Oakland Promise is an education nonprofit with its mission to increase equity for post-secondary education for underrepresented and low-income youth in Oakland. It operates through a “cradle-to-career” mindset by educating parents on financial literacy and setting them up with college savings accounts and stipends, supporting early childhood development, aiding their way through high school and college access with scholarships, and supporting them through college to ensure they graduate and earn their degrees and/or certificates.
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Kids Go Mandarin
Kids Go Music provides Mandarin learning for young children through singing, dance, movement, and play. Music is critical in early childhood development. In studying Chinese music, children will grow with a stronger sense of cultural heritage and identity.
Black Film Guild
The Black Film Guild is a 501(c)(3) created by Walter Wallace, an Oakland writer, cinematographer and editor with a drive to be the change he wants to see in the world.
The mission of the Black Film Guild is to train and educate as many people as possible on the technical aspects of filmmaking and making sure they are prepared to talk about cameras and filmmaking to the highest degree. This mission will be carried out through workshops, job training, online training courses, and in-person tutoring.
www.christhmuspresence.com
Christhmus Presence (we/they/she) is a Chinese-American Queer. Their Ancestors immigrated from Guangdong Province in China, onto unceded Muwekma, Ohlone, & Ramaytush land (SF). Pillars that guide them are liberation psychology, narrative psychology, somatic psychology, spirituality, and expressive arts. Tools held in support of self-resourcing and liberation, clarity, and ancestral veneration include: Meditation, Tapping, Ritual, MDMA psychedelic therapy (currently supporting integrations, not administering), EMDR-inspired Brainspotting, and Somatic Abolitionism with Resmaa Menakem, LCSW.
The Giving Well
The Giving Well is an Oakland-based wellness education company owned by two Filipinas offering online workshops, workbooks and free resources that guide individuals to engage in 10 wellness dimensions to regularly nurture their health and connection to their heritage. Our services and activities are curated to empower women, women of color, and those in the immigrant, AANHPI, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ communities to actively prioritize themselves through intentional and culturally personalized acts of care. Visit our website and our Pasalubong Shop to get your workbooks, sign up for workshops, send gift cards to loved ones, and download free activities!
