The gentrification of the Mission District brought a "gang list" that affected young people in a 60-block radius, limiting their freedom of movement and association. Vicente Garcia used his 2007 Young People For fellowship to organize the community to stop the gang list.
The Fellowship
The application for the 2012-2013 Fellowship program is now open!
The Young People For fellowship is a leadership development program focusing on identifying, engaging and empowering young progressive leaders.
The one-year fellowship equips college students with the skills and resources necessary to create lasting change on their campuses and in their communities. The application for the 2012-2013 Fellowship program is currently open.
See what our fellows are working on. Check out past and current Blueprints for Social Justice.
Contact Zach Dryden at zdryden@pfaw.org for more information.
Make change today. Throughout the fellowship, you’ll be offered technical support and media assistance while implementing a self-designed Blueprint for Social Justice project.
"I can say that YP4 has provided me the unique opportunity as a tribal college student to work with student leaders nationwide ... they understand the need for Native students to stay in our communities so we can help empower our own community."
—Kevin Killer, YP4 fellowship class of 2006
Oglala Lakota College, South Dakota