At Asian Health Services (AHS), their mission is to serve and advocate for the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) community by ensuring access to health care services regardless of income, insurance status, immigration status, language, or culture.

In the spirit of Bayanihan, the vision of Filipino Advocates for Justice is to foster a Filipino community with the power to advance social and economic justice, and to realize democratic and human rights for everyone.

http://www.odalc.org – Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. (born March 13, 1972), better known by his stage name Common (previously Common Sense), is an American hip-hop artist and actor. Video recorded in Oakland, CA, for the kick-off of Black History Month. Black History Month is an observance of the history of the African diaspora in a number [...]

Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2011, the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) works to defend and expand the rights of all immigrants and refugees, regardless of immigration status. Since its founding in 1986, the organization has drawn membership from diverse immigrant communities, and actively builds alliances with social and economic justice partners around the country.

Asian Immigrant Women Advocates (AIWA) was founded in 1983 in recognition of the needs of low-income Asian immigrant women. AIWA’s mission is to empower low-income, limited English speaking Asian immigrant women workers to stimulate positive changes in their workplaces, communities and broader society.

Coaching Corps encourages motivated college students to serve as volunteer coaches, mentors and role models in after-school sports programs serving girls and boys who live in some of our most underserved communities. These coaches not only teach kids sports skills, but also how to transfer those sports skills off of the field and into life.

Oakland Digital (www.odalc.org), a 501(c)(3) non-profit that educates and inspires low-income communities through technology, brought the Hammer down on Oakland, wrapping a successful year with educational classes and capping it off with its second annual Inspiration Awards, honoring MC Hammer, singer/artist Goapele and technology leader Alex Bernstein of North Social.

Asian Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS) provides multicultural and multilingual services, empowering the most vulnerable members of our community to lead healthy, productive and contributing lives.

Thanks to your support – the Oakland Digital (ODALC) team is deeply grateful for all we’ve been able to accomplish in 2011 due to our great friends, supporters and volunteers.

Web Marketing Training Session: all merchants in attendance will be given a free LocalOn account to simplify their web marketing campaign and manage their social media presence.