At Tandem, everything we do is in partnership. Through our network of over 100 program and funding partners, we are able to create something together that we would not be able to do on our own.

Program Partners

We are grateful for our diverse network of mission-aligned partners.

4Cs of Alameda

A Better Way

Alameda County Office of Education

Alameda County Fathers Corps

Aspire Education Project

BANANAS, Inc.

BMAGIC

Boston College, Lynch School of Education

Brilliant Baby

Building Blocks for Kids

Children’s Council of San Francisco

Children’s Fairyland

City of Oakland Head Start

CoCoKids

Contra Costa Community Services Bureau, Head Start Program

Contra Costa Public Library

C.O.P.E. Family Support Center

Development and Research in Early Math Education Network

Early Childhood Mental Health-Comprehensive Therapeutic Preschool

Early Learning Network

East Bay Agency for Children

Edgewood Family Resource Center

Education for Change

FACES SF

Family Connections

Family Justice Center

Fatherhood Initiative of San Francisco

Felton Institute

First 5 Alameda

First 5 Contra Costa

First 5 San Francisco

GLIDE

Good Samaritan Family Resource Center

Hawthorne Family Resource Center

Hayward Promise Neighborhood

Hayward Public Library

Heron’s Head Park EcoCenter

Homeless Prenatal Program

Kai Ming Head Start

Lincoln Family Services

Los Medanos College Child Study Center

Lotus Bloom Child and Family Resource Center

Metas – Contra Costa College

Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc.

Mission Promise Neighborhood and Mission Economic Development Agency

Mount Diablo Adult Education Preschool Programs

National Book Foundation, Book Rich Environments

The Oakland Public Education Fund

Oakland Housing Authority

Oakland Literacy Coalition

Oakland Public Library

Oakland Starting Smart and Strong

Oakland Unified School District

Pittsburg Unified School District

Prescott Joseph Center for Community Enhancement

Refugee & Immigrant Transitions

River to Coast Family Services

Roots Community Health Center

Saint Vincent’s Day Home

San Francisco Office of Early Care and Education

San Francisco Public Library

San Francisco Recreation and Parks

San Francisco Unified School District

SF Family Support Network

San Jose Public Library

Support for Families

The Unity Council

Union City Family Center

Volunteers of America Los Angeles

We Care Services for Children

Welcome Home Baby

West Contra Costa Unified School District

WIC San Francisco, Alameda, and Contra Costa

Wu Yee Children’s Services

YMCA Bayview Family Resource Center

YMCA of the East Bay

Funding Partners

The ongoing partnership and support from our community of funders helps to make our work possible.

Adobe Employee Community Fund

Alameda County Board of Supervisors, District 2

Anonymous Fund at the East Bay Community Foundation

Bank of San Francisco

Bella Vista Foundation

Bernard E. and Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation

California Office of the Small Business Advocate

Campbell Foundation

Clorox Company Foundation

Couric Family Fund of the East Bay Community Foundation

Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation

Dodge & Cox

Dolby Family Fund at Marin Community Foundation

Dr. Seuss Foundation

Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation

First 5 Alameda County

First 5 Contra Costa County

First 5 San Francisco County

First Tech Federal Credit Union

Fremont Group Foundation

Heffernan Group

Hellman Foundation

Heising-Simons Foundation

Intero Foundation

James Irvine Foundation

Joseph & Mercedes McMicking Foundation

Kathlyn McPherson Masneri and Arno P. Masneri Fund

Kaiser Permanente

Kenneth Rainin Foundation

 

Lesbians for Good

Living on the Go Foundation

Mimi and Peter Haas Fund

Mission Economic Development Agency

Pinto Foundation Fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

Presence Product Group

Quest Foundation

Salesforce

San Francisco Office of Early Care and Education

Stein Early Childhood Development Fund

Schroeder Family Foundation

Stocker Foundation

Trio Foundation

Warriors Community Foundation

Thank You!

We simply couldn’t do our work without our committed donors and volunteers who contribute time and resources. We are grateful for your involvement in the Tandem community.

“This is a wonderful program to promote literacy and family engagement in underserved communities and families. Families who have limited resources in acquiring books or do not have time to visit the library found the green bags to be very beneficial! One family asked where they could purchase the books and shared how much her children enjoy reading and looking at books since receiving the green bags.”
Educator

StoryCycles participant

“I love and enjoy the idea that [my child’s preschool] sends books home. If we didn’t have this I truthfully don’t think I would personally pick up a book and read. This encourages the kids and parents to do so. Thank you.”
Parent

StoryCycles participant

“Literacy Champions has helped me to develop my 4-year-old son’s literacy skills, and now he can read me a whole book by just looking at the pictures even though he can’t read the words yet. Thanks to this program I’ve gotten really involved in early learning.” 
Albertina Ulloa

Abriento Puertas and Literacy Champions participant

“I have had the pleasure of collaborating with the Tandem Bay Area team on various occasions. Our initial collaboration was an invite to assist in their father-specific workshops. A true gift. Tandem Bay Area has also supported my children’s book series and included me in their community engagements. Tandem Bay Area’s work in the community is heartfelt, meaningful, and impactful. And as an independent author, their support is appreciated. Salute to the Tandem Bay Area team!”
Dr. Khalid White

Father, educator, and author

“I love this program because kids love the responsibility of taking care of the book bag, and the parent and the child get to have a moment together when reading books. Books are a great way to get families together!”
Educator

StoryCycles participant

“The StoryCycles program really helped my child to practice reading and to pay attention for a story she is listening to. It also helped my daughter to interact with the family and share her reactions. Thank you for the program and please keep it up.”
Parent

StoryCycles participant

“At First 5, we are proud of our vision, that all Contra Costa young children have what they need to be healthy and ready to learn. This is a lot to take on, especially now, when overwhelming inequities are seen across communities in our county. Thankfully, we have partners like Tandem, Partners in Early Learning who believe that families, no matter what race, income, or language, deserve accessible, culturally relevant, and inclusive early learning opportunities. It is this commitment that makes Tandem such an integral partner to First 5’s mission. One example of our partnership is our work together in an initiative called Ready Kids East County, which came out of our findings that African American young children in Contra Costa county were less likely to be ready for kindergarten than their peers in other races and ethnicities. It is an honor to be working with Tandem in this effort so that we can nurture and cultivate and realize the beautiful potential of every child. Gracias, Tandem!”
Ruth Fernandez

Executive Director, First 5 Contra Costa

“For over two years now, the Development and Research in Early Math Education network headquartered at Stanford University has been partnering with Tandem to design, develop, and deliver high-quality early math learning resources for families and practitioners not only around the Bay Area, but around the country. In fact, now that work has resulted in the delivery of family math kids to hundreds of thousands of kids around the U.S. and some of the largest school districts in the country. This is work that could not have been done without the expertise and commitment of Tandem leaders and staff and the ways that they have led our work in beginning to improve family engagement in early math for children, families, and communities around the country. Very grateful to be a partner of Tandem, Partners in Early Learning!”
Eric Dearing

Professor, Boston College and Development and Research in Early Math (D.R.E.M.E)

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