The Center - Oakland Public Education Fund

The Center

Improving Nutrition for Students

The Center is an integrated hub that demonstrates the connection point between food, education, health, and sustainability through experiential hands-on learning. Once fully operational it will provide fresh, California sourced food for school meals resulting in improved nutrition for all of Oakland’s students. This is particularly relevant in a city like Oakland where 74% of students qualify for free and reduced lunch with many schools at 100%.

Fresh Food for Oakland’s Schools

OUSD’s new Central Kitchen, Education Center, and Instructional Farm will not only provide fresh food delivery to Oakland schools, but will also provide an innovative setting to support hands on experiential learning and to prepare children to be resourceful, collaborative, and critical thinkers. The OUSD Nutrition Services Department will be housed at the new facility, and the classrooms, teaching kitchen, and farm will be operational by the start of the 2020-21 school year.