Oakland Kids First partners with schools and the district to ensure hundreds of students have meaningful roles and responsibilities in school change efforts. OKF programs equip youth leaders with the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to:

1Provide peer academic mentoring to 1,800 freshmen annually in our PASS-2;

2Engage the student body in building positive, safe and healthy school cultures; and,

3Partner with parents and school staff to increase equity for the most marginalized students.