Oakland Community After School Alliance (OCASA)

Established in 2002, OCASA has brought together a wide range of community-based organizations, service providers and caring individuals in an effort to galvanize interest, energy and resources for promoting after school programs in Oakland. OCASA members collaborate in service to a common vision: a citywide network of high-quality youth development programs that engage all elementary, middle and high school aged youth, particularly those in underserved communities, in safe, enriching and challenging learning environments.

Now Hiring!!!! Project Manager/Lead Organizer to support reauthorization of Measure K

Overview and Membership

·       Priorities

·       Recent Advocacy and Updates – see the latest updates

·       Overview and Accomplishments

·       Participating organizations – updated continuously as OCASA grows

·       Join OCASA - learn more about the benefits of membership

Oakland Afterschool Directory

·       Oakland Afterschool Directory (online) – directory of afterschool organizations. Microsoft Word (static) version as of Nov 29, 2006 available here.

·       Schools and Communities (temporary) – Excel file outlining schools and school communities served by individual organizations.

·       If you would like to add information about your program, click here.

 

Measure K Reauthorization

Prop 49 Implementation

·       Prop 49 Frequently Asked Questions - FAQs

·       Recap of October 27 Oakland School-Community Partnership Luncheon – historic gathering of over 200 CBOs, principals, funders and others.

·       Oakland After School Strategic Master Plan - created in collaboration with the OUSD Oakland SUCCESS Department - Presented at the April 2006 Prop 49 Planning and Preparation meeting, click here for an Executive Summary and here for the full document.

 

High School and Workforce Development

·       High School Conversation – Ongoing meetings to discuss after school efforts as related to high school programs, advocacy and funding opportunities

·       Workforce Development – Ongoing efforts to prepare for expansion of after school workforce including the creation of training courses, a multi-semester set of classes through Laney College, and career fairs.

 

Jobs, Calendars and Other Resources

·       Oakland After School Career Fair –Tuesday, July 31, 2007 – see the “Employers List” for job openings

·       Oakland After School Job Board – a place to post jobs and resumes

·       Oakland After School Calendar - a place to post events, please feel free to add your events.

·       Oakland Resources – additional links to resources.

For more information, contact Edward Hannemann, OCASA Chairperson at ehannemann@sbcglobal.net

OCASA, 672 13th St, Oakland, CA 94612.