For the second year in a row, Oakland Family Services has had to cancel our annual Building a Brighter Future Breakfast due to the coronavirus pandemic. The breakfast is our largest fundraiser of the year, and it is also a time for us to gather with friends, celebrate the agency’s success stories and connect with new potential supporters. This year’s cancellation is especially disappointing, since 2021 is Oakland Family Services’ 100th anniversary, and we would love to be together with our supporters following the turbulence of the past year.

However, we hope that you will join us in celebrating our online Building a Brighter Future Campaign April 19-May 14. We have some exciting new content to share as we look back at the last 100 years! We also need your support as we continue to navigate the extreme mental health troubles, need for parenting support and other hardships the pandemic has created for the people we serve.

Donate.

Our absolute greatest need is funding to sustain our prevention, education and treatment programs. Last year's Building a Brighter Future Campaign raised $175,184, which was crucial in ensuring individuals and families received the assistance they needed, but unfortunately not what we can typically count on raising at our Building a Brighter Future Breakfast. This year, our campaign goal is to raise $185,000 through donations and pledges. Whether you have a little or a lot to give, every dollar helps us toward our goal and will help ensure we can continue to provide vital safety net services to our community. Click here to donate through our website, or you can give through our Facebook page.

Follow us on social media.

Our campaign will run April 19-May 14. Follow Oakland Family Services on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn to join in! While we will be posting special content throughout the whole campaign, we are most excited for Tuesday, May 4, when we will be debuting a brand new video featuring a person served through our Day One program and a special video created just for our 100th.

Share our message.

The Building a Brighter Future Breakfast is an opportunity to demonstrate our impact and connect with existing donors — and it's also a chance to network with new potential donors. Just as you might bring guests to our breakfast, we now need you to “bring” members of your network to our campaign! Share our social media content to help spread the word about our services to your friends, family and colleagues!

Start a Facebook fundraiser.

You can create a fundraiser for Oakland Family Services at any time at www.facebook.com/oakfamservices/fundraisers/. Set a goal and ask your friends and family to help you meet it!

Make a pledge.

Pledges are a great way to extend your support of Oakland Family Services to reach into the future! They help create a reliable revenue stream that will help us build brighter futures for years to come. Click here to make a pledge of any amount or extend an existing pledge.

Sponsor our campaign.

If you are a member of a business or other organization that might be interested in sponsoring our campaign, reach out to our Director of Development Kristin Benton at (248) 858-7766 ext. 1203 or kbenton@ofsfamily.org. We offer several different levels of sponsorship starting at $1,000 with various perks!