The Oakland Starting Smart and Strong Committees and Task Force represent a diverse range of organizations and individuals from Oakland’s early childhood community. With over 100 members, these leaders review and discuss critical issues related to the well-being of young children, their families, caregivers and educators.
Our current committees and workgroups include:
Our current members include representatives from the following agencies:
4Cs of Alameda County
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
California Family Resource Association
Center for Optimal Brain Integration
Child Care Providers United
Child Care Resource Center
Children Now
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
Early Edge California
East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation
East Bay Agency for Children
Engage R+D
Children's Fairyland
Family Engagement Lab
Family Resource Navigators
First 5 Alameda County
Hayward Promise Neighborhoods
Help Me Grow
Hively
Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay
Kidango
Lightbox Collaborative
Lincoln Families
Lotus Bloom
New America
New Teacher Center
Oakland City Council
Oakland Housing Authority
Oakland Literacy Coalition
Oakland Promise
Oakland Promise, Brilliant Baby
Oakland Public Education Fund
Oakland Public Library
Office of Assemblymember Mia Bonta
Office of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao
OUSD, Office of African American Male Achievement
OUSD, Community Schools and Student Services
OUSD, Early Childhood Education
OUSD, English Language Learner Office and Multilingual Achievement
OUSD School Board of Directors
OUSD, Special Education
The Child Care Resource Center
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Parent Voices Oakland
Peralta Community Colleges
PRC, Positive Resource Center
Bay Area PLAN
Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Room to Bloom Family Resource Center
Roots Community Health Center
Safe Passages
Saint Vincent's Day Home
Tandem, Partners in Early Learning
The Teaching Excellence Center
Hellman Foundation
The Unity Council
UCSF Children's Hospital Oakland, Early Intervention Program
Urban Strategies Council
YMCA East Bay
Youth Ventures Joint Powers Authority, Oakland Thrives
Our current committees and workgroups include:
- Executive Committee
- Policy & Advocacy Committee
- Data Committee
- Boys of Color Workgroup
- Oakland Family Child Care Policy Program
- Early Learning Symposium
Our current members include representatives from the following agencies:
4Cs of Alameda County
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
California Family Resource Association
Center for Optimal Brain Integration
Child Care Providers United
Child Care Resource Center
Children Now
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
Early Edge California
East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation
East Bay Agency for Children
Engage R+D
Children's Fairyland
Family Engagement Lab
Family Resource Navigators
First 5 Alameda County
Hayward Promise Neighborhoods
Help Me Grow
Hively
Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay
Kidango
Lightbox Collaborative
Lincoln Families
Lotus Bloom
New America
New Teacher Center
Oakland City Council
Oakland Housing Authority
Oakland Literacy Coalition
Oakland Promise
Oakland Promise, Brilliant Baby
Oakland Public Education Fund
Oakland Public Library
Office of Assemblymember Mia Bonta
Office of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao
OUSD, Office of African American Male Achievement
OUSD, Community Schools and Student Services
OUSD, Early Childhood Education
OUSD, English Language Learner Office and Multilingual Achievement
OUSD School Board of Directors
OUSD, Special Education
The Child Care Resource Center
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Parent Voices Oakland
Peralta Community Colleges
PRC, Positive Resource Center
Bay Area PLAN
Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Room to Bloom Family Resource Center
Roots Community Health Center
Safe Passages
Saint Vincent's Day Home
Tandem, Partners in Early Learning
The Teaching Excellence Center
Hellman Foundation
The Unity Council
UCSF Children's Hospital Oakland, Early Intervention Program
Urban Strategies Council
YMCA East Bay
Youth Ventures Joint Powers Authority, Oakland Thrives