HOPE Collaborative

The Health for Oakland's People and Environment (HOPE) collaborative was formed by community organizations, institutions, and community residents to improve health and quality of life in Oakland neighborhoods suffering the most from health disparities. The HOPE collaborative works to transform the food and fitness environment in Oakland communities.

The HOPE collaborative consists of 5 action teams: Food Systems; Built Environment; Local Sustainable Economic Development, Youth Action Committee, and Fundraising Committee. The collaborative approaches this work through the consistent use of three overarching strategies: (1) policy; (2) modeling, planning and programming; and (3) capacity building, youth engagement and participatory learning.

HOPE's mission is to create fundamental and sustainable environmental changes that will significantly improve the health and wellness of Oakland residents.

The HOPE collaborative received funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to support their efforts.The collaborative have held several events providing a forum for Oakland's residents to share their thoughts on improvements specific to their neighborhoods that they felt could increase access to food and safe places to be active.