2014-2015
Program
Guide
Organizations funded
to support Oakland’s children
and youth
OAKLAND FUND FOR
CHILDREN & YOUTH
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUITY
CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY AND COLLABORATION
OFCY provides strategic funding to support
Oakland’s children and youth from birth
to 20 years of age to become healthy,
happy, educated, engaged, powerful
and loved community members.
OFCY is administered by
the City of Oakland
Department of Human Services.
The services provided with OFCY funding
are reviewed by an independent evaluator.
Evaluation reports are available at our
website, www.ofcy.org
We are very proud of the great work
being done by OFCY grantee organizations.
Please visit their websites and see how
you can get involved.
For more information about programs
at OFCY, please visit www.ofcy.org.
2014-2015
Program
Guide
Grantee organizations
currently funded by OFCY
to support direct services
to children and youth
in Oakland
CONTENTS
Healthy Development
of Young Children
4-5
Support for Student
Success in School
6-9
Youth Leadership and
Community Safety
10-13
Transitions to
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Listings are represented as follows:
Grantees
websites
programs
Healthy Development of Young Children
are funding strategies serving children from birth to five years
of age and their families, setting the stage for
healthy development with early intervention and
parent engagement.
Mental health and
developmental consultations in
early care and education
provides program or classroom level or
child-centered mental health consultations
to improve the quality of early care and
education programs at City of Oakland
Head Start, Early Head Start, Oakland
Unified School District Child Development
Center and other family day care centers.
Family Paths, Inc.
www.familypaths.org
Early Childhood Mental Health
Jewish Family & Children’s Services
of the East Bay
www.jfcs-eastbay.org
Integrated Early Childhood Consultation
Program
Lincoln Child Center
www.lincolnchildcenter.org
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
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Parent and child engagement
in early learning and
development
Safe Passages
www.safepassages.org
Baby Learning Communities Collaborative
supports and expands the programs
that provide playgroups for very young
children and increases parents’ access to
development support resources in highestpriority neighborhoods.
Through the Looking Glass
www.lookingglass.org
Chatterbox
Children’s Hospital & Research
Center Oakland
www.childrenshospitaloakland.org
Integrated Developmental Playgroups
Program
supports a 5 – 6 week summer camp
experience for children who have never
experienced preschool, to provide
orientation and structured learning
experience prior to first entry to
Kindergarten.
City of Oakland Parks
and Recreation
www.oaklandnet.com/parks
Sandboxes to Community Empowerment
East Bay Agency for Children
www.ebac.org
Parent Child Education and Support Program
(PCESP)
Summer Pre-K Camps
Oakland Unified School District
(OUSD)
www.ousd.k12.ca.us
Summer Pre-K
Lotus Bloom
www.lotusbloomfamily.org
Multicultural Playgroups
Oakland Parents Together
www.parentstogether.org
Listening to Children Parent Cafes
Our Family Coalition
www.ourfamily.org
Building Strong Children in LGBTQ Families
“I would like to thank all the
staff for doing a good job and
helping me and my family,
and for all the support it gives
us every week.”
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Support for Student Success in School
are funding strategies that provide valuable scholastic support and
life-enhancing activities to children and youth in support of
the community schools movement in Oakland.
School-based after school
programming for elementary
and middle school children
programs provide a range of academic and
enrichment activities in a high-quality, safe,
and supportive environment for students both
after school and weekends.
Bay Area Community Resources
www.bacr.org
Alliance Academy
Bridges Academy
Claremont After School Program
Elmhurst Community Prep
Emerson Elementary
Esperanza Elementary
Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy
Global Family
Grass Valley Elementary
Greenleaf Elementary
Hoover Elementary
Horace Mann Elementary
Howard Elementary
Lafayette Elementary
Madison Middle School
Markham Elementary
Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary
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Melrose’s Community Bridges Program
Preparatory Literary Academy
of Cultural Excellence
Reach Academy
Sankofa Academy
Urban Promise Academy
Eagle Village Community Center
Youth and Family Services
www.evccyfs.org/about-us
Parker Elementary
Westlake Middle School
East Bay Agency for Children
www.ebac.org
East Oakland Pride Elementary
World/Achieve Academy
East Bay Asian Youth Center (EBAYC)
www.ebayc.org
Bella Vista Elementary
Cleveland Elementary
Franklin Elementary
Garfield Elementary
La Escuelita Elementary
Lincoln Elementary
Manzanita Community
Roosevelt Middle School
East Oakland Youth
Development Center
www.eoydc.org
Futures Elementary
Roots International Academy
Girls Incorporated of
Alameda County
www.girlsinc-alameda.org
Acorn Woodland Elementary
Higher Ground Neighborhood
Development Corp
www.highergroundndc.com
Allendale Elementary
Brookfield Elementary
New Highland Academy
Rise Community
Sobrante Park Elementary
Lighthouse Community
Charter School
www.lighthousecharter.org
SFBAC, Learning for Life
www.learningforlife-sf.org
Carl B. Munck Elementary
Fruitvale Elementary
Laurel Elementary
Manzanita Seed
Spanish Speaking Citizens’
Foundation
www.sscf.org
Lazear Charter Academy
Ujimaa Foundation
www.ujimaafoundation.org
Burckhalter Elementary
YMCA of the East Bay
www.ymcaeastbay.org
Piedmont Avenue Elementary
West Oakland Middle School
Oakland Leaf Foundation
www.oaklandleaf.org
Ascend
Bret Harte Middle School
EnCompass Academy
International Community
Learning Without Limits
Think College Now
Safe Passages
www.safepassages.org/default.asp
Coliseum College Prep Academy
Community United Elementary
Edna Brewer Middle School
Frick Middle School
United For Success Academy
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Support for Student Success in School
are funding strategies that provide valuable scholastic support and
life-enhancing activities to children and youth in support of
the community schools movement in Oakland.
Transition programs
for youth into middle
and high school
helps students moving into middle or
high school with trips to the new schools,
mentoring and new opportunities for
engagement with peers, teachers and
parents.
Alternatives in Action
www.alternativesinaction.org
Fremont Initiative for Reaching Success
Together (FIRST) Transitions Program
East Bay Asian Youth Center (EBAYC)
www.ebayc.org
Break the Cycle
Oakland Kids First
www.kidsfirstoakland.org
PASS-2
Safe Passages
www.safepassages.org
Safe Passages Transitions Program
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Youth Leadership in
Community Schools
help middle school and high
school youth stay on track academically,
engage in conflict resolution and violence
prevention and, as peer leaders, create a
safe and supportive school environment.
Alternatives in Action
www.alternativesinaction.org
Youth Development Leadership Program at
McClymonds & Life Academy Community
Schools
Oakland Unified School District
www.ousd.k-12.ca.us
OUSD Peer Restorative Justice Program
Spanish Speaking Citizens’
Foundation
www.sscf.org
LIBRE United
“We used to dunk people, but we
don’t do that no more. We used to
call people names, but we don’t do that
no more. Man, that was fifth grade
stuff, but this is sixth grade now.
We used to make people sad, but we
don’t do that no more.”
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Youth Leadership and Community Safety
programs inspire youth to get involved in community service and
host activities that promote greater overall community health
and safety in parks and public spaces.
Community-based Out of School
Time Programs
provide a range of academic and enrichment
activities in high-quality, safe, and supportive
environments for children.
American Indian Child
Resource Center
www.aicrc.org
Culture Keepers
Bay Area Outreach & Recreation
Program
www.borp.org
Sports & Recreation for Youth with Disabilities
San Francisco Study Center
www.studycenter.org
Brothers UNITE!
City of Oakland Parks and Recreation
www.oaklandnet.com/parks
Oakland Discovery Centers
Community Initiatives
www.communityin.org
Media After School (M.A.S.)
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Dimensions Dance Theater, Inc.
www.dimensionsdance.org
Rites of Passage
East Bay Asian Local Development
Corporation
www.ebaldc.org
Lion’s Pride Afterschool and Summer
Youth Program
East Oakland Boxing Association
www.eoba.org
SmartMoves Education & Enrichment
Program
Girls Incorporated of
Alameda County
www.girlsinc-alameda.org
Girls in Oakland Achieve and Lead
(G.O.A.L.)
Native American Health
Center, Inc.
www.nativehealth.org
Indigenous Voices II
Refugee Transitions
www.reftrans.org
Newcomer Community Engagement
Program
“What do you guys DO in this
after school program?
He never wants to
come home!”
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Youth Leadership and Community Safety
programs inspire youth to get involved in community service and
host activities that promote greater overall community health
and safety in parks and public spaces.
Summer Programs
are directed to middle school and high
school youth ages 5 – 14 from low-income
families and from high stress neighborhoods
to enrich their summer time with arts,
dance and music; field trips and fitness;
and educational support to offset summer
learning loss.
Aim High
www.aimhigh.org
Aim High Oakland
City of Oakland Parks and
Recreation
www.oaklandnet.com/parks
Summer Camp Explosion
College Track
www.collegetrack.org
Academic Summer Advancement Program
Destiny Arts Center
www.destinyarts.org
Camp Destiny
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East Bay Asian Youth Center (EBAYC)
www.ebayc.org
Summer Matters
East Oakland Youth Development
Center
www.eoydc.org
Summer Cultural Enrichment Program
Family Support Services of the
Bay Area
www.fssba.org
Kinship Summer Youth Program
Girls Incorporated of Alameda County
www.girlsinc-alameda.org
Concordia Park Summer Program
Lincoln Child Center
lincolnchildcenter.org
Oakland Freedom Schools
Prescott Circus Theatre
www.prescottcircus.org
Prescott Circus Theatre Summer Program
Youth Leadership and
Community Safety
programs work with youth as leaders
to engage their peers, families and the
broader neighborhood in community safety,
revitalization and improvement efforts.
BAY-Peace/Peace Development Fund
www.baypeace.org
BAY-Peace: Better Alternatives for Youth
Department of Human Services
www.messengers4change.org
Friday Night in the Park Program
La Clinica de la Raza
www.laclinica.org
Youth Brigade
Movement Strategy Center
www.movementstrategy.org
API Youth Promoting Advocacy and
Leadership
Project Re-Connect
www.projectreconnect.net
Project Re-Connect
Safe Passages
www.safepassages.org
Get Active Urban Arts Program
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Transitions to Adulthood
programs help Oakland youth achieve their career goals by
increasing their job skills and academic credentials
and connecting them to work.
East Side Arts Alliance
www.eastsideartsalliance.com
ArtWorks at ESAA
Youth Career and Workforce
Development
helps youth transition to adulthood with
job readiness training, internships and job
placement as well as supportive social services.
Alameda County Medical Center (ACMC)
https://sites.google.com/site/
modelneighborhoodprogram
Model Neighborhood Collaborative
Alta Bates Summit Foundation
www.altabatessummit.org
Youth Bridge Career and Workforce
Development Program
Beyond Emancipation
www.beyondemancipation.org
Gaining Resources and Opportunities for
Work (G.R.O.W.): a Culinary Training Program
Center for Media Change
www.centerformediachange.com
Hack the Hood Summer Bootcamp
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Juma Ventures
www.jumaventures.org
Pathways to Advancement
OUSD College & Career Readiness Office
www.ousd.k12.ca.us/domain/2884
Exploring College & Career Options in
Oakland (E.C.C.O.)
The Unity Council
www.unitycouncil.org
Oakland Youth Engaged (O.Y.E.)
The Youth Employment Partnership, Inc.
www.yep.org
Career Try-out
Youth Radio
www.youthradio.org
Pathways to Digital
Youth UpRising
www.youthuprising.org
YU Excel
Academic Support for
Older Youth
Safe Community Spaces for
LGBTQ Youth
programs address the academic needs
of youth ages 14 -20 with tutoring, peer
mentoring, college counseling and life skills
support.
provides funding for community-based
programming and safe spaces specifically
for LGBTQ youth in Oakland to support
the formation of positive identities, foster
peer connections, help youth to develop
self-sufficiency skills and to work towards
achievement of personal goals, and provide
opportunities for youth to give voice and
leadership in making a more inclusive
community and city.
Centro Legal de la Raza
www.centrolegal.org
Youth Law Academy
College Track
www.collegetrack.org
College Track After School Program
Youth Radio
www.youthradio.org
Pathways to Higher Education
Youth Together, Inc.
www.youthtogether.net
Youth Together’s Academic Support For
Older Youth
AIDS Project of the East Bay
www.apeb.org
Save Our LGBTI-Youth (SOL)
Destiny Arts Center
www.destinyarts.org
Moving in the Movement
Health Initiatives for Youth (HIFY)
www.hify.org
HIFY’s LGBTQIQ Youth Safe Space Initiative
La Clinica de la Raza
www.laclinica.org
Juntos
“Not only was I opened to new
paths going into the medical
field, but I also saw how one
career leads to another.”
Youth UpRising
www.youthuprising.org
YU Queer & Allies Initiative
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OAKLAND FUND FOR
CHILDREN & YOUTH
150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Ste. 4212
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510.238.6379
Fax: 510.238.497
www.OFCY.org