2026-2028 Social Justice Grant
2026-2028 Social Justice Grant
Social Justice Grantees
Alive & Free aims to keep young people unharmed by violence and free from incarceration by providing young people with opportunity and support to build positive lives for themselves. They provide an "Alive and Free Prescription" that works to counter risk factors that put young people at risk of violence and the commandments of violence.
East Oakland Youth Development Center (EOYDC) leverages connections to relatable and invested peers to nurture the holistic development of youth from kindergarten through adulthood so that they can live a life of prosperity, integrity and purpose. They create this supportive environment by emphasizing character, readiness, access, social emotional learning and social justice.
Kingmakers of Oakland is a leadership development and systems change organization that focuses on Black boys engaging, encouraging, and empowering children and families of all backgrounds. They facilitate building collective will, strategic planning and transforming practices with Multi-racial, Inter-generational, Cross-functional (MIC) equity teams in schools, districts and communities across these programs and services
OK Program and Community Education Partnerships increases the learning opportunities and enhances achievement of students who are experiencing homelessness and housing instability. They offer individualized tutoring and mentoring, school supplies, and opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities. The OK Program works to reduce the homicide rate among Black men and boys. They establish partnerships between their affiliates and their local police department, present leadership, and critical thinking skills curriculum, and are a consistent support presence to the affiliates whenever they need them.
Operation HOPE serves adults, youth, disaster survivors, and employees with financial dignity programming and coaching to equip them with the financial knowledge and tools at no cost to the client to create a secure future.
Urban Ed Academy builds equity in education by increasing Black male teacher representation in San Francisco. They are working to ensure every student in San Francisco has one Black male teacher before sixth grade. Their flagship fellowship program, Man the Bay, addresses systemic barriers to recruit and retain Black male teachers.
Urban Peace Movement - Oakland - develops youth leadership in Oakland to transform the culture and social conditions that lead to community violence and mass incarceration in communities of color. Their goal is to make young people self-confident and hopeful while empowering them to work for social justice and a brighter future for all. Youth members work towards policy and systems change, movement building, and healing and culture change.
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African American Community Service Agency works to preserve the dignity and culture of a diverse African American Community and to provide services that promote full participation of all of Santa Clara County and the general society.
A project of the Tides Center, is a nonprofit working with Californians from all walks of life to replace prison and justice system waste with common sense solutions that create safe neighborhoods and save public dollars. Through policy advocacy, grassroots mobilization, public education, alliances and support for local best practices, they promote strategies to stop the cycle of crime, reduce reliance on incarceration and build healthy communities.
Dream Corps closes prison doors and opens doors of opportunity. They bring people together across racial, social, and partisan lines to create a future with freedom and dignity for all.
FLY's mission is to prevent juvenile crime and incarceration through legal education, leadership training, and one-on-one mentoring.
The Players Coalition sets to achieve social and racial equality using Players Coalition influence and support to impact systemic social and civic change in the areas of Police & Community Relations, Criminal Justice Reform and Education & Economic Advancement in low-income communities.
RYSE offers programs designed to provide youth with the tools to build a better city. Programming at RYSE is anchored in the belief that young people have the lived knowledge and expertise to identify, prioritize, and direct the activities and services necessary to thrive. RYSE serves Richmond/ West Contra Costa County, youth ages 13 to 21 including those in and out of school, LGBTQQ, homeless, undocumented, foster- and justice-system involved.
SPAAT provides customized wrap-around support services that help every student-athlete transition from their secondary education to the world of college, careers and adulthood.