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The Oasis Center for Women and Girls

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Oasis is a national, nonprofit educational organization that promotes healthy aging and reduces social isolation among older adults through lifelong learning, active lifestyles and volunteer engagement. Offering stimulating programs in health and wellness, arts, humanities, technology and volunteer service, Oasis brings people together to learn, lead and contribute to their communities. The Oasis Institute in St. Louis is the national headquarters. The organization offers programs in 40 cities, including nine Oasis education centers.[1]

Created in 1982 by Marylen Mann and a group of volunteers and educators, the organization was originally funded for two years by the U.S. Administration on Aging. The original four centers were in St. Louis, Baltimore, Los Angeles, and Cleveland. The May Department Stores Company provided space for Oasis classes in its stores. In Nashville, activist Molly Secours worked with the Oasis Center to help African-American and Latino youth learn life skills via videos.[2] It celebrates Women's History Month.[3] In Newport Beach, California the Oasis Center served 12,000 people by sponsoring educational classes, fitness activities, transportation and special events.[4] It runs talent shows to raise money for causes that it supports; one cause is helping teenage girls cope with negative feelings of self-worth acquired from exposure to social media.[5] Oasis is sponsored by individuals, corporate and private foundations.

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  1. ^ "Full-service OASIS centers offer lifelong learning, health classes and volunteer opportunities". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15.
  2. ^ Peter Cooper (March 15, 2018). "MOLLY SECOURS: If you've ever wondered why Nashville is such a cool place to live, well, you're looking at her. Writer, thinker, activist, survivor, filmmaker, and that's all before breakfast". Nashville Arts magazine. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Kelly Otte (February 26, 2022). "Oasis Center kicks off Women's History Month with a celebration luncheon". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  4. ^ Grace Leung (November 14, 2021). "Newport Beach City Manager Update: OASIS Center, Treasury Report". Newport Beach Independent. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  5. ^ Tom Flanigan (October 12, 2021). "Oasis Center To Host Money-Raising Talent Showcase". wfsu news station. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
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