Homies Empowerment
Homies Empowerment provides essential services and resources to underserved communities in East Oakland & the Bay Area, through 11 direct service programs.
Our community thrives thanks to the multifaceted support provided by our programs. We are dedicated to fostering self-determination, healing, and leadership by offering a wide array of resources: free food, clothing, mentorship, legal support, and educational opportunities.
The impact of our programs is significant:
-FREEDom Store: We provide groceries to approximately 2,000 individuals each week, ensuring access to essential food items.
-Freedom Farm: Our urban farm provides fresh produce to the community, and serves as an educational space.
-Care Team: Our Care Team offers crucial resource navigation, connecting individuals with the support they need.
-Mentorship Programs: We invest in our youth through mentorship, guiding them towards a brighter future.
-Community Fridges & Meal Delivery: We stock community fridges and deliver meals to our unhoused neighbors, addressing immediate needs.
Contributions from our generous supporters are vital in sustaining these efforts. Your support enables us to:
-Keep our community fridges stocked.
-Deliver nourishing meals to those experiencing homelessness. -Provide valuable mentorship to our youth.
-Create empowering spaces for learning and growth.
-Offer legal support.
With your continued partnership, we can further strengthen our community and build a more equitable future for all.
Mission Statement
At Homies Empowerment, our work for freedom is rooted in Revolutionary Love, Sacred Identities, Putting In Work, and Self-Determination. We are seeking to create a world where our freedom is connected to our neighbor’s freedom.
We define Revolutionary love as an act of freedom where we are always in the process of becoming, learning and improving the self. Revolutionary love lives when we see ourselves in the other, when we speak our truths with care, and when we stand in solidarity with each other. Revolutionary love is understanding our community and taking action with care and support knowing that we are all interconnected and we don’t give up on each other, but we do hold ourselves and each other accountable.
Support our independent high school,
The FREEdom School
Led by Homies Empowerment, The FREEdom School is a grass-roots community effort that provides cutting edge education and a tuition free, private school experience for high school students in Oakland. We seek to be a real alternative school of choice for youth who are transitioning from middle to high school, but may be having a hard time in school. We are unapologetically focused on prioritizing kids who have historically received the least amount of privileges in schools.
Learn more about The FREEdom school at our website - and support our work by
visiting our online giving page here.
