The Bi-Annual Alameda County Community Connect Summer Resource and Job Fair for the Unhoused was held Wednesday at the Oakland Coliseum, drawing nearly 800 guests and 72 vendors.
In addition to housing assistance, vendors provided coaching, haircuts, headshots, and resume assistance for employment readiness; medical and dental services; veterinary services; food; clothing; gift cards; and more.
It was supported by Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley, the Alameda County Work Development Board, Alameda County Probation Department, Social Services Agency, Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, and the Oakland Private Industry Council.
Their shared goal was to help create pathways to self-sufficiency while shifting perceptions of Alameda County’s unhoused residents…