Lead Agencies

Safe Passages
CONTACT
Josefina Alvarado Mena
PHONE
510-238-4914
WEBSITE
PARTNERING SCHOOL SITES
ES: Chabot, East Oakland Pride, Fruitvale, Laurel, and REACH Academy
MS: Community College Prep Academy and United for Success Academy
HS: Community College Prep Academy, MetWest, and Oakland International
PROGRAM ATTRIBUTES
Academic Intervention/Tutoring, Math Literacy, Reading Literacy, Targeted ELL Support, Cooking, Robotics/Game Making, Urban Ecology/Gardening, Cultural, Maker Arts/Arts & Crafts, Visual, Gender Responsive, Health & Life Skills, Internships/Apprenticeships, Social Justice, Student Leadership/Service Learning, Workforce Development, Community Building, Mental Health Services, Play-Based Learning, Restorative Justice, Special Needs/Inclusive Learning, Trauma-Informed, Fitness/Recreation, Sports (Cooperative or Competitive), School Day Support (AmeriCorps), Family Engagement, Early Learning
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Safe Passages integrates education and social services at school sites to support school communities as catalysts for student success and social change within the larger neighborhood context. Through multiple funding streams, Safe Passages has led the effective development and sustainability of full-service community schools across the Oakland flatlands. Initially, this work began as the Safe Passages Middle School Strategy, a multi-pronged approach to creating positive school climates and providing students and their families the support needed to be successful in school and life. Over time the strategy expanded to schools K-12. Extended learning programming was a major prong of the strategy from the beginning. The initial seven highest-need middle schools were selected as partners in 2000 to implement the strategy: Havenscourt (CCPA) and Calvin Simmons (UFSA) were part of the first cohort of implementation schools and 20 years later continue in sustained partnership to work towards improved outcomes for students and families.