The United Seniors of Oakland and Alameda County
37 Proud Years of Organizing for Older Adult's Quality of Life!
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20th Annual Healthy Living Festival at the Oakland Zoo 9777 Golf Links RD, Oakland CA 94605
"Save the Date" Thursday, September 28th 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Please click on this link to register https://bit.ly/2023HLF
Past HLF Promotional Video
20th Annual Healthy Living Festival Volunteer Opportunities are available!
Day before set-up Wednesday, September 27th 9am-5pm
Day of event, Thursday, September 28th 7:30am-3:00pm
Please contact Volunteer Coordinator Tanya Washington at 1.510.729.0852 for more details
OUR PROGRAMS
Travel Training:
Course for Older Adults 55+
Expand your horizons and travel options! Learn to ride Alameda County’s public transit to get where you want to go with confidence, independence and ease.
Receive guidance and training while learning the necessary skills to ride AC Transit and BART and other Bay Area forms of public transit.
USOAC in partnership with Center for Independent Living (CIL) is training older and disabled adults.
For More Information, please contact Chonita Chew at (510) 729-0851.
Walk Club:
In 2003 USOAC was the only non-profit organization in the State of California to receive the Robert Wood Johnson
Funding for Seniors to create and promote walkable communities.
The USOAC currently has 31 Walk Clubs throughout Alameda County, promoting and fighting for Walkable Neighborhoods.
Please join Team USOAC every September for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s.
If you are interested in joining or forming a Walk Club please contact us.
OUR PROGRAMS
Travel Training:
Course for Older Adults 55+
Expand your horizons and travel options! Learn to ride Alameda County’s public transit to get where you want to go with confidence, independence and ease.
Receive guidance and training while learning the necessary skills to ride AC Transit and BART and other Bay Area forms of public transit.
USOAC is training older and disabled adults. This program is sponsored by the Alameda County Transportation Commission ACTC www.alamedactc.org
For More Information, please contact Chonita Chew at 1.510.729.0852
Walk Club:
In 2003 USOAC was the only non-profit organization in the State of California to receive the Robert Wood Johnson
Funding for Seniors to create and promote walkable communities.
The USOAC currently has 31 Walk Clubs throughout Alameda County, promoting and fighting for Walkable Neighborhoods.
In 2019 USOAC has been restructuring the Walk Club program to include pedestrian safety and audits of walk routes. Please join us every 2nd Friday of the month to here the latest of these additions. If you are interested in joining or forming a Walk Club please contact Ansar El Muhammad at 1.510.604.2377.
Medication Management:
* Do you know if you are taking your medications correctly?
* Do you take herbal remedies or over the counter medication, while taking prescription medication?
* Do you take more than one type of medication?
United Seniors of Oakland and Alameda County presents to you a FREE training. For more information, please contact Ansar El Muhammad at 1.510.604.2377, or to connect with Coco Ramirez Latino Community Organizer
Gold Star Senior Shared Housing
USOAC's Senior Action Team *SAT has been collaborating with Gold Star Senior Shared Housing CEO/President Lois Snell since 2016 to bridge the gap for Older Adult homeowners and Older Adult renters in need of an affordable shared living arrangement. Gold Star Senior Shared Housing is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Please connect with us if you are interested in learning more! Contact 1-800-383-7813 or 1.510.729.0852 ask to speak with Tanya Washington. www.goldstarsharedhousing.com , goldstarsharedhousing@gmail.com.
Who We Are
The USOAC is a grassroots, multi-ethnic, intergenerational nonprofit organization focused on issues of concern to Alameda County seniors and their allies. USOAC utilizes techniques to educate, mobilize and enable seniors and their supporters to address the issues that affect their quality of life. In 1986, USOAC started organizing seniors and their allies to address shrinking resources for older adults at both the local and regional levels. For more than 30 years USOAC has helped to empower older adults throughout Alameda County by serving as a catalyst for a positive change and contributing to the betterment of senior citizens and the broader community. USOAC collaborates with the disabled
communities, youth, senior service providers and others. USOAC has more than 13,000 individual members, chapter and affiliates throughout Alameda County.
Our Vision:
Empowering Seniors through…
- Leadership Development
- Community Organizing
- Issue Identification
- Actions & Advocacy
- Outreach
- Education & Training
2023 Priorities:
- Older Adult Travel Training
- Pedestrian Safety
- Holistic Medicine
- Healthy Living Festival
- Medication Management
-Affordable Housing for Seniors
- Comprehensive Countywide Senior Plan
- Age Friendly Communities
- Walkable Neighborhoods for Seniors/Walk Clubs
- Increase community organizing and advocacy for senior resources and funding
- Eden Area Senior Action Group
- Gold Star Senior Shared Housing
- Senior Action Team
- Technical Assistance for Seniors
- Senior Nutrition Advocacy Committee
- Probate and Conservatorship
Mission Statement:
“To provide institutional support for Seniors, to collectively participate in the public arena, to act from a position of strength, to enable the elderly to address the critical issues, and to change the conditions that impact their lives.”