A Fair Chance to Advance

Please join us on Saturday, April 9th for “Fair Chance to Advance,” a community resource fair!

Free services include: Proposition 47 lawyer consultation, DMV vouchers, job training, EBT and Medi-Cal Support, veteran services, immigration consultation, and housing assistance services. There will be a bouncy house and childcare services for kids.

– Do you have a felony that is keeping you from securing housing, employment or public assistance?
– Do you have questions about your immigration status?
– Would you like information about the new DMV amnesty program?

If you or someone you know answered yes to any of these questions, please join us and spread the word about this incredible community resource fair.

Fair Chance to Advance events were created to reach community members who may qualify for Proposition 47 crime reclassification. Indivduals with felony convictions often experience difficulty secure housing, employment and public assistance. Proposition 47 allows individuals with certain types of non-serious, non-violent felony convictions to re-classify their conviction as a misdemeanor, helping to increase an individuals’s ability to get their life back on track.

Of course, this is an event for any and ALL community members in need of legal assistance, housing assistance, support with access to jobs, assistance filling out healthcare documentation, and more, not only for those seeking conviction reclassification.

This event is sponsored by Oakland Community Organizations, the Ella Baker Center, Imani Community Church, the East Bay Community Law Center, the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office and other assistance providers.

With support from Oakland Vice Mayor Annie Campbell Washington and Supervisor Nate Miley.

RSVP on Facebook.