Oakland Promise
Organization Details
| Name | Oakland Promise |
| URL | http://www.oaklandpromise.org/ |
| Phone number | (510) 858-6054 |
Organization Description
| Service(s) description | -College and career hubs on middle and high school campuses -College application & scholarship support, technology, & access to internships -Physical space for college access providers to coordinate and align services -Open an early college scholarship seeded with $100 for all Oakland public school kindergarten students -Support families to open their own 529 college savings accounts, offering up to $100 as incentive -Create a college-going culture at schools with K2C teams consisting of teacher, parent, principal and community liaison |
| Program impact | -Linking educational learning to career exposure and “real-world” experience helps build low-income students’ social capital, allowing them to bridge social/economic stratification -Students who perceive themselves and people like them as college-goers may tend to make different choices and be more persistent than those who don’t |
Community programs are organized into categories known as Community School Elements. All community programs associated with Oakland Promise are listed below and each program may be provided at 1 or more schools. You can use the 'Show Details' buttons to learn more about each program.
Academic & Social Emotional Learning (1 program)
Programs to help bolster academic learning with SEL skills and competencies: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making.
School Readiness & Transitions (1 program)
Programs that provide additional support during uncertain periods in student lives, such as foster youth, refugee & asylee students, unaccompanied minors, students with unstable housing, and students transitioning from one program to another.