In The News
For media inquiries, contact Executive Director Sharon Cornu at (510) 923-9600 x223.
- 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
St. Mary’s Seniors Keith and Jesse recently appeared in a video about how housing justice begins with home. We're energized to be part of this movement! Begins With Home
Our recent Sacred Storytelling project with the Center for ArtEsteem put Seniors' life stories into self-portrait and encouraged hope and healing along the way.
How painting your life story can promote healing
oaklandnorth.net
Every Sunday for the last six weeks, Craig Morris has walked through Oakland streets populated by drug users to St. Mary’s Center, the shelter, soup kitchen and transitional housing provider that pu...Our Día de los Muertos celebration this year featured a somber reading of the names of those we lost this year, songs by members of the audience, and a touching goodbye to our case manager of eight years, James Cogley Viramontez, who has helped hundreds of Seniors find permanent housing and will be missed!
Join us! This Friday, Nov 9, from 10am to 3pm is the Homeless Resource Fair at East Oakland Faith Deliverance Center, 7425 International Blvd.
Halloween is a rare opportunity for our entire St. Mary's community to come together, as Preschoolers visit the center to get candy from the Seniors! 🧡🧡🧡
Even our staff got into it this year. Swipe to the end for the winners of our costume contest!