# @jlin7 on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DNlS7wwSt1o
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33490947-jlin7-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-20T16:00:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Jeremy Lin 林書豪 (@jlin7) — https://gondola.cc/jlin7

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Hope amidst hard times. That’s the word that describes my first visit back to Oakland in a few years. So much joy in seeing how much oaklandtrybe and other community organizations have helped transform spaces like San Antonio Park and clinton_park_oakland center in a few years.

From building new basketball courts to community gardens to providing kids with a safe space to dance and play, people like Andrew, Chien, and Cal have poured so much into getting the resources to help benefit the community.

Cal shared about how he and other ambassadors walk through the parks, picking up trash and connecting community members with resources that they might need, keeping an eye out for things that could get in the way of kids having a safe space to play.

Kacie and Dami shared about how harbor_house_oakland ‘s summer program was extremely successful this year, and provided a space for children of all different backgrounds to come together and play and learn. I learned about different immigrant and refugee populations that Harbor House serves and the complexity and beauty of having all of these groups of people together.

At the same time, I also heard about how funding cuts and attacks on immigrants are hurting the communities in Oakland. Many organizations have had to lay off staff and figure out new ways to operate. Community organizations have been in communication with each other to figure out how to keep people safe.

There are increasingly complex problems to tackle these days and the greater environment hasn’t been helpful. We each shared about how we continue to find joy to sustain work that can feel never-ending.

Oakland is such a beautiful place and the community there is strong. It’s an honor to walk alongside and pray for leaders like Kacie and Andrew as they love their community. #thrivetogether

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