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Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice
www.curyj.org
(707) 477-5600
Director of Development: Jessica Miller
Mission
CURYJ was born when our co-founders set out to defeat the Fruitvale gang injunction, a pre-emptive “restraining order” that gave cops the right to harass young people of color and strip them of their civil liberties. In the years since defeating the injunction, CURYJ has worked nonstop in coalitions and partnerships to fight against policies that criminalize youth and to craft policy that invests in our communities.
Begin to Build a Relationship
We know you care about where your money goes and how it is used. Connect with this organization’s leadership in order to begin to build this important relationship. Your email will be sent directly to this organization’s Director of Development and/or Executive Director.
We share a long-standing, meaningful relationship and know that our enduring partnership will now bear fruit. The Youth Power Zone, grounded in a commitment to racial solidarity and radical community transformation, will not only bring vital services and programs to Oakland youth, but will be a safe space that’s both nurturing and inspirational.
Invest in Ending Unfair Youth Criminalization
Communities United for Restorative Justice (CURYJ) recently opened a physical personification of its mission in its first building, the Youth Power Zone at Fruitvale Station, the fruition of 14 years of hard work and dedication. CURYJ considers it the first building-block of community infrastructure that will help realize the end to youth incarceration in California during our lifetimes.
Any donation will help to develop Building Two of their Youth Power Zone, which will serve as a resource space for youth as well as a Climate Resilience Hub for the Fruitvale community.
Key Supporters
The California Endowment
Sierra Health Foundation
Quinn Delaney
San Francisco Foundation
Akonadi Foundation
Kresge Foundation
The City of Oakland
Department of Violence Prevention