In The News
For media inquiries, contact Anais Lieu at (510) 923-9600 x222.
- Claudine Wong (KTVU2) talked with Senior members about our work to house the fastest growing segment of the unhoused population – Seniors 55+, June 13, 2024
- St. Mary’s Center serves as launch point for 2024 Point In Time Count, Cal Matters, SFGate, KALW, City of Oakland, January 25, 2024
- Oakland moving people from the street to hotel housing, Staff comments in Oakland North, November 18, 2023
- How painting your life story can promote healing, Oakland North, October 20, 2023
- The fastest-growing homeless population? Seniors, CalMatters, February 10, 2023
- 30 People Tell Us What Homelessness is Really Like, New York Times, February 2023
- Despite funding influx, California homelessness crisis grows in Alameda County, Courthouse News, May 27, 2022
- ‘Food is love’: After closing its winter homeless shelter, Oakland’s St. Mary’s Center tried something new, The Oaklandside, March 12, 2021
- COVID-19 leaves unhoused Oaklanders with few options for winter shelter, The Oaklandside, December 10, 2020
Updates & Newsletters
Thank you to the dedicated team of people and thought leaders that drive our mission at St. Mary’s Center. Check out these recent updates about their work.
- St. Mary’s Seniors Keith and Jesse recently appeared in a video about how housing justice begins with home, watch here (November 2023)
- Our team prioritizes good data systems to benefit homeless Seniors, learn more from our recent webinar (November 2023)
- Our very special Sacred Storytelling portraits are live in our Community Center, watch the videos (October 2023)
- Did you catch the summer newsletter? Read it here (September 2023)
Facebook Posts
Food is love! We are grateful to our steadfast supporters from Rotary Club of Oakland for helping us serve over 22,000 nourishing meals to acutely low-incomes Seniors last year. Thank you Wil Hobbs for your stewardship and dedication.
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"Every chance we got to get out front and in front and talk about what the community needed... we were there." 💪 - Our Council of Elders member Sheila with other St. Mary's Seniors and activists featured at a recent "Community Voices" panel by the Senior Services Coalition of Alameda County.
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Powerful first session of our Leadership Academy! 🌟 Led by Kweli Kitwana, our Lead Coordinator & Ruby Rodriguez, our Hope & Justice Organizer, eleven seniors joined to share lived experiences and policy solutions on homelessness. Excited to see the impactful projects our twelve seniors will develop! #HopeAndJustice #LeadershipInAction
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Park Day School students were patient, kind and helpful volunteers last week with the Seniors at the WeConnect computer class.
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