Oakland Asian Student Educational Services (OASES)

OASES is an Oakland Chinatown-based nonprofit organization dedicated to serving youth with limited resources. OASES initially began in 1983 as a U.C. Berkeley community service club comprising college students organized to respond to the needs of the increasing immigrant population in the Oakland Unified School District. Today OASES is a 400-volunteer-strong organization, serving over 400 students each year through various educational and enrichment programs in the Oakland area.

Event Information

On Saturday, April 12, 2008, OASES Cal Alumni Club will be hosting its 12th Community Fundraising Trivia Bee at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. Our Trivia Bee is an annual event where teams answer trivia questions in a friendly competition for prizes. Last years event drew over 200 people and raised over $7,000, the clubs most successful fundraiser. Proceeds from the fundraiser will support OASES youth programs and scholarships, ensuring that OASES can continue to deliver quality services to the youth of Oakland.

What a dollar means to OASES students

• $25 gives 20 elementary students the opportunity to learn in our enrichment workshops (environmentalism, leadership, diversity education, arts, sports, Brazilian martial arts, etc.) for one hour!
  
• $150 trains & supports one volunteer to tutor 4 hours/week for one year!
  
• $500 gives one student the opportunity to be in our cutting edge technology programs for one year!
  
• $1000 gives 20 elementary students the opportunity to be in one 11-week enrichment workshop. OASES offers 14 different enrichment workshops a year!
  
• $2,200 pays for one student to be in the OASES Elementary Programs academic, enrichment, and recreation services for one year from Monday-Friday, 3-6pm!
  

Oakland Asian Students Educational Services (OASES) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The mission of OASES is to empower youth who have limited resources, particularly those in the Asian and Pacific Islander communities of Oakland, to maximize their potential through educational services and social support.