Capacity Building Cohort 3
May 2023 – November 2025
Learn how our 44 Capacity Building Cohort 3 partners are implementing innovative projects for substance use disorder prevention for youth.
Action Network
Mendocino County, Sonoma County
$247,030.00
To build organizational capacity to empower Native American and Latinx youth in Mendocino and Sonoma counties to become advocates through hands-on, youth-led projects focusing on social justice to strengthen communities and reduce substance use.
Akoma Unity Center
San Bernardino County
$399,650.00
To build organizational capacity to empower Black and Latinx youth in San Bernardino County to become leaders through a peer-to-peer youth ambassador program to reduce substance use.
American Indian Child Resource Center
Alameda County
$397,237.00
To build organizational capacity to empower Native American youth in Alameda County through peer mentorship, culturally rooted healing practices and youth activism to reduce substance use.
Anamatangi Polynesian Voices
San Mateo County, Santa Clara County
$400,000.00
To build organizational capacity to support Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander youth in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties through culturally responsive programming and restorative justice advocacy to reduce suspensions and substance use.
Anav Tribal Health Clinic
Siskiyou County
$399,321.00
To build organizational capacity to increase access to culturally appropriate mental health services for American Indian/Alaska Native youth in Siskiyou County through advocacy and leadership training and campaigns to de-stigmatize mental health and reduce substance use.
Big Valley Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians
Lake County
$388,591.00
To build organizational capacity to empower Tribal youth in Lake County through peer-to-peer support to illuminate alternative pathways from the criminal justice system and reduce substance abuse.
Binational of Central California
Fresno County, Madera County
$371,319.00
To build organizational capacity to empower Latinx and immigrant youth in Fresno and Madera counties through credible messengers, leadership development and training to increase peer-to-peer mentorship and prevent and reduce substance abuse.
Bridge Builders to the New Generation
Contra Costa County
$396,000.00
To build organizational capacity to empower Black and Latinx youth in Contra Costa County through culturally responsive college and career readiness experiences to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline and reduce substance use.
C.H.A.M.P.S. for Life
Sacramento County
$398,805.00
To build organizational capacity to empower Black and Latinx youth in Sacramento County to become leaders in their schools and community through mentorship, leadership development and civic engagement to advance health equity.
California Coalition for Youth
Statewide
$400,000.00
To build organizational capacity to increase advocacy for youth of color across California through coalition building, statewide convenings and trauma-informed material development to reduce substance use.
California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance
Fresno County, Kern County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County
$400,000.00
To build organizational capacity to support system-impacted, undocumented and refugee Queer and Trans youth in the Central Valley and Inland Empire through coaching, mentorship and transformative justice-embedded programming to advance equity and reduce substance use.
City of Dreams
San Francisco County
$374,024.00
To build organizational capacity to support social justice youth development for transitional-aged Black and Latinx youth in San Francisco County through coaching, mentorship and career exploration opportunities to reduce substance use.
Community Interventions
Kern County
$323,000.00
To build organizational capacity to improve the social and emotional health of LGBTQ+ gender non-conforming youth in Kern County through youth activism to encourage trauma-informed healing toward greater self-determination and healing.
Concrete Development Inc.
San Joaquin County
$400,000.00
To build organizational capacity to empower system-impacted youth of color in San Joaquin County through healing-centered leadership development and self-advocacy training to reduce substance use.
Empowering Marginalized Asian Communities
San Joaquin County
$399,240.00
To build organizational capacity to increase access to resources for justice-impacted Asian American and Pacific Islander youth in San Joaquin County through fellowships, advocacy and community-level substance abuse prevention initiatives to reduce recidivism and support healing and recovery.
Faith Foster Families Network
Los Angeles County
$398,204.00
To build organizational capacity to empower Black and Latinx youth in Los Angeles County through youth-led advocacy campaigns to address the effects of trauma and reduce substance use.
Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians
Los Angeles County
$387,701.00
To build organizational capacity to empower Native youth in Los Angeles County through embracing cultural knowledge, advocacy skill development and community health training to reduce substance use.
HC Black Music and Arts Association
Humboldt County
$199,945.00
To build organizational capacity to empower Black youth in Humboldt County to become leaders through identity and cultural affirming safe spaces and leadership development to support mental health and reduce substance use.
Hmong Youth and Parents United
Sacramento County
$390,990.00
To build organizational capacity to empower Southeast Asian youth in Sacramento County through culturally responsive programming opportunities, internships and resource navigation to address substance use.
Inland Congregations United for Change
Riverside County, San Bernardino County
$400,000.00
To build organizational capacity to improve the social and emotional health of LGBTQ+ youth in Riverside and San Bernardino counties through safe spaces, education and leadership development to reduce harm and prevent substance use.
Inland Empire Coalition for Youth Justice
Riverside County, San Bernardino County
$399,843.00
To build organizational capacity to empower youth of color in Riverside and San Bernardino counties in the juvenile justice system through community-based solutions to address systemic injustices.
Kids In Konflict
Riverside County, San Bernardino County
$400,000.00
To build organizational capacity to empower Black and Latinx youth in San Bernardino and Riverside counties through strength-based, healing-centered activities to reduce harm associated with substance misuse and advance health equity.
Local Indians for Education, Inc.
Shasta County
$400,000.00
To build organizational capacity to promote and honor cultural healing for Native youth in Shasta County through traditional teachings and resources to increase resilience and reduce substance use.
Marshallese Youth of Orange County
Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, Sacramento County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, Tulare County
$400,000.00
To build organizational capacity to improve health and well-being of Pacific Islander youth statewide through a youth ambassador program to increase self-reliance and reduce substance use.
Merced Lao Family Community, Inc.
Merced County
$360,949.00
To build organizational capacity to empower Asian youth in Merced County through educational workshops focusing on mental health, leadership and social skill development to grow transformational leaders and boost substance use awareness.
Neighborhood Rising
Solano County
$400,000.00
To build organizational capacity to empower BIPOC young men in Solano County through leveraging Barber Ambassadors as trusted messengers to destigmatize mental health conversations and community health issues and support.
No Drugs America
San Bernardino County
$400,000.00
To build organizational capacity to empower Black and Latinx youth in San Bernardino County to make informed decisions regarding substance use through education and peer support to address substance misuse.
One Community Action of Santa Maria Valley
Santa Barbara County
$399,088.00
To build organizational capacity to empower youth of color in Santa Barbara County through education, training, creative expression and community action to advance solutions that address systemic inequities and reduce substance use.
One Day at a Time
Contra Costa County
$399,811.00
To build organizational capacity to increase empowerment for Latinx and Black youth in Contra Costa County through youth-driven activism and education to support relationship-centered schools and prevent substance use.
Opening the World
Marin County
$341,477.00
To build organizational capacity to expand opportunities for youth of color in Marin County through leadership and career development to reduce substance use.
Parenting for Liberation
Los Angeles County
$400,000.00
To build organizational capacity to support Black youth in Los Angeles County through a multigenerational approach engaging teens and parents with culturally appropriate programs to increase positive outcomes and reduce substance use.
Passion and Purpose Ministries
San Joaquin County
$393,875.00
To build organizational capacity to support, educate and empower youth of color in San Joaquin County through education, training and resources to become leaders in social justice activism who champion health equity in their communities.
Project Optimism
Los Angeles County, Sacramento County
$331,196.00
To build organizational capacity to increase the network of support for Black and Latinx youth in Los Angeles and Sacramento counties through mentorship, curriculum building, youth engagement and activism to prioritize harm reduction and public health solutions that reduce substance use.
Raizes Collective
Sonoma County
$391,050.00
To build organizational capacity to empower of Latinx and Indigenous youth in Sonoma County through art and youth-led advocacy to mitigate harm and reduce substance use.
Reinvent South Stockton Coalition
San Joaquin County
$358,931.00
To build organizational capacity to support Black and Latinx youth in San Joaquin County through participation in action research projects to bring awareness to community needs and reduce substance use.
Rising Stars Business Academy
Riverside County
$400,000.00
To build organizational capacity to support Black and Latinx youth in Riverside County through youth development, mentorship and training to create a generational legacy of healthy communities.
San Lorenzo Hayward Acres Mobilized
Alameda County
$399,996.00
To build organizational capacity to develop Latinx youth in Alameda County to strengthen community and uplift youth voices through advocacy and participation in local committees to address systemic disenfranchisement and reduce substance use.
Santa Cruz County Black Health Matters Initiative
Alameda County, Santa Cruz County
$399,000.00
To build organizational capacity to elevate the mental health and wellness of Black youth in Santa Cruz County through relationship building, community engagement and leadership opportunities to reduce substance use.
Sistabees
Sacramento County
$400,000.00
To build organizational capacity to build inclusive spaces for young Black women and femmes in Sacramento County to connect, learn, heal and celebrate the power of women and sisterhood to lead and achieve healthy futures.
The Exception
Riverside County
$383,990.00
To build organizational capacity to engage Latinx and Black youth in Riverside County through evidence-based interventions and creation of a youth coalition to support youth and families in overcoming generational challenges.
The LOVE Program
San Bernardino County
$276,320.00
To build organizational capacity to support Black and young women of color in San Bernardino through mentorship, service-learning, job readiness and career development opportunities to reduce substance use.
Vallejo Commission for the Future
Solano County
$400,000
To build organizational capacity to promote the well-being of Black and Latinx youth in Solano County through civic engagement, peer mentorship and healing activities to increase resilience and reduce substance use.
Valley Improvement Projects
Stanislaus County
$392,208.00
To build organizational capacity to provide Latinx youth in Stanislaus County with culturally appropriate opportunities to promote safe and enriching environments to reduce substance use.
Wraparound Enterprises
Sacramento County, San Bernardino County
$399,945.00
To build organizational capacity to empower Black youth in Sacramento and San Bernardino counties through media arts education to inspire creativity and instill confidence and skills to reduce substance.