Planning & Oversight Committee
The Oakland Fund for Children and Youth (OFCY) is overseen by the Planning and Oversight Committee (POC) which is responsible for the following activities:
1) Preparing a three-year strategic investment plan
2) Soliciting funding applications from private non-profit and public agencies through an open and fair application process
3) Submitting to the Oakland City Council for its adoption annual independent evaluation reports
4) Receiving City Auditor annual reports on the Fund's Financial Statement and the Base Spending Requirement
The Planning and Oversight Committee is comprised of 17 Oakland residents, 9 of which are youth not older than 21 years of age. One adult and one youth is appointed by each City Councilmember, and one adult is appointed by the Office of the Mayor. The Planning and Oversight Committee meets as a full committee on the first and/or third Wednesday of the month, unless otherwise scheduled. Subcommittees include 1) Evaluation, 2) Review, 3) Strategic Planning, and 4) RFP development 5) Appeals. Subcommittee meeting schedules vary depending on the cycle of POC activities. All meetings are open to the public. Sign up here to receive regular announcements for upcoming POC and subcommittee meetings.
Current Planning and Oversight Committee members are listed below:
Mayor Jean Quan
Adult: Kitty Epstein
At Large - Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan
Youth: Cesar Sanchez
Adult: Nina Horne
District 1 - Councilmember Dan Kalb
Youth: VACANT
Adult: VACANT
District 2 - Councilmember Pat Kernighan
Youth: James Mathews
Adult: Kathy Teng Dwyer
District 3 - Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney
Youth: Vaughn Arterberry
Adult: Brandon Sturdivant
District 4 - Councilmember Libby Schaaf
Youth: Emma Scoble
Adult: Steven Wirt
District 5 - Councilmember Noel Gallo
Youth: Kenna Castillo
Adult: Abraham Ruelas
District 6 - Councilmember Desley Brooks
Youth: Billy Nivins
Adult: Renato Almanzor
District 7 - Councilmember Larry Reid
Youth: Briana Dunn
Adult: Kisha jackson
If you are interested in learning more about becoming a member of the POC, please email Scott Kim at sskim@oaklandnet.com.