Oakland Community After School Alliance (OCASA)

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Oakland Community After School Alliance (OCASA)

You are invited to join the
Oakland Community After-School Alliance!
(OCASA)

OCASA member organizations, small and large, school-based and non school-based, have a long history of working with young people and families to provide them with programs that positively impact in their lives. With this community-based focus, OCASA is making strides towards filling the void in leadership around youth development and after-school issues in Oakland. This effort comes at a critical time -- Oakland needs a well-coordinated and effective body to help navigate the upcoming changes in youth development policy and practice.

OCASA's 2006 priorities:

Advocating for and participating in the creation of a permanent and powerful citywide infrastructure to support the formation and operation of a comprehensive after-school learning center at every public school in Oakland by 2010.
Advocating for and collaborating on the improvement and re-authorization of the Measure K-Kids First Initiative – a voter-approved measure which set aside 2.5% of the City General Fund for direct services for children and youth and which established the Oakland Fund for Children and Youth (OFCY).
Building and strengthening OCASA membership to include 100 community organizations, schools, and intermediary organizations in order to effectively advocate for the changes listed above.

Benefits of OCASA membership:

Active participation in improving quality, equity and access of after-school in Oakland, Alameda County and California;
Grievance representation with the Oakland Unified School District and with city and county officials;
Access to the most current news and information related to after-school;
Networking with peers and leaders in youth development and after-school;

Join OCASA to learn and advocate for positive change. Together, we can find a greater strength than by ourselves, and we can make a difference.

Membership registration form [MS Word document]