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• The average Harbor House participant family works 2 to 3 jobs to make ends meet.
• To be self-sufficient in the Bay Area, a family of four needs to work 2 full-time jobs at a minimum wage of $16 per hour.
• Roughly 1/4 of Bay Area households have incomes too low for basic needs — food, housing, childcare, medical, and other necessities.

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The lower San Antonio district is located southeast of Lake Merritt in Oakland, California.

The 2000 census data indicates that Oakland is the second most diverse city in the nation. The San Antonio district was shown to be the most diverse neighborhood in the nation in the 1990 census, and continues to represent astounding diversity.

The Harbor House produced book, Our World: the Children of Oakland, profiles 38 children of distinct ethnic backgrounds.

There is a great richness of cultures to be found here. The world’s peoples meet in the San Antonio district of Oakland. You can learn about cuisines, music, art, language, and more from people from virtually every part of the globe in the San Antonio distrcit. There is a vibrancy here that makes it a great place to live.

However, unemployment and underemployment are significant economic issues facing many San Antonio residents. Refugee status, illiteracy and inadequate educational preparation contribute to the challenges the residents face.

Thirty percent of the population in our district are children under the age of 18, and they are the people most vulnerable to adverse affects of poverty. Many of these youth do not have parents with a high school education. Others do not have a role model who is employed, and still others must work to contribute to the family income.

Contact us if you want to learn more about the cultural heritage of the San Antonio district and the challenges facing our community.

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