Other Youth Services
The Roots Youth Advisory Council
The Roots Youth Advisory Council is a youth board comprised of young people from Oakland who work with Roots leadership and community stakeholders to inform Roots about how public health issues impact Oakland youth. Our youth advisory board works on key issues including COVID-19, community violence, youth mental health, and creates digital content to raise awareness in the community, educate local officials, and influence policy change.
Young people from Roots’ Dream Youth Clinic Youth Advisory Council created a youth-led Covid-19 public health awareness video: Why I Choose To Mask. The youth council designed all of the video elements including the concept, filming location, and video delivery. We are thrilled to share this nationally, first-of-its kind youth-led video on youth masking as a Covid-19 prevention measure. View the video on YouTube.
The Truth About Using
The Wellness Over Drugs Project (The W.O.D Project)
The W.O.D Project engages young people as Empowered Youth Leaders to lead education and policy awareness on the disproportionate impact of the War on Drugs on Black communities across Oakland. Our Empowered Youth Leaders receive education on the War on Drugs policies, training to educate their peers and community on these policies and their impact. They also engage with local and state policymakers regarding the present effect discriminatory War on Drugs policies.
