Community Outreach
Downs Community Development Corporation (DCDC) is a not-for-profit, independent organization designed to serve the poor, elderly, and children of North Oakland. DCDC administers several programs and outreach projects such as: Fishes and Loaves, Summer Cultural Enrichment Program, and Bishop Roy C. Nichols Senior Housing Services Program. We are proud to be in our 20th year of providing direct services to raise the social, educational and economic level of this community.
Bishop Roy C. Nichols
Senior Housing
Named for the long-time pastor of the adjacent Downs Memorial United Methodist Church, Bishop Roy C. Nichols Senior Housing is a 17-unit affordable senior housing complex in North Oakland that opened in the Spring of 2003.
Bishop Roy C. Nichols
Senior Housing
It was developed by DCDC with funding from US Bank, Bank of America, Citibank, and the City of Oakland.
Bishop Roy H. Nichols
Senior Housing
Tenants have access to a computer center and other social services such as meals from DCDC's Fishes and Loaves feeding program.
(Photo to Right & Above (mobile version): Original Oakland Fire Station now home to Bishop Roy H. Nichols Senior Housing)
