Directory of Society and Culture Resources

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Find sites that reflect the make up of the region's community. This includes religious, civic, and historical sites, as well as personal pages pertaining to the region.

Subcategories

• Animal Welfare
• Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual
• Museums
• Neighborhood Associations
• Religion

Resources in This Category

• A Better Oakland

  http://abetteroakland.com/
  Weblog covering Oakland politics and development news. Not updated since 2011.

• American Indian Child Resource Center

  http://www.aicrc.org/
  AICRC is a nonprofit agency providing services to American Indian youth and their families in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.

• Children's Hospital Oakland Foundation

  https://give.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/
  A non-profit corporation raising funds for Children's Hospital Oakland, Northern California's most comprehensive pediatric medical center between Seattle and Los Angeles caring for all regional children regardless of ability to pay.

• East Bay Asian Youth Center

  http://www.ebayc.org/
  Non-profit seeking to connect Asian American youth with caring and understanding adults who can affirm their cultural identity.

• Family Bridges, Inc.

  http://www.fambridges.org/
  Nonprofit, multi-service agency providing service to immigrants, low-income, elderly, youth. Programs include adult day health care, senior center, youth center, employment and training, and social services.

• Family Violence Law Center

  http://www.fvlc.org/
  Nonprofit organization serving family violence victims. Information on getting help, programs available and contacts.

• Harbor House Ministries

  http://www.hhministries.org/
  Interdenominational, multi-ethnic, Christian organization working with youth and families in the San Antonio District of Oakland towards self-sufficiency (academic, economic, and social).

• Historical View of Oakland

  http://www.loc.gov/resource/g4364o.pm000300
  A bird's-eye view showing the city in 1900, with a border showing major buildings.

• Korean Community Center of the East Bay

  http://www.kcceb.org/
  Empowering the Korean American and Korean immigrant communities of the Bay Area through education, advocacy, service, and the development of community based resources. [also in Korean]

• League of Women Voters of Oakland

  http://www.lwvoakland.org/
  Local chapter encourages informed and active participation in government, influencing public policy through education and advocacy of local, California and national issues.

• Oakland Nature Friends

  http://thenaturefriendscorporation.org/
  Outdoor activity club offers periodic German beirfests, hikes, social events and Octoberfest activities. Find schedules and membership information, and wedding/event venue rental details.

• Oakland's Cleveland Cascade

  http://www.clevelandcascade.org/
  Community restoration group focused on Cleveland Cascade, a 1920s water feature on a hillside and dropping into Lake Merritt. Articles, organization background, and support information.

• Occupy Oakland

  http://www.occupyoakland.org/
  Local autonomous hub for the international activist movement. Find an overview of the group along with its news, general assembly notes, forum, media and events calendar.

• Ruth Marks

  http://www.ruthmarks.com/
  Personal blog of artist and teacher living in Oakland, CA.

• Trainweb: Oakland, California

  http://www.trainweb.com/cities/okj/
  Photos of Amtrak's Jack London Square train station, nearby hotel listings, railroad sightings.

• West Oakland - Caltrans Cypress Archaeology

  http://www.sonoma.edu/asc/cypress/finalreport/
  Information from cultural resources studies of 21 city blocks in Oakland from 1994 to the present, with insight into the prehistory and history of the area.

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