RCPC and NCPC Present an August 10 Community Forum on MACRO
by Ronnie Spitzer
The Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland; Presentation by MACRO’s Program Manager, Elliot Jones
Co-hosted by: Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC) & Rockridge Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council (NCPC)
Thursday, August 10, at 7pm At the Rockridge Library, upstairs in the conference room This will be a hybrid meeting. For those who wish to attend remotely, please use the link at www.rockridgencpc.com Questions? Contact: chair@rockridge.org
The Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (MACRO) is a community response program for non-violent, non-emergency 911 calls. The purpose of MACRO is to provide the community with compassionate care — a first response model grounded in empathy and service. MACRO teams respond to calls regarding behavioral or mental health issues, homelessness, noise complaints, and public intoxication (nonviolent).
MACRO’s goal is to reduce calls for emergency services, including fire and police, with the intention of increasing access to community-based services and resources for impacted individuals and families — particularly for Black, indigenous, and other people of color. To make a MACRO request, call 911 and ask for MACRO.
