We create opportunities for children to learn and have fun when they’re on school breaks, like we have a spring break getting ready to come up..... If you cut these funds, you are signing these kids up to be pulled back into very thing we're fighting to change. Do what's right by your people, so we can continue to do what's right by our community
De'Morea "Truck" Evans, Adamika Village | BOSS |Credible Messenger
Oakland’s community-based organizations (CBOs) are the backbone of the city’s most critical safety net services—providing food, housing support, job training, mental health, youth programs, and violence intervention efforts. Yet, on February 18, 2025, these organizations found themselves rallying at Fruitvale Village, not just for the communities they serve, but for their own survival. Facing $2.6 million in budget cuts, CBOs warned that the slashes to funding would not only jeopardize essential services but deepen the crises of homelessness, public safety, and economic instability in Oakland.
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