SOLFOOD / PROGRAMS & IMPACT / 2026

solfood

West Oakland community programming, in numbers.

PULL UP A CHAIR. FOOD IS THE MEDIUM. COMMUNITY IS THE POINT.

GATHER/ LEARN/ BUILD — THE THREE PILLARS
TOTAL SERVICE TOUCHES 496 MEALS + PRODUCE + WELLNESS
MEALS SERVED 480
EVENTS LOGGED 8
PRODUCE PICKUPS
15
WELLNESS SESSIONS
1
ON-SITE (3461)
7 / 8
OFF-SITE / PARTNER
1 / 8
ATTENDEES (EST.)
158

COMMUNITY BUILT

A PLACE TO GATHER — NOT JUST A MEAL SERVED

COMMUNITY EVENTS HOSTED 3 RESIDENT & COMMUNITY-HOSTED GATHERINGS
PEOPLE GATHERED 43 ATTENDEES AT COMMUNITY EVENTS (WHERE LOGGED)
FORMATS 3 MOVIE NIGHT · OPEN MIC · APPRECIATION DINNER

WEEKLY SERVICE TOUCHES

BAR = ONE WEEK (MON–SUN)

Weekly touches by week.

EVENTS BY TYPE

ZEROS = NO STANDALONE EVENT OF THAT TYPE

LOGGED ZERO SO FAR
Event type counts.

RECENT EVENTS

MOST RECENT FIRST · 8 EVENTS

DATE EVENT TYPE LOCATION PARTNER(S) TOUCHES

PARTNERS

FIRST APPEARANCE COUNTED ONCE

TOTAL UNIQUE

GAPS & COVERAGE

OPERATOR NOTES ON WHAT THE NUMBERS MEAN

WELLNESS — WHY 0 EVENTS

Events-by-type shows 0 standalone wellness events, but cumulative wellness sessions = 1. The 1 wellness session happened inside the WOHR / A Taste of West partner event (4/24) — Charlie facilitated mindfulness during a partner-event-off-site. Not yet a recurring solfood program.

PRODUCE — WHY 0 EVENTS

Events-by-type shows 0 standalone produce distributions, but cumulative produce pickups = 15. The 15 pickups happened inside the Open House Resident Hour (4/4) — light breakfast + ~15 residents took fresh produce. Folded into the resident-hour format, not a separate distribution event.

4/13 GAP WEEK

Week of 4/13 logged zero events. Soft-launch rhythm — programming has been roughly every other week so far. Once consistent weekly cadence kicks in, this gap stops being normal and becomes a flag worth chasing.

CHEF RASHAD IS THE HEAVY-HITTER

Chef Rashad / Saint's Smokehouse has donated meals to multiple events. Worth a thank-you cadence and a strategic ask about scaling the partnership.