Ongoing Causes

Teacake Bake Shop recognizes the importance of giving back to our communities. We have a special interest in children’s causes and have dedicated our philanthropy around these needs.

We have partnered with Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland and have designed a children's cupcake box in which 50% of proceeds will go to support Children’s Hospital Foundation causes.

We are also involved with the National Gardening Association which programs and initiatives highlight the opportunities for plant-based education in schools, communities, and backyards across the country.

In addition, Teacake Bake Shop partners with local children's organizations such as MOCHA (The Museum of Children's Art) to provide baked goods for their benefit event in exchange for children's art which we will display at our retail stores. MOCHA strives to use hands-on teaching for children to develop their skills through art and puts an emphasis on reaching children from low-income communities.

Teacake BAKES (Baking A Kind Equal Society)

Teacake BAKES is a program that one of our Teacake team members dreamed up. Because individuals have different causes and beliefs they support, we encourage our team to support their own causes. With Teacake BAKES, our team members take turns baking up special, original treats that are sold at our retail store. ALL proceeds from the sales of those items are donated to the charity/cause of their choice. So far, we have donated to the following organizations:

African People's Solidarity Committee
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
CancerCare
Oakland Public Library
Heifer International
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Christopher Rodriguez Foundation

Other Giving

Teacake Bake Shop is proud to support other local causes with monetary and product donations. We have supported causes such as:

Alameda County Food Bank - alleviates hunger by providing nutritious food and nutrition education to people in need.
Bay Area Rescue Mission - provides emergency shelter, meals, recovery programs, spiritual counseling, education, job skills training, transitional services, youth intervention, food pantry, resource distribution, and mobile outreach for the homless and impoverished.
California State Parks Foundation - dedicated to protecting, enhancing and advocating for California's magnificent State Parks.
The Avon Foundation - Since it was founded in 1955, the Avon Foundation has been committed to the mission to improve the lives of women and their families. The Avon Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity that brings this mission to life through two key areas of focus: breast cancer and domestic violence.
Special Olympics (Northern California) - Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for people eight years of age and older with developmental disabilities.
Lincoln Child Center - provides educational, residential and treatment programs to children ages 5 through 14 years old, many suffering from abuse and neglect.

Finally, we donated to the cause One Laptop Per Child on behalf of Sara S., who won our 2007 Gingerbread House contest!