Working to transform the school experience for a generation of Oakland students.
We support children’s well-being through access to nutritious meals, quality reading resources and opportunities to play and be active—because everyone deserves the chance to live a happy, healthy childhood.
Stephen and Ayesha Curry Named to the Inaugural TIME100 Philanthropy List
TIME is recognizing changemakers shaping the future of giving—and Eat. Learn. Play. couldn’t be prouder to see our co-founders on that list.
Eat. Learn. Play. Releases Short Documentary on Literacy
From Struggle to Strength: Advancing Literacy in Oakland sheds light on the critical need for literacy interventions in Oakland’s public schools while celebrating the transformative work of the foundation’s literacy initiatives.
Eat. Learn. Play. in the News
Eat.
Ensuring all Oakland students have access to the nutritious meals they need to be healthy and thrive.
Learn.
Ensuring all Oakland elementary school students have the support and resources to become proficient readers by the end of third grade.
Play.
Ensuring all Oakland elementary and middle school students have access to excellent places and equitable opportunities to play.
Our Impact
Eat. Learn. Play. was founded in 2019 by four-time NBA champion and two-time MVP Stephen Curry and entrepreneur, host and two-time New York Times best-selling author Ayesha Curry.
Over the past five years, Eat. Learn. Play. has invested over $72 million toward’s their 'Whole Child, Whole School' approach, which reframes how the foundation serves the needs of children by addressing their well-being and the environments where they learn and grow. Through this approach, Eat. Learn. Play. has provided 25 million meals to Oakland kids and families, helped remodel 17 schoolyards and six gymnasiums, redesigned 14 cafeterias, and modernized three libraries across the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD). In providing academic support, the foundation recently committed to closing the literacy gap by delivering one-on-one tutoring support for 10,000 OUSD students over the next five years.
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