🗣️Calling all ECE professionals, child care providers, and families of young children! Join us for our second Listening Session and share your priorities for allocating Measure C funds.

Check out our workshops happening from January through March & register today: l8r.it/7cp5

Happy Holidays from The Bunch!✨️ Our offices are closed on December 24 & 25, 2024.

Child welfare advocates! 👧 @bananasbunch, a GreatNonprofits top-rated nonprofit, is protecting and empowering children. Learn about their mission: greatnonprofits.org/org/bananas-inc #ChildWelfare

Happy New Year! The child care community has a lot of work ahead of us this year, but we start with great momentum thanks to the successes of 2024. Thank you to all of the child care champions who helped make this possible! ffyf.org/2025/01/08/a-s…

BANANAS team had a blast at the @ccrc4kids 2025 Policy Conference! 🎉Ashley D. & CEO Kym J. rocked the panel on Black Maternal & Child Health, while Debby A. & Kym presented on our Guaranteed Income pilot. 👏 #BlackMaternalHealth #GuaranteedIncome #CommunityPartnerships #BANANAS

A big shoutout to all of the amazing speakers and panelists who attended our 2025 Policy Conference! Check out our action-packed event recap video below ⬇️ #ChildCareResourceCenter #CCRC4Kids #PolicyConference2025

Celebrating BANANAS Management Team! 💫 $36M, 70 staff, vital support for families & educators. #womenshistorymonth #WHM #ThankYou Learn more by checking out our latest Impact Report: l8r.it/eIOL

🚨 Join the Community Advisory Council Meetings to provide input on the Measure C 5-Year Strategic Plan!

ICYMI (In Case You Missed It)! Swipe through ➡️⁠ ⁠ Here is our schedule for UnPeeled! ⁠ We'd love to have you join us on April 26, 2025! RSVP: bananasbunch.org/unpeeled/

Thank you for a beautiful day at Children's Fairyland! Our BANANAS community is everything! See you at the next UnPeeled!

Amazing Children's Fair with 1,600 guests and 26 partners, 1,376 meals by 5 Sikh Seva, 900 books by Tandem, Partners In Early Learning, 756 produce boxes by @ACCFB. Thank you sponsors: Thrive with KP, Supervisor Elisa Márquez, Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF), BANANAS, PHFE Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Nicole Ford, and Caroline Cortezia!

The Kenneth Rainin Foundation included our work in their Turning Points 2024: Year in Review report. We’re proud to be featured alongside other organizations that are seeding lasting literacy gains for Oakland children. krfoundation.org/year-in-review…

Free summer lunch for pre-school to 18 years of age beginning June 9th! For more info, call: 510.654.8758

Yesterday, the Board of Supervisors approved First 5’s plan to move ahead with distributing Measure C funds to expand access to child care in our community. First 5 is now accepting applications for grants to child care providers. Visit first5alameda.org to learn more!

First 5 Alameda Co. is providing emergency funding for child care providers who serve low-income families. Family child care providers & child care centers may be eligible for additional funding for teacher wages, facilities issues, & more. Learn more: first5alameda.org/ece-funding-op…

New analysis of national data shows 4 in 10 families with young children face material hardship, with clear impacts on child wellbeing. Read more about what families are facing and why listening to them matters in this study: bit.ly/40kVAce

Applications are still open for First 5 Alameda County’s Early Care and Education Emergency Grants. Las aplicaciones todavia están abiertas para Subvenciones de Emergencia para Cuidado Temprano y Educación de First 5 del Condado de Alameda. first5alameda.org/ece-funding-op…

This #BlackBreastfeedingWeek, we’re calling out the disparities: only 58.9% of Black women in the U.S. have ever breastfed, compared to 75% of white women. We are committed to addressing this gap through culturally responsive care & support for Black families in Alameda County.

Black Breastfeeding Week is celebrated from August 25th-August 31st. This week is a powerful reminder that breastfeeding is a beautiful, natural act of love. We encourage you to read more about black breastfeeding week here: blackbreastfeedingweek.org