Fruitvale Development Corporation

Fruitvale transit village: provides a sustainable community service center to the Fruitvale district of the city of oakland, located at a mass transit hub. By providing a nexus of community and social services located at a multi-modal mass transit center, the organization can provide opportunities for low income and moderate income individuals to access necessary services in a location conveniently accessible by mass transit. The organization provides more than 115,000 square feet of community services, including preschool, high school, senior services, public library, health clinic, low to no cost tenant immigrant and employee legal services, financial counseling, and others, serving more than 1,500 clients each week. Additionally, the organization has provided a centralized and tenant-friendly location to encourage the creation and Development of small businesses that can contribute to the overall improvement in the Fruitvale district economy, as well as the financial health of the city of oakland, as supported through property taxes and sales taxes. The organization has encouraged the creation of more than 30 small businesses generated more than $300,000 in annual property taxes to the county, along with more than $100,000 in annual sales taxes.