Thanksgiving Meal 2025

Please join us at The City of Oakland's 34th Annual Community Day of Thanks event serving unhoused residents, seniors, and low-income families throughout the city.

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The City of Oakland's 34th Annual Community Day of Thanks

The City of Oakland's Community Homelessness Division of the Human Services Department, Alameda County - Oakland Community Action Partnership, and the Community Partner Sites continue a much-loved Thanksgiving Meal for the underserved of our community.

The Community Day of Thanks, in its 34thyear, is part of the City’s Hunger Program founded in 1985 during Mayor Lionel J. Wilson’s administration.

With the support of donors and volunteers, the City will serve thousands of low-income families, seniors, and persons experiencing homelessness with a hearty Thanksgiving meal on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.

For this year's Community Day of Thanks event, the City has once again contracted with the Oakland Marriott City Center to prepare the meals. As in previous years, Blaisdell’s Business Products has generously donated staff time and transportation services to deliver 2,700 hot meals to Community Partner Organizations throughout all seven Oakland districts for distribution to the community (including the City of Oakland's Safe RV sites and cabins). 500 meals will also be available for pick-up at the Marriott City Center hotel on a first come, first served basis.

 

"For 34 years, the Community Day of Thanks has embodied Oakland's spirit of caring for our neighbors in need, and I'm grateful to every volunteer, sponsor, and partner who makes this tradition possible. This tradition reminds us of what makes Oakland strong: our compassion and commitment to one another. That's the Oakland we all know and love," said Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee. 

 

It is with ongoing community support and generous sponsorships that this event has reached its 34th year. We are grateful to our 2025 sponsors:

  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Blaisdell’s Business Products
  • Alameda County-Oakland Community Action Partnership
  • Jeweld Consulting
  • Fennemore Wendel
  • Samuel Merritt University
  • Oakland Public Library
  • Matthews Financial
  • First 5 of Alameda
  • KP Asian Market
  • City of Oakland - Community Homelessness Services Division

Photo Opportunities:

  • Oakland Marriott City Center, 1001 Broadway, 11 am – 1 pm

 

Donations are needed. If you are interested in contributing, please make checks payable to:

City of Oakland Hunger Program
150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Ste. 4340
Oakland, CA 94612

Donations are tax deductible. The tax identification number is 94-6000384.

Meal Distribution Sites for November 25, 2025

Marriott City Center
1001 Broadway
Distribution Begins: 11 AM

District 1

Downs Memorial United Methodist Church
6026 Idaho St
Distribution Begins: 10:30 AM

District 2

Lake Merritt United Methodist Church
1255 First Ave (at International Blvd)
Distribution Begins: 12 PM

13th Avenue Church of Christ
1300 E. 24th St
Distribution Begins: 11AM

Zion Tabernacle COGIC
2147 E. 15th St
Distribution Begins: 10:30 AM

District 3

Helping Others Win (Prescott Joseph Ctr)
920 Peralta St
Distribution Begins: 1PM

District 4

Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church
3535 38th Ave.
Distribution Begins: 10 AM

District 5

Agnes Memorial Church
2372 International Blvd
Distribution Begins: 11 AM

District 6

Wings of Love Church
7007 MacArthur Blvd
Distribution Begins: 11:45AM

District 7

Arsola's Food Pantry & Community Services
361 105th Ave
Distribution Begins: 12 PM

Elmhurst Presbyterian Church
1332 98th Ave
Distribution Begins: 11 AM

East Oakland Collective
7800 MacArthur Blvd
Distribution Begins: 11 AM

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