New Voices Are Rising
New Voices Are Rising conducts environmental justice advocacy and leadership development programs with Bay Area high school students. Primary partners include several Oakland high schools and non-profit agencies. New Voices is funded through a combination of individual donations, government grants, and support from other foundations.
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Summer Institute
The Summer Institute is a six-week intensive program for 15 - 20 East Bay high school students. Through hands-on training, expert instruction and one-on-one mentoring, the Summer Institute teaches research and communications skills, and helps students gain valuable experience in community-based advocacy.
Youth for Clean Air
Youth for Clean Air is an in-depth after school program at Mandela High School in Oakland. Co-led by staff from New Voices Are Rising and EarthTeam, students are researching ways to reduce air pollution and asthma rates in their neighborhoods.
Yosemite Program
Students from the EXCEL High School Law Academy explore Yosemite National Park during the Yosemite Institute's multi-day, intensive field education and leadership development program.
Diesel Pollution Reduction
High School students throughout the East Bay speak out in support of legislation that reduces diesel particulate pollution and protects public health
West Oakland
Students from the EXCEL High School Law Academy put advocacy skills to work, sparking the campaign to make an industrial facility nearby become a better, cleaner neighbor.
Voter Participation
Youth from communities that are under-represented in the electorate register friends, family, and neighbors to vote.
Civic Engagement Curriculum
New Voices Are Rising staff develops and disseminates action-oriented lessons and curriculum units, focusing on local issues of environmental and social justice.
