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Local Organizations
Local Organizations
| | Oakland has many organizations dedicated to student leadership and student voice for action and decision making. Many of these organizations are on our school campuses.
Check them out, get involved... | |
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| | www.caljustice.org --A state-wide grassroots organization working for racial justice and equity in public education.
Ymcaeastbay.org Youth & Government 'Democracy Must Be Learned By Each Generation'. Youth & Government strives to give youth both the tools and the character values, which will empower them to solve problems within the established system of government.
www.youthtogether.net - YT is at Fremont Federation, Castlemont campus, and Skyline High School, where there is the One Land One People student center.
www.yellitout.com (JGC Stanford University) - YELL (Youth Engaged in Leadership and Learning)is a successful program at McClymonds high school. This program allows youth to work with decision making adults and make a huge impact on schools.
youthuprising.org--A beautiful facility next to Castlemont HS, Youth Uprising provides Health and Wellness services, Art & Cultural programming, Entrepreneurial Opportunities, Educational & Career support
www.youthsounds.org
YouthSounds is a community partner on the McClymonds Educational Complex offering Sounds' introductory programs in video (StudioMACK) and music production (BUMP), as well as its SMART (Stories, Media and Arts) Academy.
www.youthspeaks.org - Youth Speaks is the premier youth poetry, spoken word, and creative writing program in the country.
www.casc.net - California Association of Student Councils provides leadership development and opportunities to affect youth policies.
www.youthalive.org- Youth ALIVE! is a non-profit public health agency founded in 1991 dedicated to preventing youth violence and generating youth leadership in California communities through two programs: - CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE intervention program works with youth who are hospitalized due to violent injuries to reduce retaliation, re-injury, and arrest.
- TEENS ON TARGET peer leadership and violence prevention program trains young people, including high school students, from neighborhoods with high rates of violence to provide peer education to middle school students.
www.youthoutlook.org - YO! Youth Outlook is an award-winning literary journal of youth life in the Bay Area.
www.youthinfocus.net - Youth In Focus educates underrepresented youth and adult partners in youth-led action research, evaluation and planning (Y-REP) to create the conditions for social justice.
www.youthradio.org - Youth Radio's mission is to promote young people's intellectual, creative and professional growth through training and access to media and to produce the highest quality original media for local and national outlets.
www.youthnoise.com - This site is perfect for obtaining information for youth voice. There are many opportunities to get involved, especially in Oakland and the Bay Area. The teen issues are very inspiring. | |
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