This program changes lives for the improvement of our community. One person at a time, I have watched each change agent(alumni) venture into different professions still holding the core values of Omega.
Alive and Free is golden. ~smr
Alive and Free (still the same great program that was formerly called Omega Boys Club) brings life-changing services to young women and men at risk for heading down the wrong path. The staff truly see who these young people are. Their vision and high expectations help participants realize their full potential and also keep them on the day-to-day path toward being successful members of the community. Working in the city public schools, I've seen first-hand what this program can do for young people. I know that my financial contributions will be put to full and meaningful use by the dedicated staff and leadership of this organization.
Alive & Free/ Omega Boys Club is a safe place for youth to learn, express themselves, and deal with their emotional residue (anger, fear, and pain). I have attended Alive & Free for over 10 years and am living proof that youth in San Francisco from tough neighborhoods can be alive, free, and educated. I am a college graduate who gives back to the community because Alive & Free invested in me.
"a Children's War". These are the three words, that caught my attention 13 years ago when reading Dr. Joe Marshall's book "Street Soldier", describing the youth on youth violence that occurs in most major cities in America. In... America. Dr Marshall sees violence as a disease, that is infecting many of our youth. Seeing violence as a disease makes it possible to diagnose, treat, and cure the "disease" with the Omega methodology. I've watched Omega remove the "infected thinking" from kids caught up in the streets. Omega then sends them off to college, and these young scholars go on to lead productive, not destructive, lives. He's been doing this successfully for 25 years here and abroad. Come visit if you can. Omega (Alive & Free) is a great investment.