What We Do

EBAYC works to make Oakland’s San Antonio neighborhood (an under-resourced neighborhood where Asian families represent a plurality) a vibrant family-supportive community. We do this by developing transformative relationships with young people; building a lifetime continuum of high-quality support services for children, youth, and families; and organizing families to create positive community change.

Reaching the Hard-To-Reach:

EBAYC works to reach hard-to-reach youth and young adults (probation, parole, gang-involved, street work, school drop-outs) by providing intensive long-term case management. We develop transformative relationships with young people to facilitate their readiness to change. We help young people re-enter school; obtain employment; access physical and mental health services; complete community service and restitution requirements; and participate in life skills education.

Supporting Our Schools:

EBAYC works to improve the quality of education in our neighborhood schools by organizing partnerships that help transform each school into a “Community School”. Our Community Schools: 1) provide young people after-school academic support, summer enrichment education & public service internships; 2) support families with medical & mental health services, home outreach & case management, and parent education & family economic support services; and 3) engage parents and young people to be effective leaders for school improvement. EBAYC works in partnership with Garfield Elementary School, Franklin Elementary School, Manzanita Community School, Bella Vista Elementary School, La Escuelita Elementary School, Roosevelt Middle School, and Oakland High School.

Creating Community Power:

EBAYC supports families to lead community efforts to improve their schools and their neighborhood. Parents and young people have successfully organized to win the expansion of neighborhood-based pre-school, after-school, and summer programs; construction renovation of schools, schoolyards, parks, and pedestrian corridors; and creation of new affordable housing and employment opportunities for neighborhood residents.