Community

Posted: April 5th, 2020 3:45 PM

Last Updated: January 20th, 2021 8:02 PM

As shelter in place orders to reduce the rate of COVID-19 spread have constrained our ability to be physically connected, there are still ways to pitch in to community efforts, some of these, aligned with Earth Day themes, are presented below.

Click each link below to access these community environmental resources.

Access energy bill reduction, payment support, and efficiency programs

Access energy bill reduction programs with East Bay Community Energy, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Hindi

Apply for a Captain Planet Foundation ecoSolution grants - for youth environmental educators

Apply for Diablo Fire Safe Council Grants to assist with fire fuels management

Apply for Keep Oakland Beautiful grants to fund community cleanup, restoration, and beautification

Check out books for Earth Day recommended by Oakland Public Library

Contribute daily health status to help track the COVID-19 pandemic

Find, donate, and volunteer COVID-19 relief

Find info on residential and business waste disposal service in Oakland

Find resources for more sustainable consumption from USDN

Keep your house fire-safe with these Oakland Fire Department tips

Learn about Oakland's Equitable Climate Action Plan (ECAP)

Learn about Oakland's Sustainability Program

Learn disaster response skills with the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Map your Oakland story and share it with the Oakland Museum

Report needed community infrastructure fixes to OAK311

Register for CORE (Communities of Oakland Respond to Emergencies) classes to increase household resiliency and emergency preparedness

Test your water pipe material and report it to a national study to help priortitize areas for water testing and infrastructure upgrades

20 daily actions for Earth Day 2020 from Stopwaste - calendar and journal