Collaborative

The Oakland Starting Smart and Strong Collaborative includes a diverse range of organizations and individuals from across Oakland’s early childhood community. With over 100 members, the Collaborative engages in shared learning, discussion, and coordinated action around issues impacting young children, their families, caregivers, and educators.

Current members include representatives from the following agencies:

4Cs of Alameda County
Afroplay Oakland
Alameda County Board of Supervisors
Alameda County Health Care Services Agency - Center for Healthy Schools & Communities
Alameda County Fathers Corps
Alameda County Public Health Department- Family Health Services Division
Alameda County Social Services
Alameda County Early Care and Education Planning Council
Alameda County Office of Education
ALL IN Alameda County
Alameda Professional Child Care Association
BANANAS
Brotherhood of Elders Network
Center for Optimal Brain Integration
Center for the Study of Child Care Employment
Child Care Providers United
Child Care Resource Center
Children's Fairyland
City of Oakland, City Administrator's Office
City of Oakland, Department of Human Services
City of Oakland, Head Start
City of Oakland, Oakland Fund for Children and Youth
City of Oakland, Office of the Mayor
Collaborative Classroom
Destiny Arts
East Bay Agency for Children
EDvance College
Engage R+D
Family Resource Navigators
First 5 Alameda County
Hayward Promise Neighborhoods
Hellman Foundation
Help a Mother Out
Help Me Grow
Hidden Genius Project
Hively

Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Kidango
Lightbox Collaborative
Lincoln Families
Lotus Bloom
New America
Oakland City Council
Oakland Literacy Coalition
Oakland Museum of California
Oakland Promise, Brilliant Baby
Oakland Public Education Fund
Oakland Public Library
Office of Assemblymember Mia Bonta
Office of Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee
Our Family Coalition
OUSD, Early Childhood Education
OUSD, English Language Learner Office and Multilingual Achievement
OUSD School Board of Directors
OUSD, Special Education
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Parent Voices Oakland
Peralta Community Colleges
PRC, Positive Resource Center
Rise East
Room to Bloom Family Resource Center
Roots Community Health Center
Safe Passages
Saint Vincent's Day Home
Supply Bank
Tandem, Partners in Early Learning
Trybe
The Unity Council
UCSF Children's Hospital Oakland, Early Intervention Program
Urban Strategies Council
Village Connect
YMCA East Bay
Youth Ventures Joint Powers Authority, Oakland Thrives