Thank you to the speakers, sponsors and nearly 150 virtual attendees who made our Citywide Parks Workshop on November 14 a success! It was a great morning about bringing sustainable, […]
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Driven by two years of public and private partnership, the community-led effort to rebuild Holly Mini Park in the Elmhurst neighborhood of East Oakland is approaching an important milestone. Design
Team Effort Drives Holly Mini Park Rebuild Toward Completion Read More »
We are excited to announce the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation’s 1st annual Citywide Parks Workshop on November 14, 2020! Join us and our non-profit, volunteer and grassroots partners for an online event
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Únase a nosotros para crear una visión comunitaria para Verdese Carter Park ### UPDATE (1/21): Thank you for helping to create a Community Vision for Verdese Carter Park! We have
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Help improve our local creeks, Lake Merritt and the San Francisco Bay during Oakland’s 25th Creek to Bay celebration this September. Although COVID-19 prevents us from gathering in groups this
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The Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation announces that it has received a leadership grant from Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s foundation, Eat. Learn. Play., to help ensure no family is turned
Established with funds from the Thompson-Bliss Family Gift, this program allows Oakland’s recreation centers to apply for awards of up to $2,000 for special projects, facilities improvements or technology upgrades.
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You are invited by the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation and Community Kitchens to support “Kitchens Around The World,” a program addressing the food security of at risk youth attending
On Juneteenth last Friday, our Board Treasurer Mandolin Kadera-Redmond sent the letter below to Mayor Schaaf.
Connecting Parks and Social Justice Read More »
To Our Oakland Parks Community, It goes without saying that the last few weeks have been trying for all Oaklanders. The situation around COVID-19 changes daily, as do the seemingly
Oakland Parks Are Here For You — Now More Than Ever Read More »