Home : Visitors : Community Relations   Oakland City Center is a proud supporter of a range of local and regionally based community organizations. The following events and organizations are supported by Oakland City Center:       Wardrobe for Opportunity Wardrobe for Opportunity, a volunteer-driven nonprofit organization, helps low-income women in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties improve their image and self-esteem by providing them with quality business clothing appropriate for any job opportunity. Providing professional clothing is crucial to helping low-income jobseekers, but getting the job is only the first step. Through our Pathways to Opportunity program, Wardrobe for Opportunity has assisted over 350 women in developing the skill set necessary to advance in their careers and lay the foundation for a successful future. In 2007, Shorenstein donated $1,000 to the Wardrobe for Opportunity Fashion Show Fundraiser and hosted a suit drive on December 13, 2007.         The Oakland Parents Literacy Project   The Oakland Parents Literacy Project is the largest nonprofit, community-based organization promoting student and family literacy within the Oakland Unified School District.  OPLP supports increased parent involvement in Oakland schools and improved academic performance.  OPLP hosts Family Reading Night, an event that encourages family literacy; organizes school site clean-ups; and sponsors several literacy-oriented activities each school year.  In response to the fiscal crisis in the Oakland schools, OPLP has accelerated its efforts to support the school community.         RTO: Rebuilding Together Oakland   With all-volunteer teams, Rebuilding Together Oakland rehabilitates community centers, and the homes of low-income seniors and disabled persons, so they may live in safety, comfort and independence. The annual RTO Project House: skilled and unskilled volunteers, with the exception of a small staff of four who manage the various programs, do all the work. The work is done at no charge to the homeowner or facility. For every dollar donated to RTO by sponsors and other donors, RTO provides three dollars of value to the Oakland community due to generous contribution of volunteer labor and materials and supplies donated to the organization. A team from Shorenstein Realty Services renovated the home of Rosetta Norfleet in North Oakland, where Rosetta, her family and neighbors are helping raise her charming great granddaughter.         California College of the Arts Center for Art and Public Life - 100 Families Oakland: Art & Social Change   Oakland City Center supports the 100 Families project, which was created and designed to engage families from four diverse and geographical distinct neighborhoods in Oakland to create art pieces. The project centers on the theme of family as a means to achieve a better understanding of self, and develop stronger families and community.         BOMA Oakland/East Bay   In 2007, BOMA adopted the Children’s Skin Disease Foundation to help send kids to summer camp in Livermore. BOMA also conducts a toy drive for the Oakland Children’s Hospital to support those children and their families by providing toys for the children and personal items for families throughout the year. Oakland City Center accepted donations for both of these programs on behalf of BOMA.         The City of Oakland’s 16th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for the Oakland Community   Shorenstein employees annually volunteer to help serve the many people in the Oakland Community who might otherwise have gone without a Thanksgiving dinner.         Oakland Museum   Oakland City Center has worked with the Oakland Museum and its many artists to offer world-class sculpture in public art spaces for over a decade. Quarterly exhibitions in Oakland City Center’s building lobbies feature collections professionally curated by OMCA. Oakland City Center would like to thank the following artists for their artistic contributions to our lobbies in 2007: at 555 12th Street - Constance Harris, Matthew Scheatzle and Dianne Jones, Krishna Khalsa and Cynthia Ona Innis; at 1111 Broadway - Amanda Haas, Taya Mitchell, Ann Weber; at 500 12 th Street – Lisa Kokin, Barbara Kronlins, Mary V. Marsh and Livia Stein.         East Bay SPCA   The East Bay SPCA has been concerned with animal welfare for over 125 years. They provide shelter, health care, and adoption services for unwanted animals and we provide shelter for the SPCA at our 500 12th Street address. They are committed to finding homes for adoptable cats and dogs, providing affordable veterinary and spay/neuter services, and educating the public on responsible pet ownership. Come into visit our own Oakland City Center SPCA location, play with the animals that are here and ready for adoption.         Cycles of Change (Non-Profit Bike Recycle Program)   The goal of Cycles of Change is “Helping the East Bay grow and sustain a mosaic of healthy urban communities, deeply connected to each other and the living world. The organization accomplishes this through bicycle education, wholesome nutrition, environmental education and just resource allocation!” Cycles of Change loves donations of useable bikes and bike equipment. They have adopted some donation guidelines which can be found on their website.         Sophia Project   Sophia Project, a non-profit 501 (c) (3), located in West Oakland, serves children and families who have overcome adversity and are now striving for self-sufficiency. Sophia Project programs include early childhood education, infant and toddler care, extended hours childcare, before and after school programs, child development classes, family support and an internship program. Shorenstein Realty Services, along with Frederica Von Strade donates payment and proceeds for the last Summer Sounds concert of each season to Sophia Project. Shorenstein also donated 100 percent of sales of the Oakland City Center 2007 Summer Sounds concert CD’s to Sophia Project. To purchase the Oakland City Center 2007 Summer Sounds concert CD, please click here.         Oakland Mayor’s Holiday Toy Drive   The Mayor’s office has sponsored an annual toy drive since 1978. In 2006, the program provided more than 9,000 needy children in our community with toys. Shorenstein Realty Services, L.P. supports the annual toy drive, providing drop off locations in the lobbies of five Oakland City Center buildings. 555 12th Street 500 12th Street 1300 Clay Street 505 14th Street 1111 Broadway Donations are tax deductible (Federal Tax ID #94-6000-384; State Tax ID #800-3838-4).           In Addition:     Free information tables are available to charities and nonprofits, during Wednesday Concert Series, throughout the year. Past participants have included: East Bay Conservation Corps Wardrobe for Opportunity Oakland Police Department Sophia Project Red Cross Peace Corps