The Black Panther Community Development Program 

The Black Panther Party developed one of the most impactful and effective community programs this world has ever seen. These pioneering acts aimed at improving the conditions of Black People are often unacknowledged by historians because it took social programs to another level. 

With over 60 programs ranging from free breakfast, health clinics to liberation schools, our elders and ancestors have left us a blueprint to prepare our people for when the revolution starts and far beyond.

Join us in resurrecting the Black Panther’s legacy by regaining the hearts and minds of Black people, one person and one community at a time.

list of Black panther party programs

Alameda County Volunteer

1. Benefit Counseling

2. Black Student Alliance

3. Child Development Center

4. Consumer Education Classes

5. Community Facility Use

6. Community Health Classes

7. East Oakland CIL (Center for Independent Living) Branch

8. Community Pantry (Free Food Program)

9. Disabled Persons Services/Transportation and Attendant

10. Drug/Alcohol Abuse Awareness Program

11. Drama Classes

12. Drill Team

13. Employment Referral Service

14. Free Ambulance Program

15. Free Breakfast for Children Programs

16. Free Bussing to Prisons Program

17. Free Clothing Program

18. Free Commissary for Prisoners Program

19. Free Dental Program

20. Free Employment Program

21. Free Food Program

22. Free Film Series

23. Free Furniture Program

24. Free Health Clinics

25. Free Housing Cooperative Program

26. Food Cooperative Program

27. Free Optometry Program

28. Community Forum

29. Free Pest Control Program

30. Free Plumbing and Maintenance Program

31. Free Shoe Program

32. GED Classes

33. Geriatric Health Center

34. GYN Clinic

35. Home SAFE Visits

36. Intercommunal Youth Institute (becomes OCS in 1975)

37. Junior High and High School Tutorial Program

38. Legal Aid and Education

39. Legal Clinic/Workshops

40. Laney Experimental College Extension Site

41. Legal Referral Service(s)

42. Liberation Schools

43. Martial Arts Program

44. Nutrition Classes

45. Oakland Community Learning Center

46. Outreach Preventative Care

47. Program Development

48. Pediatric Clinic

49. Police Patrols

50. Seniors Against a Fearful Environment

51. SAFE Club

52. Sickle Cell Anemia Research Foundation

53. Son of Man Temple (becomes Community Forum in 1976)

54. Sports Program

55. Senior Switchboard

56. The Black Panther Newspaper

57. Teen Council

58. Teen Program

59. U.C. Berkeley Students Health Program

60. STD Preventative Screening & Counseling

61. Visiting Nurses Program

62. WIC Program (Women’s, Infants & Children)

63. Youth Diversion and Probation Site

64. Youth Training and Development