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African Outreach Center

Community. Culture. Connection

The African Outreach Center (AOC), based in San Jose, California, is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering African immigrants in the Bay Area. The name African Outreach Center reflects our identity and our purpose. “African” represents the communities we serve and the cultural roots that shape our work. “Outreach” highlights our commitment to actively engaging with the community, connecting people to support, and extending help where it is needed most. “Center” reflects our role as a trusted hub for services, collaboration, and community empowerment. Together, the name expresses our mission to be more than an organization, it is a place of belonging, action, and support for African individuals, families, and communities. African Outreach Center is dedicated to building bridges, promoting opportunity, and creating meaningful impact through service and community engagement.

Get to know us...

San Francisco Bay Area

Our mission is to enhance the well-being, dignity, and integration of African immigrants by connecting them with essential resources and ensuring their voices are heard in the broader community.

AOC envisions a society where immigrants live with dignity, experience full inclusion, and celebrate their cultural heritage as integral members of the Bay Area community.

Our Vision

Our Mission

Organizational Structure...

AOC's Executive Leadership is headed by the CEO, an Executive Director, and the Program Director reporting to the Board, overseeing operations and the core pillars of Cultural Heritage, Community Integration, and Civic Education. Key Directors manage Programs, Development, Operations/Finance, and Communications to drive African immigrant empowerment in San Jose.

Hon. David Nyang K.

Dr. Hanan K. Rezk

Mr. Kennedy Odhiambo

Chief Executive Officer

Excutive Director

Program Director

Executive Leadership

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Finance Director

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Media Outreach Director

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Civic Education Director

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Cultural Heritage Director

Board of Directors

The African Outreach Center Board serves as the primary policy-making body of the organization, responsible for establishing strategic objectives, setting organizational policies, and providing governance oversight. As the highest decision-making authority, the Board approves major programs, approves budgets, sets the mission and vision, hires and evaluates the CEO and the Executive Director, and ensures the organization fulfills its nonprofit mission of serving the African Immigrants Community in the Bay Area.

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Chair

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Member (Cultural Heritage)

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Member (Civic Education)

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Deputy Chair

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Treasurer

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Member (Community Outreach)

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