I Have a Dream - News & Resources

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Current Newsletter - Fall 2006 (DOC)
Current Newsletter - Fall 2005 (DOC)
Current Newsletter - Fall 2003 (PDF)

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Fall 2002
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Application Forms:

Explanation of Tuition Assistance (PDF)
Scholarship Request Form (PDF)
Transcript Request Form (PDF)
Scholarship Admin Procedures Form (PDF)

Resources:

Help me find a job.
Killer research paper?
Nothing to do in Oakland?
I want to make a difference!

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Important Websites for Scholarship, College Research, and Financial Aid

I need to make some money. Can you help me?

ALAMEDA COUNTY SCOTLAN YOUTH CENTER
1651 Adeline St.
Oakland, CA 94607
510-832-4544
The Youth Center Provides training and jobs for youth to grow through constructive dynamic opportunities, and contribute to the welfare of the community at large. (year round)

YOUTH OAKLAND PROJECT (YO!)
West Oakland office
651 20th St.
Oakland, CA 94612
510-873-0714
Focuses on youth development in education and employment.  (year round, after and during school)

MAYOR'S SUMMER JOB PROGRAM
http://www.oaklandwib.org
651 20th St.
Oakland, CA 94612
510-238-4727
Provides work experience and personal enrichment to Oakland Youth.  (summer or after-school)

TEAM OAKLAND
300 International Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94601
510-533-3447
Learn job readiness skills, life skills, and how to care for the environment. Training includes: community needs analysis, goal setting, team building, project planning, and decision-making.  (spring and summer)

Our List of Links to other Scholarship Sources:
Important Websites for Scholarship, College Research, and Financial Aid

I got a killer research paper due. Where do I start?

OAKLAND LIBRARY
www.oaklandlibrary.org
Main Library
125 14th St.
Oakland, CA 94612
510-238-3134

West Oakland Branch
1801 Adeline St.
Oakland, CA 94607
510-238-7352

www.dictionary.com
A great resource for everything from almanac and encyclopedia use, to word definitions and synonyms.

http://webportal.ousd.k12.ca.us/index.aspx
The Oakland Unified School District site has links to resources, programs, and projects all designed to help students in their school work.

There’s nothing to do in Oakland.
Not true! Check out these local options.

CRAFT AND CULTURAL ARTS
www.oaklandculturalarts.org
3 exhibition spaces in the Oakland civic center area feature high quality, innovative art by artists.

PARKS AND RECREATION
Office of Parks and Rec (OPR)
1520 Lakeside Dr.
Oakland, CA 94612
510-238-7275
www.oaklandnet.com/parks/programs
Year round recreation sites give healthy alternatives to Oakland youth. From swimming classes, to sports programs, to boating, the OPR has a program for everybody.

ALICE ARTS CENTER
1428 Alice St.
Oakland, CA 94612
510-238-7219
www.aliceartscenter.com
The area’s premier area of performing arts facilities. With a 400 ft. theater and numerous arts groups, there is always a show, event, or workshop for you to participate in.

D.U.S.T.Y.
Prescott Joseph Center
920 Peralta Street (near West Oakland between 9th and 10th on Peralta)
Oakland, CA 94607
510-836-6812
mangelo@uclink.berkeley.edu
Their goal is to begin to bridge the digital divide in West Oakland by providing after school and summer instruction in digital story telling. In DUSTY's youth programs, participants work with undergraduate mentors and experienced teachers to create their own digital story. Besides improving writing, they learn to express themselves using sophisticated software including adobe photoshop and premiere.

OAKLAND BOX THEATER
1928 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA 94612
510-451-1932
info@oaklandbox.com
The Oakland Box Theater is a nonprofit performing arts center and exhibition space that exists to enhance the cultural and artistic vitality of the San Francisco Bay Area. Based in downtown Oakland California, the Oakland Box Theater promotes, produces and hosts youth arts and educational programs, theatrical productions, spoken word and dance performances, live music, film festivals, community gatherings and visual art exhibitions.

YOUTH OUTLOOK MAGAZINE
275 9th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-503-4170 (voice)
415-503-0970 (fax)
www.youthoutlook.org
YO! chronicles the world through the eyes and voice of young people - between the ages of 14 and 25. From reporting pieces on Palestinian American youth in the Bay Area to interviews with gospel hip hop bands; from photo essays by homeless youth to journal entries from temp workers in Silicon Valley, YO! offers a unique window into California's youth subcultures.

I want to step up and make a difference in the community!

YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION
250 Frank Ogawa Plaza 6306
Oakland, CA 94612
510-238-3245
Advise city officials about youth issues in Oakland! Work on special projects to improve the city.

DIVERSITY WORKS
800 Heinz Ave. #14
Berkeley, CA 94710
510-540-7008
www.diversityworks.org
A non-profit whose goal is to educate youth to in turn educate their peers about tolerance and to give youth an atmosphere where they can openly dialogue about hate and oppression.

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