Philanthropic investments in direct programming have been limited.
was frustration in working with city-run entities. Funders sometimes experience bureaucratic challenges to provide large donations to the city, and then may feel dissuaded from offering future gifts. “It’s a big conglomerate with different departments and legal issues, so sometimes the red tape to protect liability takes a longer time or more energy than the smaller organization has the capacity for,” said Williams, the former parks and rec director.
Leaders in Oakland said the opportunity exists to improve investors’ understanding of sports and play with health and educational outcomes, as well as racial and economic justice components to children having equitable access to safe, healthy and consistent play. One challenge many funders of youth sports and play communicated to us
WHERE YOUTH PLAY SPORTS
Sport
Girls
Boys
Black White Latino/a Asian
Rec center (not on a team)
14%
15% 12% 20% 8% 16%
Rec center (on a team) 21% 27% 18% 45% 15% 19% After-school/summer program 44% 46% 41% 65% 31% 45% PE at school 69% 69% 60% 79% 67% 75% Recess at school 47% 62% 48% 62% 51% 53% School team 49% 45% 52% 54% 41% 38% Travel team 11% 19% 17% 19% 7% 9% Playground/park 57% 59% 52% 63% 60% 60%
Source: Aspen Institute Youth Survey
STATE OF PLAY OAKLAND
19
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