Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 10 AM - 1 PM
Red Cross San Leandro Office Open House
Red Cross San Leandro Office
1001 Davis St, San Leandro, CA
RSVP by May 1st: tinyurl.com/NCCRSLOpenHouse
What’s happening at SSA and in our community
Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 10 AM - 1 PM
Red Cross San Leandro Office
1001 Davis St, San Leandro, CA
RSVP by May 1st: tinyurl.com/NCCRSLOpenHouse
Monday, May 6, 2024 - 2 P.M. to 4 P.M.
San Leandro Community Library or Online
In person: 300 Estudillo Avenue, San Leandro, CA 94577 or Online: (see below)
Every four years, the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) prepares a Countywide Area Plan for Older Adults (CWAP) that strategizes decisions, partnerships, and improvements throughout Alameda County for residents aged 55+. The services are provided by the AAA along with our network of community partners, which include the Advisory Commission on Aging, community-based organizations, public agencies, and the private sector.
Mark Your Calendar: If you're an older adult in Alameda County, care about someone who is, or are wondering what your life as a senior will look like, you can make a difference!
5/6/24, 2pm - Comment on the plan at a public hearing.
In person: San Leandro Community Library, 300 Estudillo Ave., San Leandro, CA 94577-Karp Room. Refreshments, door prizes, and musical guest Keith Barros! Online: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87375165892
Phone: (888) 475 4499 US Toll Free/Webinar ID: 873 7516 5892|
Registration (not required but helpful to our planning!)Download flyer in English, Spanish, and Cantonese.
We anticipate the draft CWAP will be posted on our website by 4/30/24.
Don't have time to read the CWAP draft before the hearing? No problem! We still want to see you there and share ideas for bringing Alameda County closer to our goals as an Age Friendly Community.
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 - 6:30pm - 8:15pm*
Hybrid Meeting
*Commission meeting schedules are subject to change.
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:
In Person:
Gail Steele Multi-Service Center (formerly Eden Area)
Room: Cal Poppy, 2nd Floor
24100 Amador Street, Hayward, CA 94544
Join the webinar:
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 275 519 355 469
Passcode: Qu9Wgn
Or call in (audio only)
+1 415-915-3950,,764269720# United States, San Francisco
(888) 715-8170,,764269720# United States (Toll-free)
Phone Conference ID: 764 269 720#
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 - 5:30 P.M.
Hybrid Meeting
The Commission on the Status of Women - Policy and Advocacy Committee will meet at 5:30 P.M. It will be followed by the full Commission meeting at 6:30 P.M.
In Person:
Gail Steele Multi-Service Center (formerly Eden Area)
Room: Cal Poppy, 2nd Floor
24100 Amador Street, Hayward, CA 94544
Join the webinar:
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 288 412 445 948
Passcode: ZowH5z
Or call in (audio only)
+1 415-915-3950,,943927133# United States, San Francisco
(888) 715-8170,,943927133# United States (Toll-free)
Phone Conference ID: 943 927 133#
Second Monday of each month - 9:15 am - 11:45 am
In-Person and Online
Various Locations - See Posted Meeting Date For Meeting Location
Meets every second Monday of the month.
Or Dial-in by your location
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 899 2454 4024
Passcode: 839169
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abzuOIeRu4
Third Monday of each month (subject to change; please see below) - Executive Mtg: 9:30am to 10:00am /General Mtg: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Alternating Sites
(See below for more information)
To be more inclusive of our Veterans Community, the Commission will be holding its meeting at various locations within Alameda County.
The April Meeting will be at the Fremont Veteran Memorial Building on 37154 2nd St in Fremont.
Fourth Wednesday of the Month - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Gail Steele Multi Service Center and Online
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:
Option 1: In person (required of all Commissioners)
Gail Steele Multi Service Center, 2nd Floor, Room: Cal Poppy
Option 2: On Microsoft Teams
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 249 170 014 714
Passcode: c9TQnK
Or call in (audio only)
+1 415-915-3950,,635160506# United States, San Francisco
(888) 715-8170,,635160506# United States (Toll-free)
Phone Conference ID: 635 160 506#
June 28, 2023 - November 30, 2023 -
Alameda County
What is PSPS?
Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) occur in response to severe weather conditions. During a PSPS, power is turned off by PG&E to help prevent wildfires and keep communities safe–these are planned events.
June marks the beginning of wildfire season and can run through late October or November in Northern California.
A power shutoff may:
PG&E’s Role
SSA’s Role
The SSA Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (DPEM) monitors planned PG&E outages and coordinates needed mass care and shelter services with partners. Examples include supporting with emergency food and water distribution sites and family resource centers.
SSA
Learn more at:
Questions?
Contact Office of DPEM at SSADPEM@acgov.org
Take care and stay safe!
Government and Community Relations (GCR)
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (DPEM)
Video available -
Virtual - see below
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."
Video available -
Virtual
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.