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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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“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…
Read MoreFeatured on KCBS In Depth: Solving Community Violence: This week, KCBS’ Jane McMillan speaks with Dr. Joseph Marshall, Founder and Executive Director of Alive And Free – Omega Boys Club; a San Francisco program which, for nearly 30 years, has offered what Dr. Marshall calls a prescription to cure violence and save at-risk kids from…
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