Downtown Oakland Senior Center

Membership

Membership is $12 a year - Such a Deal! Below is our brand new membership registration form. We are converting from the January 1st annual membership to a rolling renewal date. This simply means that you can join at any time of the year and get a full year's membership. The membership transition is the first step to a brand new system that will streamline many of our processes and will make it easier for you to participate in activities and events.

The updated membership form includes a new demographics section that will help us apply for grants to benefit the Center's programs and services. Keeping in line with our standard center rules, we want to assure you that your personal information will remain confidential. As for the 2021 parking permits fees, they have been temporarily suspended.

The DOSC Team is working diligently to process membership applications and payments received into our new MySeniorCenter system. Paid members, hang tight! You will each receive a key tag upon our reopening. The new key tag will replace the green membership card.

How to Apply:

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Center remains closed to the public. However, you can send your completed registration form and payment by mail (200 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610) or drop off it off at the Center, Monday - Friday, 10:00am - 2:00pm. Payment options include: check, money order or cash. Please make checks and money orders payable to the City of Oakland.

Questions? Please give us a call at: (510) 238-3284 or send us an email at: DOSC@oaklandca.gov.

Your Membership Matters! By joining or renewing your membership, you make our programs possible.

Member benefits include:

1. Access to our senior community: virtual activities/classes.

2. Quarterly "Senior Agenda" Newsletter mailed to your home and monthly "Vibrant Times" E-newsletter.

3. Access to valuable resources: Meal programs, Information & Assistance Specialists, and other critical senior services.

4. Discounted program and event fees.

5. Care packages and fun freebies.

6. Countless opportunities to meet new friends and have fun.

Online Classes & Events

Jun 16, 2021

Legal Assistance for Seniors Spring 2021 Presentations

Consumer Fraud: Scams Targeting Seniors and Tips for Protection and Prevention Where: North Oakland Senior Center Zoom Presentation (You can also dial-in by phone, no internet or computer needed.) When: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 Time: 10am-11:30am Call NOSC at 510-597-508…

May 26, 2021

Older Americans Month 2021 Virtual Celebration

Please join us, virtually, as we celebrate Older Americans Month! Watch on Zoom: Please click the link below to join the webinar:https://zoom.us/j/95252788224Telephone:+1 669 900 9128 Webinar ID: 952 5278 8224KDOL TV: Comcast Channel 27 or AT&T Channel 99 https://www.ousd.org/kdol …

Apr 16, 2021

Brain Health & Aging 2021 Symposium

The Downtown Oakland Senior Center (DOSC) is partnering once again with University of California San Francisco's Memory & Aging Center for another Zoom Symposium designed just for you on Friday, April 16, 2021 on the topic of Brain Health &amp…

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Oaktown Pen Pals Program

Oaktown Pen Pals provides the perfect opportunity to meet someone new while you're at home. A pen and paper is all you'll need (or type and print if you wish)!

Staff will connect you with a secret pen pal from the North Oakland Senior Center. You will be asked to write five letters over the course of 10 weeks. Don't know what to write about? No worries! We will provide five intriguing prompts to help you get started.

Upon reopening, we will host a special event where Oaktown Pen Pals will have the opportunity to meet their pen pal in person. Interested in joining? Please fill out and return the short application (link below) to DOSC by May 15, 2021 to begin the fun!

DOSC Oaktown Pen Pal Program Application - Fillable

Senior Lunch Program

Spectrum is working in collaboration with SOS/Meals on Wheels to deliver chilled, portioned meals. To receive a meal, participants must complete a annual registration form.

Lunch is served: Monday - Friday, 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. for pick-up at the Front Door (Bay Street side of building).

No senior over 60 will be refused a meal due to lack of funds.

Suggested Donation: $3.75 per meal (Meal ticket: $35.00/10 meals)

To reserve your take-out meal, please call 510) 238-3284 or email DOSC@oaklandca.gov indicating your days of choice.