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Town Bizness

Organized volunteers providing outreach to unhoused folks with urgent relief: warmth, food, humanity, and connection to services.

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Town Bizness exists to bring the necessities of a dignified human life to the unhoused population of Oakland and Berkeley, CA.
These necessities include good food, reliable shelter, clothing, toiletries, bedding, and basic creature comforts such as safe propane stoves and heaters, radios, and more, depending on each client’s needs.

We also assist with housing, and keeping folks connected to service providers by supplying telephones and monthly service.

The majority of folks we serve were born where they now live in tents, and once had property ownership in their families here in the bay area, but no longer do. Most are seniors, and many of them are now sick and/or disabled.

Oakland, CA
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A 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 92-1171470

Fundraisers

Feed fundraiser card link to Motel relief fundraiser
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Motel relief fundraiser

Robert is the primary beneficiary of our motel fund right now. He just turned 74. His health is fragile, but having a roof over his head has transformed his quality of life. We're raising $3,000 to keep Robert in his motel room for the next two months while he waits for permanent housing. Before we got him indoors, ambulance trips to the hospital were constant. Since moving into the motel, he hasn't spent a single day hospitalized. And despite everything, Robert still gives back. Whenever we deliver relief bags, he's out there with his broom 🧹 sweeping the sidewalks around the encampments because he believes it's his job to help keep the neighborhood clean. 💛 Thank you for helping us keep Robert safe until housing comes through. Goal: $3,000
Raised
$1,245
Goal
$3,000
18 supporters
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Feed fundraiser card link to Refresh the Town Bizness Motel Fund
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Refresh the Town Bizness Motel Fund

Help Town Bizness Refresh the Motel Fund Our motel fund keeps our most vulnerable neighbors safe, stable, and reachable while we work toward housing. Right now, that includes Robert—73, legally blind, and medically fragile—who couldn’t tolerate a recent placement. Your support helps us keep people like Robert under a roof while we push toward housing that actually works. We will need at least another $3,000 for the next two months making the goal 4900 because we collected and spent the 1900 we fundraised previously.
Raised
$4,275
Goal
$4,900
32 supporters
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Donors

  • Andrea Wilkof
    To the fundraiser: Refresh the Town Bizness Motel Fund

    It is quite the town’s bizness when any human needs help. What a gift to have TownBiz ❤️

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  • Richelle Lieberman
    To the fundraiser: Motel relief fundraiser