Do you have a great idea to address a social justice issue in your community? Do you want to help create change? Take a look at our grant requirements and start planning today! Download our PFD application or apply online! Submit an early bird application by Friday, March 16th and you’ll have a chance to win a prize…. Read More
A message from Kristen Anderson, Founder of Kitchen on a Mission: Kitchen on a Mission is looking for students who are interested in feeding thousands of people and spending time with friends in the process. KOM is a non-profit organization that transfers fresh, leftover food from bakeries to homeless shelters. Within the past two years, we have… Read More
January 2018 is Human Trafficking Awareness month and San Francisco Collaborative Against Human Trafficking (SFCAHT) is hosting a couple contests for teens to help raise awareness. This year there will be a Teen Poster Contest and a separate Teen Writing Contest, both sponsored by SFCAHT to promote awareness of human trafficking to middle and high… Read More
In 2018, we’re launching an event series to gather community to learn, heal and grow solidarity amongst specific groups impacted by immigration policy and our network of unafraid educators. The first is a documentary DAZE OF JUSTICE on Tuesday, January 23 from 4:30–7:30 (flyer above) in response to the rise in deportations of Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees. Learn about this targeted deportation effort,… Read More
The Youth Leadership Institution is a non-profit that helps foster youth leading and creating equitable communities. We are a program who helps youth, is essentially run by youth (with adult staff and board members helping and supporting), and is designed to help youth utilize their voice and become change makers. A lot of the youth… Read More
Come hear Bob Moses, President and Founder of The Algebra Project and Director of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)’s Mississippi Voter Registration Project, 1961-1964, and a Mississippi “Freedom Summer” lead organizer. Moses’ Civil Rights work in the 1960’s culminated in the national response to protect the fundamental right to vote. His current work seeks a… Read More
The Encampment for Citizenship (EFC) provides leadership development for young people (ages 15-18) from many different ethnic/cultural, geographic and socio-economic backgrounds. The summer program is a compelling experience in democratic living, with emphasis on critical thinking and social action. We also offer year-round opportunities for leadership development, building community, and learning. Through these transformative experiences, young people gain… Read More