Activism

Stephen & Ayesha Curry’s ‘Eat. Learn. Play.’ Partners with Kaiser Permanente

Published

5 years ago

August 21, 2020

Ayesha and Stephen Curry with food from World Central Kitchen

Kaiser Permanente provided a $1.5 million grant to Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s ‘Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation’ to provide meals to Oakland families.

The grant will allow for 150,000 meals prepared by local restaurants that are members of ‘World Central Kitchen’.

Eat. Learn. Play. was formed in July 2020 after schools closed in March because of the stay-at-home orders of COVID-19.

One in four children in Oakland are currently impacted by hunger/food insecurity.

“My relationship with Kaiser Permanente goes way back, so this in many ways is a continuation, a growth of our partnership, and Ayesha and I are so happy to be working with them . . . .” said Stephen Curry, co-founder of ‘Eat. Play. Learn.’

“We’ve always known that food insecurity was a big issue in Oakland, which is why, ‘Eat’, one of our key pillars in the foundation was set in place. We believe that food is power. It brings families together – a vessel for communication, love and happiness, and we want to be able to show how food has an integral impact on people’s lives” Curry said.

“Kaiser Permanente is so pleased to partner with the Currys and support Eat. Learn. Play. which is stepping up to feed Oakland families while supporting local restaurants during this time of uncertainty and economic shutdown,” said Gregory Adams, Kaiser Permanent chairman and CEO. “What Stephen and Ayesha are doing is very special – they are really serving as young role models and leaders to make a true difference for Bay Area community health.”

Penny Baldado, a native of the Philippines, is the owner of ‘Café Gabriela’ at 10th and Broadway in Oakland. She is happy to be working and providing work for her employees after being shut down for one and one-half months. She is also thrilled to be helping to feed Oakland residents through ‘Eat. Learn. Play.’

“The COVID-19 pandemic has upended our food system and magnified already-existing inequalities. . . .,” said Eat. Learn. Play Co-Founder Ayesha Curry. “Stephen and I want all the work Eat. Learn. Play. does in Oakland and the Bay Area to be amplified nationwide. That way, we can ensure our next generation has access to everything they need.”

In total, ‘Eat. Learn. Play.’ and their partners, Alameda County Food Bank and Oakland Unified School District, have provided more than 7 million meals and are responsible for the return to employment of over 750 restaurant workers.

“The work of Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s foundation and their remarkable partnership with the City of Oakland is a shining example of what we know to be true about our city. The Currys are really showing what it means to take care of each other, support one another and thrive together as a beloved community,” adds Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf.

For more information or to donate go to www.eatlearnplay.org.

Michelle Snider

Associate Editor for The Post News Group. Writer, Photographer, Videographer, Copy Editor, and website editor documenting local events in the Oakland-Bay Area California area.

Posts by Michelle Snider | Website

Up Next

2020 Democratic National Convention Rewind Featuring BlackGirlMagic

Don't Miss

Public Notices – Alameda County Seeking Temporary Workers for the 2020 General Election

Michelle Snider

Associate Editor for The Post News Group. Writer, Photographer, Videographer, Copy Editor, and website editor documenting local events in the Oakland-Bay Area California area.

Click to comment

Activism

Oakland Post: Week of June 4 – 10, 2025

The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of June 4-10, 2025

Published

4 days ago

June 7, 2025

Oakland Post

To enlarge your view of this issue, use the slider, magnifying glass icon or full page icon in the lower right corner of the browser window.

Oakland Post

Posts by Oakland Post

Activism

Remembering George Floyd

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison acknowledges that the Floyd case five years ago involved a situation in which due process was denied, and five years later, the president is currently dismissing “due process. “The Minnesota Atty General also says, “Trump is trying to attack constitutional rule, attacking congressional authority and judicial decision-making.” George Floyd was an African American man killed by police who knocked on his neck and on his back, preventing him from breathing.

Published

1 week ago

June 2, 2025

Oakland Post

Mural showing the portrait of George Floyd in Mauerpark in Berlin. To the left of the portrait the lettering "I can't Breathe" was added, on the right side the three hashtags #GeorgeFloyd, #Icantbreathe and #Sayhisname. The mural was completed by Eme Street Art (facebook name) / Eme Free Thinker (signature) on 29 May 2020. (Wikimedia Commons)

By April Ryan
BlackPressUSA Newswire

“The president’s been very clear he has no intentions of pardoning Derek Chauvin, and it’s not a request that we’re looking at,” confirms a senior staffer at the Trump White House. That White House response results from public hope, including from a close Trump ally, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The timing of Greene’s hopes coincides with the Justice Department’s recent decision to end oversight of local police accused of abuse. It also falls on the fifth anniversary of the police-involved death of George Floyd on May 25th. The death sparked national and worldwide outrage and became a transitional moment politically and culturally, although the outcry for laws on police accountability failed.

The death forced then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to focus on deadly police force and accountability. His efforts while president to pass the George Floyd Justice in policing act failed. The death of George Floyd also put a spotlight on the Black community, forcing then-candidate Biden to choose a Black woman running mate. Kamala Harris ultimately became vice president of the United States alongside Joe Biden. Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison prosecuted the cases against the officers involved in the death of Floyd. He remembers,” Trump was in office when George Floyd was killed, and I would blame Trump for creating a negative environment for police-community relations. Remember, it was him who said when the looting starts, the shooting starts, it was him who got rid of all the consent decrees that were in place by the Obama administration.”

In 2025, Police-involved civilian deaths are up by “about 100 to about 11 hundred,” according to Ellison. Ellison acknowledges that the Floyd case five years ago involved a situation in which due process was denied, and five years later, the president is currently dismissing “due process. “The Minnesota Atty General also says, “Trump is trying to attack constitutional rule, attacking congressional authority and judicial decision-making.” George Floyd was an African-American man killed by police who knocked on his neck and on his back, preventing him from breathing. During those minutes on the ground, Floyd cried out for his late mother several times. Police subdued Floyd for an alleged counterfeit $20 bill.