Self-Help Hunger Program

Self-Help Hunger Program Check out our care programs!

Self-Help's mission is to build unity and self determination through care programs that provide food, cultural nourishment and support to North Oakland & South Berkeley residents. Founded by Black Panther Auntie Frances Moore & Darnel Parks in 2009, Self-Help's mission is to build unity and self determination through care programs that provide food, cultural nourishment and support to North Oaklan

d & South Berkeley residents. Free hot Meals
Quarterly "Public Land for Public Good" community celebrations and meals
Monthly workparties in the Community at the Memorial Fruit Tree Orchard
Free legal aid, rides to doctor's appointments/ hospitals, bureaucratic support
Housing support (counseling, transitional, etc.) Our Partners: NORJC, OCUEJ, POOR Magazine, Manna from Heaven/ Roof over their heads, Berkeley Food Network, East Bay Community Law Center

This Sunday at the Island (Drivers Plaza) 1-6pm in North Oakland
08/13/2026

This Sunday at the Island (Drivers Plaza) 1-6pm in North Oakland

04/09/2026

New Grantee Video! In late 2025, MTF's Community Service Award to Oakland Communities United for Equity and Justice wrapped up their one-year project, “JUSTtouch: Community Access to Sustainable Healing.” Through the project, a supervising massage therapist and students from the National Holistic Institute (NHI) provided weekly chair massage pop-ups for severe low-income and individuals of color experiencing homelessness. See the inspiring impact of this project: https://bit.ly/41k9J9u

03/11/2026
02/18/2026
02/12/2026

Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Black History Month and the 60th Anniversary of the Black Panther Party with the 1st Annual Oakland Freedom Run & Community Wellness Festival on February 28! 👟The 5k run or walk route in West Oakland will take you past 5 historic Black Panther Party landmarks.

Learn more and register: visitoakland.com/event/oakland-freedom-run/34933/

📸: .freedom.run

01/31/2026

Come to the Vallejo JFK Library for a community breakfast and a powerful look into the legacy of the Black Panther Party. After the presentation, we’ll roll up our sleeves for a hands-on writing and illustration workshop inspired by the Panther newspaper, celebrating Black grassroots journalism, creativity, and collective voice.

11am: Community Breakfast, courtesy of Noonie's Place

12pm: Talk/Presentation from Billy Jennings of the Oakland Black Panthers chapter.

1pm: DIY Newspaper Workshop

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Jasper P Driver Plaza
Oakland, CA
94608

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