*If registering for OFS 2013, please only register your child if you applied for enrollment by submitting the OFS 2013 Application Form and then received notification of acceptance. We are currently accepting applications for the Oakland Freedom School program. Applications will be reviewed and youth will be notified of acceptance by April 19th. Program Dates: June 17 – July 26, [...]

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There is so much exciting energy about Leadership Excellence’s new direction! LE is under the leadership of it’s founders Shawn and Nedra Ginwright. The day to day work is being support by a team of dedicated volunteers, former Executive Director, Dereca Blackmon, Jason Seals, and Macheo Payne. We recently convened a group of committed volunteers, board members, youth, parents and [...]

Many of you have been wondering what’s going on with Leadership Excellence? The truth is, that we have been hit hard by the economic turn down and as a result we had the difficult task of cutting back our programs and staff. Over the past five years, the The Board of Directors had welcomed the exciting growth and expanding staff [...]