art Services offers a range of design and consultation services to decorators and art lovers in the Northern...

Friends Of Oakland Parks And Recreation

Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation (Friends) is a non-profit organization whose 25 year mission has been to...

Good Samaritan Cathedral Church

Vision : The Vision is to see Oakland, and its surrounding areas thoroughly evangelized. The vision is for our...

Grace Temple Missionary Baptist Church

Purpose Statement: To Unify our Membership by cultivating abiding relationships, through instruction in...

Grand Lake - Oakland Farmers Market

The Grand Lake Oakland Farmers' Market is open year round. Voted "Best Farmers' Market" in the East Bay...

Grand Lake Farmers Market

It’s easy to see why the Grand Lake - Oakland Farmers Market is widely acclaimed as the best farmers market in the...

Grand Lake Theater

History : In 1926, the Reid Brothers' design for the Grand Lake Theater was completed for West Coast Theaters,...

Greater St. Paul Baptist Church

Mission: The mission of the Greater St. Paul Baptist Church is to be a word-centered ministry designed to evangelize...

Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension

The doors of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Ascension, were opened on December 11, 1960. The parish was elevated to the status of a cathedral in February 1992. The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension has evolved from a ...

Green Sangha

Green Sangha is a spiritually-based environmental activist organization practicing meditation and holding...

Habitat for Humanity East Bay

Founded in 1988, Habitat for Humanity East Bay is your local independent affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, serving Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.  HFHEB's mission is to create successful homeownership...