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West County Collective Impact Institute Celebrates 1st Year
On December 3, 2018, Alive & Free participated with our partner SafeReturn to celebrate the successful completion of the 1st West County Collective Impact Institute. There were 13 participants. Formally incarnated, and looking to not only rebuild their lives and family, but to also make a positive impact within the community in which they call home.…
Read MoreThe Promise Keeper: Dr. Joseph Marshall, Jr. honored as an ABC7 Star
By Natasha Zouves SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — As a teacher in San Francisco, Dr. Joseph Marshall, Jr. says he was tired of seeing his bright young students end up on drugs, in prison or dead. So he decided to do something about it, one person at a time. Now, 226 college graduates later, we’re proud to…
Read MoreAlive & Free on the News: Celebrating 30 Years
VIDEO REPORT: Omega Boys Club celebrates 30 years of transforming lives of young people SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A local organization is celebrating 30 years of transforming lives of young people in the Bay Area. Thursday night’s event includes an auction to continue funding college tuition for current students of the program. KRON4’s Ali Reid…
Read MoreGolden State Warriors Dogpatch Community Court
Huge thanks to the Golden State Warriors Foundation, PG&E, and Good Tidings Foundation for revitalizing our basketball court! Photo: Dogpatch Neighborhood Revitalization Day Court Unveiling: I.M. Scott School Court The Dogpatch community enjoyed a wonderful afternoon on the bright blue court with San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, District Supervisor Mahlia Cohen, Assemblyman David Chiu, Goldenn State…
Read MoreLeadership Academy Discusses 13th Documentary
Newly released to Netflix, the documentary 13th is a critical and timely film discussing the 13th Amendment, which states that ‘neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States.’ When 1 in 3 black men and increasingly more women see the inside…
Read MoreEric Welch Interns in Ecuador
This past summer, our collegian, Eric Welch, visited Ecuador to study abroad as he works on his political science major from Florida A & M University. Eric learned accounting skills at Centro de Americano, an institution which teaches English. “Some employees spoke English and some didn’t, so we worked together to communicate. They treated me with…
Read MoreTrina Thierry Experiences Argentina
Trina Thierry-Munoz is studying International Business at San Diego State University, which required her to travel outside of the United States. She decided to take an internship in Buenos Aires, Argentina working for first a modeling agency, and second a non-profit organization. “I knew I wanted to travel and see the world. It has always…
Read MoreAlive & Free’s July Training Institute
We had community members from Washington, police officers, community ambassadors attend our Alive & Free Training Institute. We want to give a big thank you for all those who are working together to help keep our communities safe using the prescription! “My overall assessment is that Alive & Free is a universal prescription that can be…
Read MoreCareer Day 2016
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” -Confucius View our photos here! Alive & Free College Prep introduces our students to a variety of opportunities. We take them to visit jobs with employees who look like them. We make sure they know that if they work…
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