Oakland Catholic Worker - Obrero Católico de Oakland

The Oakland Catholic Worker is a House of Hospitality offering transitional housing (up to 4 months) to Latin American Immigrants. In the tradition of the Catholic Worker movement, we base our ministry of service on the practice of solidarity with the poor and disenfranchised. In early 1987, the current incarnation of Oakland Catholic Worker was founded as part of the Sanctuary Movement. The mission was to provide hospitality to refugees and migrants fleeing from U.S. sponsored wars in Central America. The project built on the East Oakland foundations established by the second OCW founded in 1981 and officially closed in early 1986 (the first OCW began around 1951). Over the years we have served as a home where hundreds of Latin American immigrants begin stable and productive lives in this country. We continue to serve as a community center for the Latin American immigrant and refugee community as they establish themselves in our East Oakland neighborhood and strive to stay healthy and organized. We offer food, temporary shelter, and other services to some of the neediest among us. In solidarity with those we serve, we struggle to change the unjust structures of our society through social activism.