We build and sustain intentional partnerships with leaders of community organizations, public systems, and foundations that focus on building Umoja, or unity, and collective strategies toward a thriving, healthy, and robust Bay Area for Black families and communities. We lead organizing and advocacy efforts at the local, regional, and state level to support the health and well-being for Black boys, men, and families.
40x40 Council & Rise East
The 40x40 Council is reshaping Deep East Oakland into a vibrant, multi-generational neighborhood where Black residents can stay, return, heal, prosper, and build power. With our partners on the 40x40 Council (Black Cultural Zone, East Oakland Youth Development Center, Roots Community Health), we are stewarding a 10-year Rise East plan to invest over $100 million in the ‘40×40’ area.
Solidarity Action Alliance of the Bay Area
Through the leadership of Ancestor Joe Brooks, the Brotherhood was a founding member of the SAABA, a coalition of African, Indigenous, and Latinx men dedicated to enhancing the mental, economic, and political well-being of Black and Brown boys, young men, their families, and communities in the Bay Area.
National Compadres Network
A collaboration between the Brotherhood of Elders Network and the National Compadres Network, the Healing Generations Institute trains community health workers, promotes familial community healing, and addresses community strife through culturally-based healing circles as communal spaces for emotional, psychological, spiritual healing, and collective support.
Contact
The Brotherhood of Elders Network is made up of brothers with deep roots in community leadership. We build and sustain intentional partnerships that focus on building unity and collective strategies toward a thriving, healthy, and robust Bay Area for Black families and communities. If you're interested in learning more, or have a partnership idea, please reach out via the contact form here.
1714 Franklin St, 100-177
Oakland, CA 94612