Oakland Catholic Worker (Obrero Católico de Oakland)

Since 1986 the Oakland Catholic Worker has primarily served the local Spanish-speaking Latin American immigrant community and our neighbors in East Oakland and beyond. Our services include:

1. Providing a transitional shelter and accompaniment project,
2. Offering a hot meal program (currently 2 days a week),
3. Providing a neighborhood food distribution with assistance from the Alameda County Community Food Bank for 200-300 families each Thursday;
4. Offering English as a Second Language program (4 mornings and 4 evenings a week, when classes are in session)
5. Coordinate various Latin American religious and cultural events
6. Organize an annual Christmas gift and stocking program for needy families;
7. Participate in a broader coalition of East Bay, San Francisco Bay Area, California, national and international groups advocating for immigrant-rights and related programs.

Our mission is:

• Living simply and communally in a community of multicultural volunteers and guests.
• Helping those most in need in our community
• Supporting an extended community in keeping itself organized and healthy
• Changing the unjust structures of our society