Dream Beyond Bars Leadership Institute
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Program Type: Paid condensed organizing program
A condensed organizing program that equips participants with the knowledge and skills to be leaders in the Dream Beyond Bars campaign for Alameda County to invest in alternatives to youth incarceration. This is a paid opportunity for systems-impacted young adults that are unable to commit to the year-long Dream Beyond Bars Fellowship.
Key Features
- Geographic Scope: Alameda County, California
- Target Audience: Systems-impacted young adults unable to commit to year-long fellowship
- Focus Areas: Community healing, professional development, culturally rooted political education, grassroots community organizing, civic engagement, policy work (local and state levels), research
Program Activities
- Community healing
- Professional development
- Culturally rooted political education
- Grassroots community organizing
- Civic engagement
- Policy work on local and state levels
- Research
- Building power with those impacted by foster care, immigration, and criminal injustice systems
Leadership
Mentors: Dr. Frankie Free Ramos, Amanda Majail-Blanco, and Mika Galvis-Venegas
What Communities United for Restorative Youth actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2021 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2021
- 3
- Total given
- $33K
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $10K–$13K
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: Oakland, CA; Berkeley, CA.
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Released prisoners
- Youth programs
- Youth leadership
- Criminal justice
- Social justice
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