Our Partners

At Eden Church, we are blessed to have a plethora of partners. It is humbling and an honor to stand in solidarity and work alongside so many great organizations. Listed below are some of the amazing orgs with which we work on an ongoing weekly or monthly basis. While we would love to lift up all of our partnerships here, as busy as the Eden Church Team, members, and friends are, it would simply be impossible to capture them all. Thank you for partnering with others in bringing justice, equity, peace, and wholeness to a fragmented world!

Alameda county community food bank

ACCFB is the sole provider of food for our bimonthly food distribution, Comida para Cherryland. Veggies are on them and we are able to purchase protein through them for the community at an incredible rate.

Castro Valley Pride

Castro Valley Pride’s purpose is to create a safe and welcoming space for the LGBTQ members of our shared community. Eden Church is proud to be part of CVP’s annual Pride event in the CV!

East Bay Agency for Children

EBAC’s transformational programs help children, youth, and families recover from trauma. EBAC facilitates grief groups in English and Spanish at Eden Church. Trauma-informed counseling trainings also occur at Eden Church.

First PRes Hayward

First Presbyterian Church Hayward, known for their ministry to the unhoused of Castro Valley and their Tiny Homes initiative, has been a critical partner in Accompaniment Ministry efforts. Support their Winter Shelter!

Mustard Seed Immigration Law Project

Mustard Seed Immigration Law Project is a non-profit that provides assistance for legal representation of asylum-seekers and juveniles seeking special immigration status.

Padres unidos DE CHERRYLAND

PU is a Community-based organizing group working to promote safe and healthy initiatives in unincorporated Alameda County, particularly Cherryland. Eden Church serves as PU’s fiscal sponsor.

Mission asset fund

Eden Church and Ministerio Compañeras is partnering with MAF to bring financial education to first-gen Spanish-speaking immigrants. This partnership has brought the first Community Lending Circle to the Eden Area.

Restaurants for the People of Chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen is an ongoing response to the health, economic, and humanitarian crises stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. This program is dedicated to tackling these crises on two fronts – at the same time providing fresh meals to communities in immediate need while also keeping small restaurants and food businesses open. WCK has partnered EUCC with a Mexican restaurant in Fruitvale, Oakland to provide meals for isolation supports in the Eden Area.

Reach Ashland Youth Center

REACH has been helping youth and families weather the stresses of remote learning, racial injustice, and economic insecurity during a difficult time for lower-income communities of color. REACH honors youth power and resilience through a culture of safety, belonging, and possibility. EUCC partners with REACH in our Vaccination efforts in Ashland.

Ruby’s Place

Ruby’s Place is an innovative nonprofit committed to ending domestic violence, human trafficking, and violent crime through hope, advocacy, and connection. EUCC partners with Ruby’s Place through our Newcomer Navigation Center and Community Resiliency coalition work.

Alameda county Health care services agency

Eden UCC contracts with ACHCSA in order to provide Cherryland with its very own Newcomer Navigation Center staffed with a clinical case manager, ensuring extra supports for Eden Area UIY and CMF populations.

Congregation Shir Ami

Congregation Shir Ami in Castro Valley is an intimate, inclusive, intergenerational Reform Jewish community that welcomes interfaith families. Shir Ami is a member of EAIC and is a pillar of support for Comida para Cherryland.

Eden Area Interfaith Council

EAIC’s mission is to promote understanding and respect for all faiths and work together towards human rights, peace, justice, civic change, and freedom of religion. Eden Church is a founding member.

Hayward Unified School District

Eden Church has a long-standing relationship with HUSD, especially Cherryland Elementary. Eden Church partners with HUSD in providing supports to their Newcomer Coordinators and Family Engagement Specialists.

My eden voice

MEV is a group of passionate residents working to unite the communities of Ashland, Cherryland, Hayward Acres, and San Lorenzo. MEV serves to empower our communities of 60,000 strong with proper representation. EUCC and our ChYLI program partners with MEV in advocating and organizing for tenant protections.

Starr King unitarian universalist church

Starr King, also a member of EAIC, in working for justice in our community has been a great support to the Accompaniment Ministry. In past years, our youth groups have also mingled.

East bay community foundation

EBCF partners with donors, social movements, and the community to eliminate structural barriers, advance racial equity, and transform political, social, and economic outcomes for all who call the East Bay Home. EBCF has provided grants for our Census outreach as well as COVID-19 relief efforts and direct response.

ALAMEDA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT

EUCC holds Case Investigation, Contact Tracing, Quarantine and Isolation Supports, and Vaccination and Healthcare Education and Outreach service contracts through ACPHD, serving the greater urban unincorporated Alameda County.

Regional Pacific Islander Taskforce

RPIT addresses the lack of data and reporting on Pacific Islander (PI) population health and health disparities in different health departments across the Bay Area. RPIT serves as an advisory council to the directors of the health departments and their leadership. EUCC partners with RPIT in addressing vaccination disparities in San Lorenzo.

Alameda County Social Services Agency

EUCC partners with ACSSA in our Emergency Food Delivery program, delivering more than 50,000 culturally-appropriate prepared meals since the onset of the pandemic.

Castro Valley Community Alliance

CVCA is a collaborative group of Castro Valley community and educational leaders, students, and families advocating for compassion, understanding and acceptance. Participate in our film screenings, panels, and unity walks!

Danville Congregational church

Danville UCC is one of our sister congregations. Danville is a pillar of support for the Accompaniment Ministry, and Comida para Cherryland. We look forward to more opportunities for combined youth events!

fesco - Family Emergency Shelter

FESCO’s mission is to support homeless families as they move from crisis to stability. FESCO has an office on Eden Church campus. Join with us as we participate in their FESCO Shelter Shuffle.

La Familia Counseling, Inc.

La Familia, a Latino organization, provides mental health and community services in our area. La Familia has offices at Eden Church. ChYLIs have partnered with their advocacy arm, Bay Area Strength Through Activism (BASTA).

pacific school of religion

PSR, a leader in social innovation education, is a UCC affiliated Interdenominational Seminary (1866), and an Ashoka U Changemaker Campus. Eden Church serves as a Community Engaged Learning site in their Field Ed. Dept.

Tiburcio VAsQuez Health center

TVHC seeks to provide culturally competent healthcare to our area. TVHC has offices at Eden Church and participates in Compañeras initiatives, and partners with Comida para Cherryland with health clinics and promotores. EUCC also partners with TVHC in our vaccination efforts of Cherryland and South Hayward.

Mandela Parnters

Mandela Partners, formerly Mandela MarketPlace, is a non-profit organization that works in partnership with local residents, family farmers, and community-based businesses to improve health, create wealth, and build assets through local food enterprises in low-income communities. We have partnered with Mandela via restaurants in the E. 14th Eatery + Kitchen (formerly Ashland Market & Café) during the COVID-19 crisis in order to get nutritious meals to our neighbors in need.

RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

For almost 40 years, RCD has created and preserved affordable housing for very low- and low-income individuals and families, to build community and enrich lives. RCD’s presence in the Eden Area can best be seen at Ashland Place. EUCC and RCD are partnering together on various local community resiliency projects.

Umoja Health

Umoja Health Partners are Community Coalitions initially formed to address the COVID-19 and health-related needs of underserved communities of color in the Bay Area. In Swahili, Umoja means "Unity" and refers to a concept of Oneness, a singular focus or mission. Umoja is the community, for the community. EUCC partners with Umoja in our vaccination efforts in Ashland.

Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity is a statewide California organization that connects clergy and people of faith to the work of social justice. EUCC partners with IM4HI in our work with accompanying newcomers and asylum-seekers.

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