East Oakland Youth Development Center

📚 ASLA Registration for the 2026-2027 school year is now open!

Our After School Leadership Academy (ASLA) offers free after school programming for K-5th grade students. ASLA Students enjoy enrichment classes, play-based learning, culturally relevant activities and much more!

✨ If your child is new to ASLA, visit the sign up link in our bio.

✨ If your child participated in ASLA during the 2025-2026 school year, email [email protected] to confirm their return.

“Dream for a Better Oakland” peer review day 📚✨

Our Bridge students partnered with high school mentors from to work on their letters to city leaders about gun violence in Oakland and what changes they want to see.

We’re so proud of our students for using their voices to advocate for change!

Next stop, city hall? 🚘👀

Feet flat on the floor ✅
Elbow 📐 90° - 110° ✅
Eyes level with screen ✅

Our ASLA scholars learn how to type ergonomically in our AT&T Learning Center!

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 A big round of applause for all the participants in the 2nd annual ASLA spelling 🐝!

It was a packed house and the competition was so intense, the 1st & 2nd grad competition ran through their list and had to use 4th & 5th graders words to find the winner! 🤯

We’re so proud of each and every student that stepped to the mic yesterday. Well done!

We’re looking for Leadership Development Coach Fellows!

Apply if you’re ready to coach, guide and support Youth Leaders as they grow this summer!

Job description: bit.ly/CoachFellow26

Need support getting housing or staying housed?

Want information about available local services?

Come to our next session:

📆May 21, 2027
🕐 7:00 pm
📍8200 International Blvd