Events

Emergency Food Distribution (Pleasanton Fairgrounds)

Emergency food distribution takes place weekly Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Pre-packaged emergency food bags, boxes and/or produce are distributed on a first come, first served basis. No walk-ups are permitted. Masks must be worn by customers. Days and hours of operation are contingent upon weather.

Enter Gate 8 off of Valley Avenue and proceed down Road 8. Customers will be required to enter a one-direction car line. Follow the signs and proceed to the large parking lot near Building A. Each car will be directed to drive up, one at a time, to the covered pick-up location next to Building A to receive food bags/boxes. 

Emergency Food Distribution (Zhone Way - Arena Center)

Emergency food distribution takes place weekly Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. Pre-packaged emergency food bags, boxes and/or produce are distributed on a first come, first served basis. No walk-ups are permitted. Masks must be worn by customers. Days and hours of operation are contingent upon weather.

The car line forms on Oakport St. and proceeds in the southern direction. Customers are directed to drive up one at a time to a covered pick-up location next to the building. Please note this site will be closed April 12, 2021.

Advisory Commission on Aging

Meets every second Monday of the month, online.

To access the agenda (normally available at least 72 hours in advance) for this meeting as well as previous minutes please visit our Advisory Commission on Aging page.

To participate in the meetings of the Advisory Commission on Aging:

Join via Zoom online:
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+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 988 5224 2048
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Commission on the Status of Women Meeting

To access the agenda (normally available at least 72 hours in advance) for this meeting as well as previous minutes please visit our Commission on the Status of Women page.

To participate in meetings of the Commission on the Status of Women:

https://zoom.us/j/93116251643

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Or Telephone:

Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
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Webinar ID: 931 1625 1643

International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/aPPSJQOZH

Human Relations Commission Meeting

*Please note: On April 28, 2021, the Human Relations Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting from 6:00pm to 7:00pm, followed by a retreat from 7:00pm to 8:30pm.

To access the agenda (normally available at least 72 hours in advance) for this meeting as well as previous minutes please visit our Human Relations Commission page.

To participate in meetings of the Human Relations Commission:

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://zoom.us/j/95992525126

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Or Telephone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
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Webinar ID: 959 9252 5126

International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/atQIc6c1Y

COVID-19 Vaccination POD at Fremont High School - By Appointment

• Work in food-related jobs (restaurants, grocery stores, food delivery, agriculture),
• Provide childcare,
• Work as a community health worker,
• Work as an emergency service worker; or
• You are 65 years or older.

Resource Parent Receives KPIX Channel 5's Jefferson Award

Watch and be inspired: Ms. Linda Owens of Hayward has received KPIX Channel 5's Jefferson Award for her 34 years as a resource parent with SSA's Department of Children and Family Services (DCSF). You can watch the KPIX report to learn what her experience caring for more than 80 newborns means to her - and what her dedication has meant to DCSF and the community they serve. "It's a challenging job, but very rewarding," notes the retired grocery department manager, who has cared for babies with challenges such as drug exposure in the womb and developmental delays. Mia Buckner-Preston of DCSF comments, "Her experience, the care, the love she provides to the babies - it's immeasurable."

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Focus on Clients-Not Case Numbers-Wins KPIX Jefferson Award for ACSSA Assistant Director & Staff

Andrea Ford, Assistant Agency Director for the Alameda County Social Services Agency – Workforce and Benefits Administration (WBA), received KPIX Channel 5's Jefferson Award on June 30, 2021 for her work to address the human needs of clients beyond documents and case numbers. She noted that in more than 30 years with the Alameda County Social Services Agency (ACSSA), including ten years at the helm of WBA, she and her dedicated colleagues and staff “have made a top priority of overcoming misconceptions and stereotypes about the Agency, and humanizing our role beyond simply issuing benefits.”

It was this spirit that moved Ms. Ford and WBA staff to create the Agency’s annual “A Purse of Her Own…” Mother’s Day event six years ago. The following year, they added “A Father Is…” Father’s Day event. Both quickly became annual traditions, mobilizing staff from ACSSA and other County departments to donate purses, toiletries, clothing, and other necessities, and to create meaningful celebrations at ACSSA sites for mothers and fathers to mark the national holidays in their honor. This year alone, both events served 700 people. One dad who attended the Father’s Day event with two of his children told KPIX, “When they help out in those little ways it’s great, because you know there’s some kind of hope out there.”

Feeling inspired? Join Andrea Ford and the dedicated staff from WBA and other County departments in celebrating the parents of our community. Anyone interested in contributing to the Mother’s Day “A Purse of Her Own” event or the Father’s Day “A Father Is… ” event can contact Alameda County Social Services Public Affairs Director Sylvia Soublet at ssoublet@acgov.org.

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