Youth Uprising

What Youth Uprising does

Youth Uprising (also operating as Youth UpRising and YU) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2005 and headquartered at 8711 MacArthur Blvd in East Oakland, California. Its mission is to transform East Oakland into a healthy and economically robust community by developing the leadership of youth and young adults (ages 13-24) and improving the systems that affect them. The organization operates a neighborhood-hub model delivering four integrated program pillars — Career & Education, Health & Wellness, Arts & Expression, and Civic Engagement — alongside three social enterprises (Corners Cafe & Catering, YU Clean, and YU Green) that employ young adults. Its on-site youth health clinic, staffed by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, is described as the most high-volume adolescent health clinic in Oakland, logging more than 3,000 visits annually.

The underlying service stack combines direct personal-transformation programming (job readiness and placement placing roughly 400 youth per year, mental and physical health services, arts instruction, and youth-led participatory action research) with systems-change advocacy on public safety, education, healthcare, housing, and economic development. The revenue model is a nonprofit hybrid: tax-deductible donations from individuals, institutional grants from foundations including The California Endowment, The James Irvine Foundation, The California Wellness Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, Pew Charitable Trusts, and others, government contracts from Alameda County and City of Oakland agencies, and earned revenue from the three social enterprises. All youth services are provided free of charge to participants.

The organization employs 51-100 staff and is led by President and CEO Olis Simmons. It has served more than 13,000 unduplicated youth since inception and has received sustained recognition including the James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award (2012), the California Peace Prize (2010), and the Jefferson Award (2015). Federal identification number: 20-3321544.

Name

Youth Uprising

Legal name

Youth Uprising

Website

https://youthuprising.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Development Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Leadership, Civic Education & Service-Learning Nonprofits (BPAGADAI), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Arts, Sports & Recreation-Based Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAJ)

Keywords

• Youth development services
• Community health programs
• Career education services
• Social enterprise employment
• Civic engagement programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Social Enterprise Revenue: Youth UpRising operates social enterprises including Corners Cafe & Catering, YU Clean, and YU Green that employ young adults and generate revenue while providing job training.
2. Donations and Grants: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the organization receives donations from individuals and grants from foundations including The California Endowment, The James Irvine Foundation, The California Wellness Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, and others. Federal identification number: 20-3321544.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Youth UpRising is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit neighborhood hub that provides fully integrated health, wellness, educational, career, arts, and cultural programming to Alameda County youth and young adults ages 13-24, with a dual focus on personal transformation and systems change. The organization delivers these services free of charge and operates three social enterprises (Corners Cafe & Catering, YU Clean, YU Green) that employ and provide job training to young adults.

Product overview

Youth UpRising is a nonprofit community organization offering a comprehensive suite of integrated programs and services for youth ages 13-24 in Alameda County. The organization operates multiple interconnected program areas: Career & Education provides educational support and employment services; Health & Wellness offers mental health, physical health, and recreational programming; Arts & Expression delivers music, performing arts, film, video, and visual arts opportunities; Civic Engagement develops youth leadership through Rise-Up Team and YU Lead programs. The organization also runs three social enterprises (Corners Cafe & Catering, YU Clean, and YU Green) providing job training and employment for young adults. An on-site health clinic staffed by Children's Hospital & Research Center delivers primary and mental health services. These programs work together to support personal transformation and community systems change in East Oakland.

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Functional benefit

Brands

• Corners Cafe & Catering: On-site restaurant/café providing fresh and healthy food options to the East Oakland community, serving as a social enterprise that employs youth and provides culinary training.
• YU Clean
• YU Green

Products and services

• Career & Education
• Health & Wellness High quality, culturally competent health and wellness services supporting healing and empowering self-worth, self-awareness, and self-determination. Includes counseling for healing and health, holistic wellness, physical health, and sports and recreation. Served 694 youth via Health & Wellness programs.
• Arts & Expression Music, performing arts, multi-media, film and video, and visual arts programming that helps young people build marketable skills and express themselves through art.
• Civic Engagement Youth leadership development through the Rise-Up Team, Leaders in Action, and LeaderSHIFT programs, preparing young people to participate on boards, engage in political advocacy, and advance policy change.
• Corners Cafe & Catering On-site restaurant and café providing fresh and healthy food options to the East Oakland community, addressing a food desert while offering employment training for youth in the food service industry.
• YU Clean Janitorial and cleaning social enterprise providing employment opportunities for young adults in the janitorial services field.
• YU Green Landscaping and grounds maintenance social enterprise providing employment opportunities for young adults in landscaping and environmental services.
• Youth Health Clinic On-site primary health, mental health, and wellness services clinic staffed by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, serving as the most high-volume adolescent health clinic in Oakland with more than 3,000 visits each year.
• Rise-Up Team Policy-focused youth leadership team engaging young people in afterschool workshops focused on skill-building and developing campaigns around issues impacting Oakland youth.
• YU Lead Year-long youth leadership development program serving as Youth UpRising's youth advisory board.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Alameda County Behavioral Health ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty health services agency providing behavioral health support and resources for youth programs
• Alameda County Board of SupervisorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty governing body providing oversight and support for county-funded programs
• Alameda County Health Care ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty agency providing health care services and coordination
• Alameda County Office of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty education agency supporting school partnerships and educational programs
• Alameda County Social ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty social services agency supporting youth and families
• Alameda County ProbationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty probation department supporting juvenile justice initiatives
• Alameda County Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty public health agency providing health resources and expertise
• UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital OaklandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildren's hospital staffing YU's onsite health clinic with more than 3,000 visits annually. Also partners on youth art internships and murals.
• Oakland Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity police department partnering on Code 33 youth-police dialogue program and violence prevention efforts
• Oakland Unified School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool district providing educational services and partnerships with schools including Castlemont High School
• City of Oakland Department of Human ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity department providing human services funding and support
• Oakland Housing AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity housing authority addressing housing issues in East Oakland
• Oakland Unite (Formerly Measure Y)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity violence prevention and public safety initiative funding programs
• Golden State WarriorssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNBA team that partnered with Good Tidings Foundation and Nike to revitalize YU's basketball court
• American Medical ResponsesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployment partner providing job opportunities for youth
• AC TransitsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployment partner providing transit-related job opportunities
• Kaiser PermanentesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare employer providing employment opportunities for youth
• Youth AlivesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth violence prevention organization and community partner
• Urban Strategies CouncilsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity development organization supporting systems change work
• Peralta CollegessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity college district partnered on higher education town halls and cyber-security program access
• Urban Peace MovementsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in The Oakland Strategy to reduce crime and violence
• Oakland Community OrganizationssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in The Oakland Strategy to reduce crime and violence

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights10 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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