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Ten New Voters Register!

Wednesday, 20 February, 2008

Ten new voters registered in time for February's primary election with help from Next Step staff and volunteer tutors!  Multiple copies of the League of Women Voters' Easy Voter Guide were available for program participants, as well as books and other information about Presidential candidates. more

Building Project Progresses

Tuesday, 19 February, 2008

We are happy to report that renovation plans for Next Step's Curtis Street building havd been submitted to the Oakland City Planning Department.  When approved, these plans will result in interior renovations that will provide a large "community" space as well as seismic retrofits and roof modifications to improve drainage.  The Next Step in the project will be to submit pla... more

Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Event

Friday, 18 January, 2008

Program Assistant Peggy Presley and a group of Next Step Learning Center program participants joined hundreds of Oakland residents at Oakland City Center today.  Keynote speaker was Joseph E. Marshall Jr., co-founder and Executive Director of the Omega Boys Club/Street Soldiers.  Oakland youth from various schools performed in song, speech and drama. more

The Oakland Tribune says: "Next Step Learning Center gives hope in West Oakland "

Thursday, 08 March, 2007

HOPE is a wonderful thing to look for, a better place to find. At the Next Step Learning Center, hope is its primary resource, a yellow brick road to self-discovery and self-confidence. The Next Step Learning Center is a beacon in West Oakland, and the brainchild of two nuns, Rosemary Delaney and Cynthia Canning, who offer high-school dropouts a second chance at obtaining an education. For ... more