November 20, 2009 | Oakland Tribune
Anxious to rid their schools of expired food, processed "pouches" and high-fructose corn syrup, families from dozens of Oakland neighborhoods, from the Montclair heights to the East Oakland flatlands, have banded together to push for an overhaul of Oakland's school lunch program.
November 20, 2009 | Oakland Local
Recently OCO joined forces with Oakland School Food Alliance, another parent and community organization, to figure out how to bring more fresh, healthy food to kids throughout the district. "One of the main goals of this project is to have real cooking in every school," says Jesus Rodriguez, OCO organizer.
July 26, 2009 | Oakland Tribune
In the most dangerous nights on the eastern stretch of MacArthur Boulevard, often called a killing field within the city, a small crew of men dressed in white walk the street to help keep the peace in a way police cannot.
May 27, 2009 | Oakland Tribune
Workers hit streets to transform lives
May 06, 2009 | Oakland Tribune
It is often said that there are "two Oaklands," and the city's public education system is no exception to this divide. Some schools are largely attended by the middle class and affluent, and others by the poor and working class. The Interstate 580 freeway, which traces the city's rolling foothills, provides a crude boundary.
April 20, 2009 | KTVU 2
For the past few years a handful of outreach workers have hit the streets to try to transform their East Oakland community, empowering it by offering jobs and training and hope.
April 12, 2009 | San Francisco Chronicle
Street outreach workers walk through Oakland neighborhoods, carrying a message of hope and letting residents know about services and jobs that are available.
May 23, 2008 | Oakland Tribune
OCO holds meeting of 3,000, calls on Oakland officials to help put an end to gun violence terrorizing neighborhoods
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