Parents or family members aren’t always available to support students, but community members can step in as education surrogates.
Tag: foster youth
Posted inEducation Equity
OUSD’s abandoned Lake Merritt headquarters is getting a new life
A coalition of youth, educators, and community groups are working to transform the property, which has sat vacant for 10 years.
Posted inHealth & Environment
A new guaranteed income program will support former foster youth in Alameda County
A program designed by former foster youth will give young adults a $1,000 monthly stipend for 2 years.
Posted inEducation Equity
New after-school program serves foster, immigrant, and unhoused youth in the East Bay
Project re:Fresh is the vision of Junia Kim, a former East Bay teacher who wants students to know that failure is OK.
