Oakland Starting Smart and Strong (OSSS) advances racial justice and advocates for systemic changes to create an effective early childhood ecosystem for children ages zero to five. The technical assistance grant supports a communications.
Oakland Literacy Coalition (OLC) strengthens OaklandÕs network of schools and literacy providers to ensure every child learns and loves to read. The technical assistance grant supports fundraising.
Eat. Learn. Play. supports childrenÕs well_being through access to nutritious meals, quality reading resources and opportunities to play and be active. This grant subsidizes Tier 3 tutoring programs for 31 OUSD schools.
Funding supports Plain Talk Flights and Administrative Fees to manage the Plain Talk Reimbursement Fund.
This one-time capacity building grant supports Tandem, Partners in Early Learning, in implementing a broader organizational-wide sabbatical program.
“Native Seed Aflame (K)now” aims to deepen connections between traditional California Native knowledge holders and transform our collective relationship with fire from one of fear to one of respectful tending. Funds from a development support grant will be used to convene artists with fire stewards, parks officials and community members through fire-knowledge workshops and narrative […]
A multi-media, site-specific dance that supports the transformation of 111 Taylor Street from a carceral stronghold owned by GEO Group into a trans-centric space that honors the building’s legacy of resistance. Supported by a production support grant, Flyaway Productions and TurkxTaylor Initiative will create a public art project in San Francisco’s Tenderloin that unites transgender […]
A month-long series of interactive vertical dance, music and intergenerational social art practice that enlivens a Flight Path for birds and people in the heart of Oakland. Supported by a production support grant, “Somewhere To Land” invites artists and the public to engage personally and socially in themes of migration, belonging and ecological inter-being.
Supported by a production support grant, “CRANE” transforms the iconic Hunters Point Shipyard crane into a canvas for community storytelling using advanced projection mapping and soundscapes created from histories contributed by local residents. Visible from multiple vantage points, “CRANE” will feature a year-long geo-tagged audio tour and a two-week illumination with live performances, offering a […]
Supported by a production support grant, artist Mildred Howard will partner with 500 Capp Street to create three temporary site specific sculptural installations that will examine the history of white supremacy, patriarchy and colonialism reflected in national monuments. Using the sculptures as a catalyst for community engagement, dialogue and healing, the piece aims to address […]
