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Eat. Learn. Play. Releases Advancing Literacy Efforts in Oakland Report
The Advancing Literacy Efforts in Oakland Report, created in partnership with DRK Foundation offers guidance and perspective from the field in supporting literacy efforts in Oakland.
Summer Brings Lasting Reading Gains for Oakland Students through Springboard Collaborative
Springboard Collaborative offers the opportunity for Oakland students to receive targeted programming that engages them and their families in tutoring and coaching to help to address summer learning loss.
Eat. Learn. Play. Announces Expanded Vision to Transform the School Experience for Oakland Students
When Eat. Learn. Play. launched in July 2019, we saw the immense need that existed in Oakland and set out to unlock the full potential of the kids in our community.
Ayesha Curry Talks Representation, Entrepreneurship, and Advocacy at the Forbes 30/50 Summit
Ayesha Curry recently celebrated International Women’s Day in a powerful way, speaking with MSNBC's Symone Sanders-Townsend about all things Sweet July and Eat. Learn. Play. at the second annual Know Your Value and Forbes' 30/50 Summit in Abu Dhabi.
Oakland Literacy Coalition: Champions for Literacy in Oakland
Oakland Literacy Coalition believes in a future where every Oakland child has the literacy skills necessary to thrive in school and life. Serving as an independent hub for Oakland’s literacy efforts, Oakland Literacy Coalition is amplifying the work of literacy organizations by resourcing the field with dollars, action grants, and capacity building.
Supporting Literacy in Oakland Classrooms with Eat. Learn. Play. and DonorsChoose
In 2021, DonorsChoose and Eat. Learn. Play. teamed up with the goal of igniting a passion for reading in Oakland students. Eat. Learn. Play. committed $1 million to funding literacy requests from pre-K–8th grade Oakland teachers, and has just committed an additional $1 million to continue supporting teacher-led literacy projects in Oakland public schools.