Recent Press Releases

Oasis Community Corporation's 2nd Annual Fundraiser included 122 guests who contributed over $15,000.00 for the organization.

Oasis received $45,500 in government discretionary grants from the following elected officials: State Sen. John Sampson (D-BK) $4,500; State Sen. Eric Adams (D-BK) $5,000; State Sen. Martin Connor (D-Manhattan) $3,000; Assemblyman Micah Kellner (D-Manhattan) $2,500; Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell (D-Manhattan) $2,000; Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-BX) $5,000; Councilmember Rosie Mendez (D-Manhattan) $3,500; Councilmember Erik Dilan (D-BK) $10,000; and Councilmember Darlene Mealy (D-BK) $5,000.

Grants

The New York State Department of Education awarded Oasis with over $1.1 million of new funding to operate 5 new 21st Century Community Learning Center after-school programs at P.S. 191 (Manhattan), P.S. 145 (Manhattan), P.S. 208 (Manhattan), P.S. 127 (Queens), and P.S. 332 (Brooklyn).

The National Grid Foundation has donated over 75 Dell Desktop computers to our after-school programs.

The Charles Hayden Foundation awarded the Oasis Community Corporation a $75,000.00 grant for its programmatic needs.

The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation awarded the Oasis Community Corporation a $8,900.00 grant for its Lego Robotics Engineering Program and the Kidz Lit Program.

The Deutsche Bank Foundation awarded the Oasis Community Corporation a $5,000.00 grant for its general opereating support.

The Pinkerton Foundation awarded Oasis a $35,000 grant to expand our Lego Robotics Engineering classes and implement the KidzLit Literacy Curriculum in our after-school program at P.S. 332 in Brooklyn.

The The Robert Bowne Foundation awarded the Oasis Community Corporation a $30,000.00 grant for programmatic support.

The Independence Community Foundation awarded the Oasis Community Corporation a $10,000.00 grant to implement a comprehensive literacy curriculum and to expand the Lego Robotics Computer Program at P.S. 335.