Rooted in education equity and social justice, Reading Partners works with communities to provide students with the individualized reading support they need to read at grade level by fourth grade. Part of a national nonprofit, the San Francisco Bay Area program impacts 800 students at 27 schools in Oakland and San Francisco with the help of 1200 volunteers.

Though their primary focus is on culturally responsive, full-scope healthcare, for many years La Clínica has also focused on encouraging a love of reading by giving out books during well-child visits.

Our partners at Tandem Partners in Early Learning believe that a children’s book is a powerful tool. By providing Bay Area families with thousands of multilingual, multicultural picture books, Tandem Partners in Early Learning is helping to diversify school and home libraries for children ages 0-5.

A network of family resource centers rooted in Oakland for over 14 years, Lotus Bloom provides safe, inclusive spaces for parents/caregivers and their children aged 0-5 who might not otherwise have access to high quality early childhood educational opportunities.

State of Play Oakland offers an assessment of the state of youth sports and physical activity in Oakland. The report is authored by the Aspen Institute as part of its Project Play initiative, and in partnership with Eat. Learn. Play.

PLAY is an essential part of our Eat. Learn. Play. mission. This summer, we are expanding our efforts with six community partners; creating more opportunities for youth in Oakland to experience the joy of sports and physical activity.