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		<title>Take a few minutes and let the young people of Youth Roots at Oakland Leaf give you a tour of their Oakland</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Youth Roots and to Mirella, Laila, Gerald and all of the powerful, dedicated youth works at Oakland Leaf for raising my spirits on another tough day in Oakland.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oaklandafterschool.org/?p=103</link>
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		<title>Berkeley Chief of Police Speaks Out for Afterschool</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why does law enforcement care about child care? In the early years, quality preschool prepares kids for academic success and ensures they don't end up on a path that all too often leads to criminal activity.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oaklandafterschool.org/?p=101</link>
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		<title>OCASA Concept Paper on Community Schools</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“How can the Oakland Fund for Children &#38; Youth (OFCY) best help young people succeed in school; graduate from high school; and not be engaged in violence, crime, and gang-involvement?” (while staying within its financial capacity and building on the strengths and results of its After-School Initiative) The Oakland Community After-School Alliance (OCASA) believes that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oaklandafterschool.org/?p=94</link>
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		<title>New fromt the Wallace Foundation Investments in Building Citywide Out-of-School-Time Systems: A Six-City Study</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To meet the growing demand for providing better out-of-school time opportunities to more children, a number of cities have been working to create OST “systems” – meaning, developing the coherent structures necessary to secure and maintain the needed leadership, information and other resources to deliver quality programs citywide. This new report – and a companion [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oaklandafterschool.org/?p=92</link>
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		<title>Region IV After School Lead Agencies Invitation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For Community Based Organizations or City Parks and Recreation Departments Who are contracted by School District(s) To manage and supervise school based ASES or 21st Century After School Programs Date, Time &#038; Place: • Thursday, September 24th 2009 • 9:00 am &#8211; 2:00 pm • Aquatics Center, Jack London Square 115 Embarcadero, Oakland, CA 94606 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oaklandafterschool.org/?p=91</link>
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		<title>New OCASA Job Board Launched!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Good news! We&#8217;ve launched a NEW USER FRIENDLY job board for OCASA!  It&#8217;s run directly out of the yahoo listserv group. Click on the link below to go directly to go directly to the job board where you can post or search after school jobs.  (Please note, you will have to log in to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oaklandafterschool.org/?p=90</link>
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		<title>JOIN US FOR THE BIG READ!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[California State University, East Bay in collaboration with the Oakland Public Library will launch the Big Read in Oakland this upcoming February. The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to restore reading to the center of American culture.  www.theoakalndcenter.com In Oakland’s first year participating in this exciting program, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oaklandafterschool.org/?p=89</link>
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		<title>The Lincoln Community Schools Learning Laboratory</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Lincoln Community Schools Learning Laboratory April 27-29, 2009 The Cornhusker Marriott Hotel: Room Rate- $99/night 333 South 13th Street Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 402-474-7474 The Lincoln Community Schools Learning Laboratory is designed for teams from schools and communities that want to move on a community schools strategy. Ideal teams will diverse organizations e.g., represent school [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oaklandafterschool.org/?p=88</link>
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		<title>Region 4 After School Programs annual spring conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Colleagues,   The Region 4 After School Programs annual spring conference is fast approaching.  This year’s conference theme is Be the Change: Confronting the Achievement Gap After School Style. The conference will take place in Oakland, CA on Saturday, March 28, 2009.  The conference location is Ascend Elementary School, 3709 East 12th, Street, Oakland, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oaklandafterschool.org/?p=87</link>
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		<title>Prescott Circus Theatre Showcase 2009: Sunday March 8th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Prescott Circus Theatre Showcase 2009 Sunday, March 8th 3:00 pm Malonga Casquelourd Center 1428 Alice Street, Oakland Free! Come early for seating. Featuring Youth Circus Stars from Lockwood, Piedmont Avenue, Garfield, Laurel, Parker, Manzanita, and Prescott Elementary Schools For more information, call (510) 482-1674 or visit www.prescottcircus.org]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oaklandafterschool.org/?p=85</link>
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