May 24, 2022
Talking to the director and the title subject of an important new documentary By Mark Swartz “Clarissa’s Battle” tells the story of a 10-year campaign for […]
January 4, 2022
By Shwanika Narayan for the San Francisco Chronicle Following dozens of impassioned pleas from residents, the Oakland City Council passed a resolution temporarily staving off the […]
September 2, 2021
By KEITH BURBANK Fox KTVU 2 OAKLAND, Calif. – Immediate cuts to Oakland’s Head Start program, which helps young children, especially disadvantaged ones, learn, were avoided […]
August 26, 2021
(Oakland, CA)— Today a coalition of grassroots organizations and labor unions is joining the workers and families of the Oakland Head Start program to demand no cuts, […]
June 16, 2021
MARCH 29, 2021 “In 2016, my son was born, and I was put on the waitlist for child care subsidies. This September, my son turns 5 […]
October 16, 2020
By CLARISSA DOUTHERD OCTOBER 2, 2020 Many of us overlook the relationship between childcare and the economy. Childcare is a critical piece of community infrastructure, interrelated […]
April 27, 2018
STUDIES SHOW HAVING TIME OFF TO RECOVER, WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT MONEY, IS KEY TO MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH, AND SO MUCH MORE. By BINTA BEARD and CATHERINE D’IGNAZIO APRIL […]
April 25, 2018
By ROSE AGUILAR & LAURA WENUS • APR 25, 2018 On this edition of Your Call, we discuss childcare deserts. Working parents in the US often have a hard time […]
April 5, 2018
Hyowon Lihinag-Tam on April 5, 2018 On a bright Saturday morning, approximately 200 people gathered at the Boys and Girls Club in San Leandro in support of […]