Home Project, a Program of Alternatives in Action- LEAD AGENCY

Home Project is a youth development organization located in Alameda Point. Since 1996, HOME has created opportunities for middle and high school age youth to learn new skills through real world experiences such as building the largest outdoor skate park in California, designing a public charter high school (BASE), and Home Sweet Home, a youth and adult staffed pre-school. Home Project integrates youth development, community development, social work and education and offers extensive professional development experiences to involved adults.


This year at BEYOND LIFE Home Project will:

• Coordinate the overall after school program at Life Academy
• Provide three youth-initiated after school groups M-Th, including:
  
  1. HEALTHY 4 LIFE [Fitness, Nutrition, & Community Service];
  2. HIP HOP 4 LIFE [Exploring 4 elements of Hip Hop];
  3. 9 th GRADE LEADERS FOR LIFE [Learn to be a leader in your community]
     
• Train Life Students to assist in planning, implementation, and evaluation of overall after school program

Teens on Target (TNT) from “Youth Alive”—Violence Prevention Program

TNT trains high school students and young adults – called Peer Educators – from neighborhoods with elevated levels of violence to present interactive violence prevention workshops to middle and high school students. The workshops are designed to enable students to participate in making their lives, their neighborhoods and their communities safer and healthier. TNT 's Peer Educators become public health experts in advocating for violence prevention policies in their community. The Peer Educators are not only educators in the classrooms, but are also trained in how to speak out to adult leaders in the community, to policy makers, at professional conferences and to the media about the impact of violence and strategies for change.

The College and Career Information Centers (CCIC), East Bay Consortium

The CCIC enhances access to higher education for students attending Oakland schools and trying to get to college. Our mission is to provide information and counseling services related to college admission, financial aid and other topics associated with pursuing a higher education. One-on-one and workshop style services provided at the Centers including: Academic and career advising - assistance in developing long term educational plans, Information on college admissions requirements and assistance with completion of college applications, Financial planning for college, including assistance in completing the necessary paperwork, Academic tutoring and test-preparation instruction, Guidance and referral for secondary-school reentrants, including GED placements and review, Presentations and drop-in advising by college representatives, Referrals for personal counseling, employment opportunities and other non-academic needs to community-based providers

East Side Arts Alliance

The EastSide Arts Alliance (ESAA) is an organization of artists, cultural workers, and community organizers of color who live and/or work in the San Antonio district of Oakland. ESAA is committed to working in the San Antonio and other Oakland neighborhoods to support a creative environment that improves the quality of life for our communities and advocates for progressive, systemic social change. ESAA offers three classes to LIFE Academy students: Visual Element (Graffiti and Mural Art), Performance Workshop (Dance), and Beats and Flows (Hip Hop recording studio) .

Health Professional Internship Program—Children's Hospital/ FACES Program

The FACES for the Future program is a three-year internship program that introduces underrepresented minority high school students to the health professions. Faces for the Future collaborates with local high schools to provide after school internships, classroom education, and trainings 2 days/wk related to the health care industry combined with hands-on learning through clinical rotations and job shadowing.

Think College Now

Think College Now is a public elementary school focused on closing the achievement gap and giving all students an equal opportunity to attend college and pursue their dreams. Interns from LIFE Academy work with elementary students by tutoring in math and literacy during the after school homework help program.

Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood Golden Gate is a non-profit health organization that has been helping women, men and teens make responsible choices for 83 years. Planned Parenthood serves as a paid internship site for Life Academy students during the after school hours. Through trainings and workshops students learn how to facilitate reproductive health presentations and trainings to their peers.