St. Mary's Center – A Community of Hope, Healing and Justice

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Community Outreach
and Services

Sharing a meal, our stories and hope for the future

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Preschool

Preparing 3 and 4 year olds for success in kindergarten and joy of lifelong learning

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Senior Housing Services

Supporting unhoused Seniors on the path to permanent housing

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Housing

Helping Seniors take the next step toward a permanent home

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The power of technology meets the power of Seniors to connect, share and advocate

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COVID-19 UPDATE June 26, 2023

Effective April 2, 2023 masks are recommended but no longer required in the Community Center, Preschool, Offices, or Housing.

FOOD SERVICE

Sunday dinners have resumed. Email volunteers@stmaryscenter.org or call (510) 923-9600 x294 for updates.
Breakfast and lunch have also resumed. We are coordinating meals and groceries to transitional housing and clients.
If you are in need of an emergency food bag, leave a message at 510 923-9600 x 220. Please note that Alameda County discontinued the Emergency Food Program. If you would like to donate for the purchase of healthy, shelf-stable groceries, click the Donate button.

PROGRAMMING
To enroll in We Connect and get free computer equipment and lessons, leave a message for Audrey at (510) 629-1484. Seniors are invited to join these online Zoom events:

Senior Advocates for Hope and Justice
- Wednesdays at 11:00 am Zoom Meeting ID 842 4894 6285 Passcode: 123456
Tai Chi for Arthritis
- Tuesdays at 3 pm Zoom Meeting ID 837 1842 2972 Passcode: 123456
- Thursdays at 3 pm Zoom Meeting ID: 873 9149 7526 Passcode: 123456

PRESCHOOL

Preschool is open for full day childcare. Call (510) 595-4030 to enroll your three or four year old child. Parents should keep children with symptoms home.

NOTES

Friendly Manor is temporarily closed while plumbing issues are fixed.
Other questions? Call (510) 923-9600.
St. Mary’s Center encourages everyone to get vaccinated with a booster to increase protection against the COVID-19 virus. Community Church, 1527 34th St., Oakland, 94608 is open: Mon 9 – 4; Weds 11 – 6; Thurs 9 – 4.

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Did you know world-renowned ballerina Misty Copeland met with St. Mary's Center Seniors to prepare for her new film set in Oakland? See the premiere at Paramount Theatre this Friday! ... See MoreSee Less

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We've been serving Sunday dinners to Seniors for 50 years, including occasional special appreciation meals like this one from earlier this month. Thanks to Jason and Bev from our Sunday dinner team! Happy Sunday! ... See MoreSee Less

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Our Senior Housing Services team housed 50 Seniors in 2022-23 - a fitting milestone for our 50th anniversary! ... See MoreSee Less

Our Senior Housing Services team housed 50 Seniors in 2022-23 - a fitting milestone for our 50th anniversary!

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School is back in session! Welcome back to our St. Mary's Center Preschoolers. Enroll at stmaryscenter.org/preschool ... See MoreSee Less

School is back in session! Welcome back to our St. Marys Center Preschoolers. Enroll at stmaryscenter.org/preschool

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Oaklandside feature on St. Mary’s Center

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Oaklandside feature on St. Mary’s Center

St. Mary’s Center in the New York Times

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St. Mary’s Center in the New York Times

Recently the New York Times profiled St. Mary’s Center, a Senior in our Shelter, and our

Emergency Food Distribution

Highlight March 1, 2020

Emergency Food Distribution

Under COVID-19 shelter-in-place restrictions, St. Mary’s Center began food deliveries to transitional housing in March