Kaiser Permanente puts millions in Oakland schools

Jill Tucker

Kaiser Permanente will pour $7.5 million into Oakland schools over the next three years, a donation aimed at expanding health care and other school-based programs, district and Kaiser officials announced Monday.

The amount offered was "extraordinary," Superintendent Tony Smith said.

The grant will pay for new wellness centers in middle schools and a vision program, including exams and much-needed glasses for elementary school children, among other things, he said.

In addition, some of the funding will be used to support the district's African-American Male Achievement Program, which helps address the needs of the district's most at-risk students.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 2, 2010 1:03 AM
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