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Partnerships are a key ingredient in the success of environment, food, and garden programs in OUSD!
Partnerships are a key ingredient in the success of environment, food, and garden programs in OUSD!
EFG Programming is grant funded through partnerships with Alameda County Public Health Department (SNAP-Ed), California Department of Food and Agriculture, Eat.Learn.Play, Cheeryble Foundation, Altamont Education Advisory Board, Equitable Community Revitalization Grant and Donors!
UC Master Gardeners (key partners) tending to plant seedlings as part of the Seed & Start program.
All community organizations that provide direct services to school sites must follow OUSD partnership procedures and have a legal agreement in place.
All community organizations that provide direct services to school sites must follow OUSD partnership procedures and have a legal agreement in place.
To partner with us, please review the following key resources:
To partner with us, please review the following key resources:
We are grateful for the participation of the following partners in our collaborative projects:
We are grateful for the participation of the following partners in our collaborative projects:
2021-2024 Funding Partners
Alameda County Public Health Department/California Department of Public Health
Annie’s and General Mills
California Department of Food and Agriculture
City of Oakland (Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax)
Kaiser Permanente
No Kid Hungry
United States Department of Agriculture
2021-2024 Community Partners
Common Vision
Edible Schoolyard Berkeley
Friends of Sausal Creek
Grand Avenue Ace Nursery
Growing Together
Hoover-Foster Resident Action Council (RAC)
Living Lab at Bishop O’Dowd
Planting Justice
West Oakland Cultural Action Network (WOCAN)
2021-2024 Operating Partners
Alameda County Public Health Department
California Climate Action Corps (Bay Area Community Resources)
College Corps (UC Berkeley)
FoodCorps
Merritt College (Peralta Community College District)
Shared Plate Strategies
Sustainability Service Corps (Bay Area Community Resources)
Trust for Public Land and Base Landscape Architecture
UC Cooperative Extension
UC Berkeley Institute of Urban and Regional Development
A thank you basket from EFG Programs to our partner, Semifreddis!
FoodCorps
FoodCorps
FoodCorps’ mission is to work with communities to connect kids to healthy food in school through lessons/activities in the garden, classroom and cafeteria. FoodCorps Service Members are key liaisons for school sites to implement Environment, Food and Garden programs and curriculum. District FoodCorps Service Members also work with OUSD Nutrition Services and The Center Education & Community programs team to implement Harvest of the Month and other environment, food, and programs across the district.
Sustainability Service Corps
Sustainability Service Corps
Sustainability Service Corps service members are key to activating field trips to The Center and school garden program assessment and supports, as well as the EFG Champion program.
College Corps
College Corps
College Corps fellows from UC Berkeley dedicate their fellowship to supporting a range of environment, food, and garden programs at The Center, including the field trip program, Seed & Start program, and The Center garden and green spaces.
Check out our Instagram page for more partnership highlights!
Check out our Instagram page for more partnership highlights!
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