Author: jill

Asteroids Cross Country team

What’s New for Cross Country This Fall

Starting this year, AEF’s Asteroids Cross Country program will be a part of the Middle School sports program. The program – previously run under AEF Enrichment – is open to students enrolled in Alameda Unified and Charter public middle schools grades 6th-8th. The Alameda Asteroids is unlike AEF’s other middle school sports because it provides a unique opportunity for student-athletes to compete together on one team representing Alameda against other middle schools in the league.

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AEF Executive Director Julia Owens

AEF Executive Director Featured in Island Podcast

AEF Executive Director, Julia Owens, was interviewed by Island City Beat‘s Angie Watson-Hajjem (who is also a former AEF Board member) in July 2025. Here’s Julia’s introduction:

In January Julia Owens took over as head of the 40-year-old organization that has stepped in where school funding for many activities has been cut. She comes from a background in non-profits focused on children’s needs, and is excited about continuing AEF’s vital work in Alameda.

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Stacy Proctor-Gritstone

Meet Our Newest Board Member Stacy Proctor

AEF is delighted to welcome Stacy Proctor as the latest addition to our Board!

Previously, Stacy spent eleven years at the ARC of San Francisco, serving on the Business Advisory Council for five years, then as Chair for the last three years, and finally as a member of the Board of Directors, where she served a six-year term. She is also an HR professional with over 25 years of experience working across five industries,

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Social emotional lessons for grades K-5

Thank You Kiwanis Club of Alameda!

At its evening meeting on June 4, the Kiwanis Club awarded grants to support community nonprofits, including the Alameda Education Foundation for it’s Teacher Mini Grants program.

For the 2025 Grant Awards, the Alameda Kiwanis Club Grants Committee emphasized work to combat violence and racism, and to promote equity and equality.

AEF is honored to receive this grant, especially for it’s focus on equity in our schools, and is grateful for the continued support from the Kiwanis Club of Alameda and our community!

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Storybuilders program

Learning to Write and Tell Stories

Thank you, Julia and all AEF members, for your generous support to our grade level and my class with all that you do for our students and our special community. In these tricky times, I am especially appreciative of the timely and very teacher-friendly grants you provided this 2024-’25 school year. AEF’s fundraising and grant writing allowed all three of our classes to experience Berkeley Rep’s award winning Storybuilders program where over a 10-week period an artist visited our classrooms to develop a play from scratch.

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Theater in the classroom

Theater in the Classroom

To all the amazing folks at AEF,

Thank you so much for all the support you’ve given 3rd grade at Love Elementary this year. Your generous and well-timed grants have really made a huge difference—and honestly, made things a lot easier for us teachers!

Because of AEF, we got to take part in Berkeley Rep’s ‘Storybuilders‘ program, which was such a cool experience. It gave the students a fun way to build skills in storytelling,

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