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Approximately 20,000 children in the Oakland community depend on free and reduced-cost school meals during the school year. However, most families struggle to replace those meals for their children during the summer months. The City’s Summer Food Service Program bridges the meal gap by providing access to nutritious meals at convenient locations throughout Oakland while school is out of session.

Nominated by the City of Oakland’s Human Services Department (HSD), Dr. Aboelata has devoted her career to eliminating health disparities and improving the health of marginalized communities.

The Oakland Youth Advisory Commission (OYAC) and Oakland Unified School District’s All City Council Governing Board (ACC) will co-host a virtual, youth-led candidates forum for the Oakland City Council and Oakland School Board races.

Updates and resources from Oakland's Human Services Department, September 2020.

Updates and resources from Oakland's Human Services Department, July 2020.

The Oakland Human Services Department’s Summer Food Service Program is continuing Monday, July 6, 2020 with the addition of new partner sites and locations.

The Oakland Human Services Department’s Summer Food Service Program is continuing Monday, June 29, 2020 with the addition of new partner sites and locations.

The City of Oakland Human Services Department announced the beginning of the Summer Food Service Program to provide free breakfast and lunch during the school break.

Amidst a global pandemic and looting pandemonium, Oakland violence prevention activists say protestors looting downtown have taken the focus off what they say is the key issue: the terror of living while Black.

The City of Oakland's Head Start centers and home-based program will remain closed through the end of the school year in June. This decision was made in line with the coordinated efforts of public health officials to slow the spread of COVID-19.