SERVICES

External Services

Community Centers, Programs, & Services

Provide instruction in recreation with an emphasis on youth development. Provide information and access to the Arts, Nature, Sciences, and out-of-school Enrichment programs. The programs offered are Town Summer Camp, and a camp for Tennis, Golf, Boating and Nature.

Sports

Provide opportunities for organized sports and sports leagues that includes fitness, tennis, golf, swimming, boating, and traditional court and field sports. Sport field rental is also offered.

Facility Services

Provide facility & park rentals to allow for events, social and cultural interactions. Includes parking staff, park & restroom closure, enterprise facility attendant, and transportation.

PRELIMINARY PERFORMANCE MEASURES

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

BUREAUS/DIVISIONS

Youth Development

Core Services

With equity central to the mission, OPRYD provides services throughout Oakland. Resources include 149 parks, 68 ball fields, 42 tennis courts, 24 community centers, 6 swimming pools, 3 Cultural Arts facilities, 2 boating centers, 1 inclusion center and citywide youth programming. OPRYD aims to create supportive environments for citizens and visitors to explore their interests, develop new skills and gain knowledge through social, athletic, civic, artistic, health and wellness activities. This is achieved by accessing resources facilitated by exceptional staffs that are skilled and trained professionals.

Town Camp & Town Enrichment

Town Camp is our summer camp model providing youth experiences to learn, create and play. Town Enrichment is our after-school model offering learning assistance as well as structured play activities. Our Inclusion Program also includes learn and play activities for our youth with developmental and physical challenges.

Town Camp allows participants to learn leadership skills and develop self-confidence in a safe and inclusive environment. Town Camp is an 8-week summer experience that aids our youth ages 5-12 with academic, enrichment, and recreational programs. Each week of camp incorporates an exciting theme, including crafts, games, sports, and cooking projects. Our “Reading is Fun” and “Math Power Hour” reinforce positive skills. Participants will build self-confidence, healthy living, and personal growth.

Our Town After School Program (TAP) provides structured games and activities, homework assistance, and Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, & Math (STEAM) activities. Creative play is a central theme that focuses on developing much-needed social and emotional skills. Cultural Awareness projects are integrated into the curriculum allowing participants to explore diverse perspectives, ideas, beliefs, and customs. OPRYD’s Town After School Program is a place where every child can learn and explore in a safe and enriching environment. Our program extends your child’s school day experience and is a part of your community.

Inclusion Recreation programs and services support youth with developmental and physical challenges. The programming provides opportunities for youth to learn and play.

Cultural Arts, Nature & Science

Cultural Arts Nature & Science provides a new era of experiential opportunities that appeal to our communities through arts, culture and nature. Committed to enriching and invigorating the spirit of youth and adults, Cultural Arts Nature & Science will cultivate cultural richness for the Oakland community, while integrating and exposing communities to technological advances in STEM/STEAM.

Sports

The Sports program aims to provide an extraordinary variety of athletic and leisure opportunities that meet the interests and needs of a broad range of citizens and visitors. Participants will develop physically, intellectually and personally, all while having fun.

Aquatics - Swimming & Boating

Aquatics & Boating offer a range of skills in water safety. Based on personal goals, participants can learn to swim and progress to competitive swim. Boating courses are offered at Lake Merritt and Jack London Square to navigate water vessels.

East Oakland Sports Center

East Oakland Sports Center (EOSC) is an affordable fee-based membership to a state-of-the art facility providing exercise equipment, lap swim, and exercise classes to encourage health and healthy lifestyle. EOSC also offers personal training, dance, and self-defense classes for additional fees.

Facilities Rental & Parking

OPRYD Enterprise Facilities are affordable and offer perfect rental options for business and community meetings, ceremonies, receptions, parties and walk-a-thons in beautiful open park settings. Tables, chairs, approved caterers, commercial kitchens and party rentals are available at a nominal fee. Guests can celebrate inside and outside in quaint and serene settings making events memorable.

There are 8 Enterprise Facilities available for rent: Jack London Aquatic Center, Joaquin Miller Community Park Garden Center, Leona Lodge, Morcom Rose Garden, Sequoia Lodge, Park Garden Center, Leona Lodge, Morcom Rose Garden, Sequoia Lodge, and the Dunsmuir Hellman Historical Estate. Fee-based parking is offered at Lake Merritt.

Auxiliary Recreation Services

Auxiliary Recreation Services primarily consists of the Oakland Park Stewards, park Barrier & Bathroom closures, and coordination of citywide transportation and fleet management. The Oakland Park Stewards focus on providing community outreach; delivery information and resources throughout the city, especially at popular park venues. Additionally, the Auxiliary Recreation Services unit supports our youth development programs via the coordination of transportation. Lastly, the Bathroom & Barrier closure crew secures bathroom facilities at designated locations throughout the City, to ensure the health and safety of park visitors and security of our assets.

DEPARTMENTAL FACTS

With an emphasis on Oakland’s Youth, Oakland Parks, Recreation, and Youth Development (OPRYD) and its partners provide best in class, relevant and equitable programs and services, while meeting the specific needs of people and communities both at the neighborhood level and regionally throughout the City of Oakland. We achieve this mission through intentional engagement and by removing the barriers that prohibit equitable opportunities for all. OPRYD offers critical quality-of-life programming in areas of enrichment, cultural arts, youth development, sports and physical activities, health and wellness, water safety, and other leisure activities for adults, youth, and children. Programs and Camps at recreation centers, pools and parks are part of the efforts to promote health, stem obesity, and encourage civic participation, personal development, and empowerment.

OPRYD operates:

• 2,500 acres of open space
• 140 Parks
• 66 Ball Fields
• 44 Tennis Courts
• 38 Recreation Facilities
• 24 Recreation Centers
• 5 Pools
• 2 Boating Centers
• 2 Discover Science Centers
• Digital Arts and Culinary Academy Center
• Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts with 74-single room occupancy apartments available for rent to lo-cal artists
• Studio One Art Center
• Nature Center (reopened February 2019)
• East Oakland Sports Complex with Indoor Water Park
• Inclusion Center with 3 Extension Programs
• 14 Rental Venues
• 17 Community Gardens
• 5 Dog Play Areas; 22 Dog Friendly Parks
• 3 Golf Courses
• 2 Skate Parks
• A host of other public facilities and programs which are designed for tiny tots to seniors, collectively serving over 95,000 enrolled participants and over a million drop-in users annually.