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 Low-income and immigrant communities are frequently denied access to information that impacts quality of life issues. The Unity Council strives to provide language and culturally appropriate community education and outreach on these important issues in the Fruitvale. The Community Building and Education Unit seeks and advocates for resources for the Fruitvale, with a particular focus on improving and developing parks and open spaces, while involving residents and other stakeholders in the process. Residents and youth are involved in identifying issues that affect the community and are assisted in accessing resources, thereby empowering them to take control of and improve their community.
The Fruitvale district is the most densely populated district in the City of Oakland, with one of the highest concentrations of children, but with the least amount of parks and open space. The Fruitvale Recreation and Open Space Initiative (FROSI) was established to address the lack of park and recreational assets, and to develop a community stewardship model to sustain new and improved assets for the future. Development has been completed at the premier 9-acre waterfront park at Union Point on the Oakland estuary, and plans for improvements to Foothill Meadows Park, recently renamed in honor of César E. Chávez through a community youth-driven effort, are currently underway.
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