SSA Income Tax Assistance

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (Social Services Agency) Earn Income Tax Credit—VITA/EITC The Alameda County Social Services Agency (SSA) is provides no cost IRS certified tax preparation assistance to low- and moderate-income taxpayers every tax season from...

SSA Season of Sharing Program

Season of Sharing Program (Social Services Agency) Providing a Helping Hand Through Life’s Transitions The Alameda County Social Services Agency administers the Season of Sharing (SOS) year round housing and critical family needs program. SOS is a private fund...

Linda Moore

Linda Moore General Services Agency, Office of Acquisition Policy Linda currently volunteers as a commissioner on the Community Services Commission in her hometown of Hayward. The work involves developing strategies to direct State and federal funds in ways to...

Lauren Baranco

Lauren Baranco Social Services Agency Lauren grew up doing volunteer work with her family, mostly giving her time to church-organized efforts through their nonprofit wing, to help the under-resourced. Mostly, the work has involved serving meals to the hungry – an...

Thelma Starr

Thelma Starr Eligibility Service Technician III, Social Services Agency Thelma serves as the volunteer Family Resource Coordinator for her church, which means she organizes a monthly food giveaway for residents in need in Oakland. “We help a couple of hundred people...