Executive Summary
Urban Peace Movement (UPM) was founded in 2009 to build youth leadership in Oakland/Alameda County to transform the social conditions that drive violence and mass incarceration in low-income communities of color. UPM envisions a world where youth of color are resilient and self-determined. Since its inception, UPM has served Alameda County communities of color through organizing, community building, healing events, and outreach. The organization’s work is designed with a deep understanding of these communities; in which their leadership/staff live and serve.
UPM improves community well-being through:
1. **Youth Leadership Development-** UPM’s model of Healing-Centered Youth Organizing supports youth to increase their wellness and heal from trauma while empowering them to organize for positive community change. UPM runs youth leadership programs, the Determination Black Men’s Group and Leaders in Training program, across Alameda County for low-income/systems-impacted youth of color ages 14-26.
1. **Community Healing- **UPM’s community healing work increases access to culturally-relevant mental health and healing resources and builds community belonging in Oakland/East Bay communities of color. UPM does this through healing and wellness festivals, healing circles, grief support circles, community vigils, and intensive case conferencing/service referrals for directly-impacted individuals including to mental health, housing, job placement, education, and childcare services.
1. **Reimagining Safety and Justice-** UPM builds social change campaigns advocating for policies that create community-based alternatives to incarceration and real safety for youth of color and their families. UPM seeks an end to youth incarceration and reallocation of resources towards building blocks of well-being: healthcare, education, mental health treatment, etc.
Lead Organization
Urban Peace Movement
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