Standard Track Cohort 5
November 2023 – December 2026
Learn how our 75 Standard Track Cohort 5 partners are leading change with youth in communities through prevention, outreach and education.
4th Second
Solano County
$600,000
To empower youth of color in Solano County through youth-led civic engagement, mentorship and leadership opportunities to enhance resilience and prevent substance use.
African American Family & Cultural Center
Butte County
$400,000
To promote civic engagement of Black youth in Butte County through youth-driven campaigns and safe spaces on school campuses to enhance overall well-being and prevent substance use.
Alianza Coachella Valley
Riverside County
$600,000
To support Latinx and underserved youth in Eastern Coachella Valley through a youth-driven school climate advisory committee, restorative justice training and campaign to promote education equity in school policies and reduce substance use.
Asian American Liberation Network
Sacramento County
$600,000
To increase the leadership development of Asian-American and Pacific Islander youth in Sacramento County through a mentorship and coaching program centering youth-led social justice projects to address youth substance use and improve behavioral health outcomes.
AWOKE
Los Angeles County
$525,000
To empower Latinx and Black youth in Los Angeles County through art-centered hubs that facilitate collective healing and civic engagement to nurture the growth of youth leaders and mitigate at-risk behaviors.
Berkeley Youth Alternatives
Alameda County
$998,874
To build the leadership capacity of system-involved Black, Latinx and Asian youth in Alameda County through training, internships and workforce development opportunities to prevent substance use disorder and broaden economic opportunities.
Blue Mountain Coalition for Youth and Families
Calaveras County
$376,694
To empower youth to become agents of change in Calaveras County through youth-directed creative storytelling, media workshops and peer-to-peer support programs to amplify youth voices and address substance use.
Brotherhood of Elders Network
Alameda County
$700,000
To strengthen the leadership development skills of system-impacted Black youth and young adults in Alameda County through cohort-based programs and mentorship to enhance academic achievement and life outcomes.
Buena Vista Rancheria of MeWuk Indians
Amador County
$600,000
To improve behavioral health outcomes for Native American youth leaders in Amador County through youth-led civic engagement and to increase cultural awareness and increase protective factors.
California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc.
Del Norte, Humboldt, Inyo, Modoc, Mono, Placer, Plumas, Sonoma, Tulare, Tuolumne Counties
$600,000
To empower American Indian and Alaskan Native youth in Northern California through community data mapping and civic engagement to reduce substance use.
Centinela Youth Services
Los Angeles County
$600,000
To empower justice-involved Black and Latinx youth in Los Angeles County through peer-to-peer mentorship, education and social justice youth development programs to positively transform systems and reduce youth substance use.
Central Valley Gender Health and Wellness
San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced County
$600,000
To empower 2S/LGBTQ+ youth in San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced counties through education, healing-centered art workshops and peer-led support groups to prevent substance use disorder.
Centro de Salud de la Comunidad de San Ysidro
San Diego County
$557,601
To mobilize Latinx and Black youth in San Diego County through peer mentoring, participatory action research training and a youth-driven public education campaign to decrease substance misuse and advance health equity.
Centro del Pueblo Movimiento Indigena Migrante
Humboldt County
$550,000
To support Latinx youth in Humboldt County through mentorship, arts, cultural workshops and leadership training to address harmful systems and reduce substance use.
CommuniCare+OLE
Yolo, Napa, Solano
$800,000
To empower 2S/LGBTQ+ youth and young adults in Yolo, Napa and Solano counties through peer support, inclusive spaces and leadership opportunities to enhance health outcomes and prevent substance use disorder.
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice
Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco
$1,000,000
To strengthen protective factors for systems-impacted and formerly incarcerated young people in Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties through culturally-rooted healing, education and support to prevent youth incarceration and reduce recidivism.
Community Action Partnership of Orange County
Orange County
$800,000
To increase the leadership skills of Latinx youth in Orange County through innovative peer-led education programs, workshops and art-based initiatives to promote resiliency and prevent substance use.
Conejo Health
Ventura County
$500,000
To empower Latinx youth in Ventura County through leadership and civic engagement skills building, public speaking training and youth-led campaign development to foster essential life skills and address substance use.
Divine Truth Unity Fellowship Church, Inc dba Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance
Riverside, San Bernardino County
$600,000
To increase community connectedness of 2S/LGBTQ+ youth in Riverside and San Bernardino counties through leadership development and youth-led civic engagement initiatives to enhance protective factors and reduce substance use.
Dolores Huerta Foundation
Fresno, Kern, Tulare, Los Angeles County
$750,000
To empower Latinx youth in the Central Valley to discover their agency and passion through transformative art, civic engagement opportunities and digital media projects to reduce substance use disorder.
East Bay Asian Youth Center
Sacramento County
$990,837
To strengthen the leadership of Southeast Asian youth in Sacramento County through peer-to-peer supports, video production and Youth Participatory Action Research projects to increase access to early intervention mental health services and prevent substance use on high school campuses.
El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center
Riverside, San Bernardino County
$1,000,000
To amplify the leadership of Latinx youth in Riverside and San Bernardino counties through youth-led, trauma-informed and culturally responsive peer mentorship programs and leadership programming to influence school-level policy and address substance use disorders.
Fighting Back Partnership, Inc.
Solano County
$999,823
To enhance the leadership and civic engagement of Black, Latinx and Asian youth in Solano County through training, empowerment summits and intergenerational and peer mentoring to address and transform environmental conditions that contribute to substance use disorders.
Filipino Advocates for Justice
Alameda County
$600,000
To empower Filipino transitional-aged youth in Alameda County through base-building, leadership development, research and civic engagement to address youth-identified community needs and substance misuse.
Fresno American Indian Health Project
Fresno County, Madera County, Kings County
$600,000
To develop the leadership of Native youth in Fresno, Madera, and King Counties through culturally-rooted prevention strategies, mentorship programs and social media campaigns to promote systems change and prevent substance use disorder.
Future Leaders of America
Santa Barbara County
$999,996
To advance the academic empowerment of Latinx youth in Santa Barbara County through skill-building workshops, youth organizing and leadership opportunities to reshape narratives and increase educational outcomes.
Gender Health Center
Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba County
$600,000
To improve the social and emotional well-being of LGBTQ+ youth of color in Sacramento and neighboring counties through youth-led systems change initiatives and enhance access to mental health services to decrease substance use disorders.
Gente Organizada
Los Angeles County
$700,000
To promote the civic engagement of justice-impacted Latinx youth in Los Angeles County through pre-diversion programs, leadership training and youth-led systems change campaigns to address root causes of incarceration and substance use.
Hanna Center
Sonoma County
$550,000
To improve the social, emotional and behavioral health support systems of Latinx and underserved youth in Sonoma County through peer-to-peer networks and healing-centered civic engagement opportunities to reduce harm and substance use.
HealthRIGHT360
Los Angeles County
$800,000
To strengthen the leadership of Latinx and Asian youth in Los Angeles County through mentorship, life skill development and youth-led wellness programming to foster a culture of prevention and reduce favorable attitudes towards substances.
Horizons Unlimited of San Francisco, Inc.
San Francisco County
$1,000,000
To invest in the leadership development of system-impacted Black and Latinx youth in San Francisco County through a culturally responsive Credible Messenger Mentorship program, project-based learning opportunities and a youth-led communication campaign to enhance protective factors and reduce recidivism and substance use.
Huckleberry Youth Programs
San Francisco County
$600,000
To empower transitional-aged youth of color in San Francisco County through leadership, civic engagement and a dynamic youth-driven harm reduction campaign to shift narratives and policies from punishment to prevention and reduce substance use.
Human Response Network
Trinity County
$710,091
To increase belonging and connectedness for youth in Trinity County through peer-to-peer mentoring, leadership development and civic engagement opportunities to address substance use.
Indigenous Community Initiatives
Mendocino County
$500,000
To strengthen the emotional and mental wellness of Native and Indigenous youth in Mendocino County through mentorship, peer and intergenerational engagement and culturally-rooted programming to improve life skills and reduce substance use disorder.
InnerCity Struggle (ICS)
Los Angeles County
$300,000
To mobilize and empower Latinx youth in Los Angeles County through educational workshops, leadership development opportunities and youth-led media campaigns to increase resiliency and reduce substance use.
Jakara Movement
Alameda, Fresno, Kern, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter County
$800,000
To empower Punjabi and Latinx youth across Northern and Central California through peer-led programming and civic engagement campaigns to enhance health outcomes and prevent substance use.
Japanese Community Youth Council
San Francisco County
$1,000,000
To increase civic engagement of Asian-American and Pacific Islander youth leaders in San Francisco County through dynamic youth-led environmental prevention initiatives, life skill training and civic engagement programs addressing policy change to reduce youth access to substances.
Latino Equality Alliance
Los Angeles County
$750,000
To empower 2S/LGBTQ+ Latinx youth in Los Angeles County through school-based clubs, peer-to-peer support and youth-driven social media campaigns to increase access to safe spaces and address substance use.
Latino Leadership Council, Inc.
Placer County
$650,000
To improve the mental health and wellness of Latinx youth in Placer County through mentorship, leadership skills development and the implementation of school-based restorative healing circles to promote resiliency and mitigate risk factors for substance use disorder.
LGBTQ Center OC
Orange County
$999,051
To empower and uplift voices of 2S/LGBTQ+ BIPOC youth in Orange County through mentorship, training and education to prevent substance use disorder.
Little Manila Foundation
San Joaquin County
$750,000
To empower Latinx, Asian, and Black youth in San Joaquin County to thrive as leaders through workforce preparation and professional development programs to broaden economic outlooks and capacity to excel in diverse professional spaces.
M.A.L.O Motivating Action Leadership Opportunity
San Berardino County, Riverside County
$600,000
To empower Tongan/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NHPI) youth in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties through culturally-rooted healing and leadership development to disrupt inequitable systems and reduce substance misuse.
Mending Fences at JM Ranch
Tulare County
$355,000
To empower Latinx and marginalized youth of color in Tulare County through the development of a youth-centered communications campaign to raise community awareness and prevent substance use disorder.
MidCity Community Advocacy Network
San Diego County
$750,000
To empower Latinx youth and youth of color in San Diego County through school-based youth councils, civic engagement opportunities, leadership programs and healing circles to build community and disrupt the impacts of substance use.
MILPA
Monterey, Santa Cruz, Solano, Yolo County
$550,000
To increase the civic engagement skills of Latino youth in Monterey, Santa Cruz, Solano and Yolo counties through an intergenerational peer mentorship program to address the challenges exacerbated by climate change and increase positive opportunities for youth in the region.
Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP)
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura County
$1,000,000
To develop social justice leadership skills of Latinx and Mexican Indigenous youth in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties through a culturally grounded, trauma-informed curriculum to advance school policies and improve behavioral health outcomes.
Native Sisters Circle Inc.
Kern, Mendocino, Sacramento County
$450,000
To empower Native and Indigenous girls in Sacramento County through leadership, mentorship and youth-led community action to promote healthy behaviors and reduce substance use disorder.
North Valley Community Foundation
Butte County
$600,000
To empower youth in Butte County through youth programming and civic engagement to build sustainable community support and culturally responsive solutions to reduce suicide and substance use.
Northern Valley Indian Health
Butte, Glenn County
$550,000
To engage Native youth in Butte and Glenn Counties through a culturally-rooted substance use prevention program, peer groups, recreational activities and traditional healing practices to build protective factors and improve life outcomes.
Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance, Inc.
Monterey, Santa Cruz County
$800,000
To increase civic engagement practices in Latinx youth in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties through student engagement and healing-centered mentorship opportunities to increase access to resources and reduce substance use.
Peace4Kids
Los Angeles County
$600,000
To empower Black and Brown transitional-aged foster youth in Los Angeles County through civic engagement, mentorship, peer-based support groups and leadership development to advance health equity and address the disproportionate rates of youth substance misuse.
Pueblo Y Salud, Inc.
Los Angeles County
$650,000
To enhance leadership of youth of color and LGBTQ+ youth in Los Angeles County through skill-building programs and youth-driven coalitions that influence policy and promote community well-being to reduce substance use disorder.
Rainbow Labs
Los Angeles County
$500,000
To build social-emotional protective factors for 2S/LGBTQ+ youth in Los Angeles County through peer-to-peer support, mentorship and a city-wide youth council summit to promote protective factors and reduce substance use.
Ríos to Rivers
Del Norte, Humboldt, Modoc, Siskiyou, Trinity County
$700,000
To increase resiliency and wellness of Klamath River Basin youth in Del Norte, Humboldt, Modoc, Siskiyou and Trinity counties through youth-led environmental justice programming to address the root causes of environmental damage that have exacerbated rates of youth suicide and substance use.
Round Valley Indian Health Center
Mendocino County
$750,000
To support the well-being and development of American Indian youth in Mendocino County through youth leadership, peer-led support, restorative justice models, conflict resolution and civic engagement to transform norms around substance use and reclaim community health and safety.
RYSE, Inc
Contra Costa County
$1,000,000
To increase healing for Black and Indigenous and young people of color in Contra Costa County through mentorship and development opportunities to foster community, build youth power and reduce substance use disorder.
Safe Passages
Alameda County
$800,000
To increase the leadership capacity of youth of color in Alameda County through civic engagement, education and youth-led arts and media productions to address substance use disorders.
Safe Place for Youth, Inc (SPY)
Los Angeles County
$1,000,000
To improve life outcomes for youth of color in Los Angeles County through a youth-led intermediary group and civic engagement programs that center youth voices to advance local policies and supports for youth experiencing homelessness.
San Diego Organizing Project
San Diego County
$650,000
To increase safe and authentic civic engagement opportunities for system-impacted Latino and Black youth in San Diego County through leadership development and community organizing training programs to address housing insecurity and justice system inequities.
Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos
Monterey, Santa Cruz County
$600,000
To empower youth of color in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties through leadership training, policy and civic engagement experiences, vocational training and Indigenous ceremonies to address substance use disorder.
SBX Youth and Family Services
Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino County
$1,000,000
To empower Black, Latino, and LGBTQ+ youth in the Inland Empire through culturally sensitive mentorship and civic engagement training to be agents of change and improve life outcomes.
Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians
Contra Costa, Lake, Mendocino County
$700,000
To empower Scotts Valley Pomo Band of Indian youth in Contra Costa, Lake and Mendocino counties through a youth-led leadership program to revitalize cultural traditions and break the cycle of intergenerational oppression and trauma that drives substance use in Native youth.
Services, Immigrant Rights & Education Network (SIREN)
Fresno, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Madera County
$600,000
To empower and develop the leadership skills of immigrant and refugee youth in Fresno, Santa Clara, San Mateo and Madera counties through youth development, civic engagement and community engagement opportunities to address systemic inequities and prevent substance use.
Somos Familia Valle Central LGBTQ+ Resource Center
Merced County
$650,000
To cultivate inclusion of Latine and other intersecting 2S/LGBTQ+ youth and young adults in Merced County through LGBTQ+ youth-centered civic engagement and mobilizing programming that promotes sustainable and inclusive systems change in education, housing and behavioral health to improve life outcomes.
Stockton Scholars
San Joaquin County
$650,000
To create social and academic support systems for girls and young women of color in San Joaquin County through sister circles, leadership development and civic engagement opportunities and mentorship to pave accessible pathways to higher education.
The American Indian Cultural Center of San Francisco
Alameda, Mendocino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Sonoma County
$600,000
To promote the leadership and well-being of American Indian and Alaskan Native youth in the Bay Area through cultural programming and the development of Gathering of Native Americans training to cultivate belonging, cultural preservation, awareness and respect.
The RightWay Foundation
Los Angeles County
$800,000
To empower Black transitional-aged foster youth in Los Angeles County through healing-centered mentorship, civic engagement and education on effective strategies for policy change to inspire systems change that prioritizes substance use prevention and improves life outcomes.
The Source LGBT+ Center
Kings, Tulare County
$600,000
To empower queer youth in King and Tulare counties through an evidence-based harm reduction and civic engagement program to promote education, community building and positive coping skills that address substance use and resiliency of transitional-aged youth.
Time of Change
San Joaquin County
$575,000
To empower Latinx and Black youth in San Joaquin County through holistic support groups, mentoring and civic engagement opportunities to cultivate a community of empowered changemakers addressing substance use disorder and driving positive change at local and state levels.
Tiny Mighty and Strong
Modoc, Siskiyou County
$500,000
To mobilize and support the leadership development of youth in rural Modoc and Siskiyou Counties through education and youth-led conferences and campaigns to promote healthy decision-making skills and reduce substance use.
True North Organizing Network
Humboldt County
$600,000
To support Tribal and Latinx youth in Humboldt County through evidence-based community organizing, mentorship and social justice initiatives to reimagine communities and forge healthy pathways through wraparound supports addressing adolescent risk factors for substance use, misuse and disorder.
Urban Strategies Council
Alameda, Solano County
$999,083
To increase knowledge and self-efficacy of Black and Latino youth in Alameda and Solano counties through an evidence-informed youth fellowship program that influences practice, equitable policies and accessible systems to promote positive youth mental health.
Youth ALIVE!
Alameda County
$600,000
To cultivate healing and empowerment for Latinx and Black youth in Alameda County through peer-led violence prevention and youth leadership programs to foster a thriving community of leaders and break the cycle of violence and youth substance misuse.
Youth Outreach and Learning Institute (YOALI)
Merced County
$550,000
To improve social and emotional outcomes of Latinx, Native, and Indigenous youth in Merced County through youth power building, civic engagement, narrative change media campaign and connection to traditional healing practices to increase resilience and reduce substance use.
Youth Radio (DBA YR Media)
Alameda County
$700,000
To amplify the voices of youth of color in Alameda County through the Youth Radio Stars young content creator program that uplifts youth artistic creation and perspectives to promote racial and health equity.