Sandre R Swanson Youth Foundation

OUR FOUNDATIONS WORK IN 2018 HAS SUCCESSFULLY SUPPORTED OUR BOYS AND MEN OF COLOR PROGRAM, WORKING WITH NUMEROUS COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS. OUR WORK TO EMPOWER BOYS AND MEN OF COLOR TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES AND HELP THEM MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUED. SOME OF OUR PARTNERS THIS YEAR INCLUDED: PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT, THE EAST OAKLAND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER, THE CITY OF OAKLAND, OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, PROJECT CEASEFIRE, BAY AREAS PASTORS (PARTIAL LIST). OUR FOUNDATION WORKED WITH MANY INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONS ON POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS OF AT-RISK YOUTH. OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS CONTINUED TO INCLUDE AREAS OF SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION, HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, JUVENILE JUSTICE & SAFETY, CRIME REDUCTION AND HIGH SCHOOL PREPARATION FOR GRADUATION. THIS YEAR WE CONTINUED NETWORKING REGARDING OUR SHARED MISSION IN SUPPORT OF YOUTH WITH A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATION THAT SHARE OUR GOALS. WE ARE BUILDING ON OUR STRATEGIES FOR A BROAD COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO LEVERAGE A POSITIVE IMPACT FOR THE GOALS OF OUR INITIATIVE ASSISTING BOYS AND MEN OF COLOR AND ALL AT RISK YOUNG PEOPLE WITH OUR FOUNDATION VOLUNTEERS AND BOARD.IN 2018 WE CONTINUED OUR WORK ON SOME SPECIFIC GOALS FOR OUR YOUTH: ENSURING ALL YOUTH GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL ENSURING ALL YOUTH COMPLETE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION OR TRAINING ENSURING ALL YOUTH OUT OF SCHOOL ARE EMPLOYED ENSURING ALL YOUTH REMAIN SAFE FROM VIOLENT CRIME IN 2018 OUR PROJECT TO LEVERAGE OUR OUTREACH INTO MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OUR PARTNER OF AT-RISK YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUED. WE REQUESTED THAT OUR PARTNERS WORK WITH US, OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO ASSIST OUR AT-RISK YOUTH. ADDITIONALLY, WE REQUESTED THAT THEY WORK WITH OUR SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE AT-RISK YOUTH AND FAMILIES. WE CONTINUED OUR EFFORTS IN 2018 TO BUILD A CORE GROUP OF RELIABLE SPONSORS AND PARTNERS WHO SUPPORT OUR SHORT AND LONG TERM MISSIONS. WE SUPPORTED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WITH YOUTH REFERRALS THAT KEEP BOYS OF COLOR ON A DEVELOPMENTALLY POSITIVE PATH TO SUCCESS. THIS INVOLVED NUMEROUS OUTREACH EFFORTS ON STRATEGIES TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF BOYS OF COLOR THAT END UP IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PIPELINE, ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION IN JUVENILE JUSTICE FACILITIES OR STATE PRISONS