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- EIN 77-0333450
- (831) 457-8208
- 1817 Soquel Ave Santa Cruz CA 95062-1307 USA
- www.barriosunidos.net
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Causes: Children & Youth, Crime & Law, Youth Violence Prevention
Mission: Barrios unidos is a multi-cultural community based violence preventionand eradication program focused on services to at-risk youth. Weprovide afterschool programs for ages 5-18; direct services within thejuvenile hall facility; and several outreach programs including the "rule of law", a diversion activity for troubled youth.
Programs: Community outreach is a program that approaches the dilemma of youthviolence. Santa cruz barrios unidos' belief is that community workerswho have experienced and overcome the challenges facing young peopletoday are best able to assist them in choosing life affirming behavior. The focus is on building positive self-esteem and cultural pridethrough meaningful activities, education and job training.
other small programs including cultural arts and recreationalactivities - to provide a central communal space for spiritualceremony, the arts and other forms of cultural expression. We takecare to nuture cultural expression in the daily life of theorganization and community through religious and political holidays,recreational activities, rights of passage celebrations, commemorationsand other cultural celebrations as a form of social cohesion andcommunity building.
leadership and human capital development - to build human capital byproviding culturally based education, skills development and serviceopportunities that prepare youth to become community leaders thatcontribute to the well-being of their families and to the social,economic and civic life of the community. It is central to our missionto enlist and prepare a continuum of inter-generational leaders -including children, youth, adults and elders - across the variousaspects of our work to build community and advance society. Wedeliberately recruit, train and employ workers who have experienced andovercome the challenges faced by youth today.