A Decade+ of Resilience: The TOMODACHI SoftBank Summer Leadership Program at UC Berkeley
We are pleased to share the publication of A Decade of Resilience: TOMODACHI SoftBank Summer Leadership Program at UC Berkeley (2012-2024).
Empowerment as Prevention: How Youth-Driven Initiatives Transform Frameworks for Change
Youth-led action research has significantly influenced local and statewide policies aimed at supporting students experiencing homelessness in California. This study employs a Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) methodology, summarizing five years of research conducted by high school student cohorts and UC Berkeley graduate students to examine effective strategies for preventing and addressing student homelessness. The…
Opinion: How California can give unhoused students a helping hand
Y-PLAN’s success shows what is possible when we entrust young people to lead
San Francisco’s Public School Facilities as Public Assets: A Shared Understanding and Policy Recommendations for Community Use of Schools
This report presents research findings and policy recommendations from a year-long process involving a diverse stakeholder group to establish a more effective “joint use” strategy in San Francisco that supports students, families, schools and communities. The report includes: a) detailed descriptions and diagrams of current SFUSD facility policies and processes; b) findings on current utilization,…
BluePrints for Hope: Engaging Children as Critical Actors in Urban Place Making
Third- and fourth-grade elementary school students have been contributing their ideas to the redevelopment of their community in San Francisco, using a methodology known as Y-PLAN (Youth-PlanLearn-Act, Now!). This article explains the process and describes the ideas the children have come up with – and how key areas and insights are being incorporated into the…
Social Enterprise for Learning: A Replicable Model of Service Learning and Civic Engagement
Many schools offer service learning—community service linked to classroom studies—to help students become more effective participants in a democratic society. Different forms of service learning combine various amounts of discussion and analysis of social issues with engagement in activities that have real impact outside the classroom. What we call “Social Enterprise for Learning,” or SEfL,…
Beyond “Accidents of Geography”: Using Housing Policy to Improve Access to Quality Education
The chapters in this volume explore the links between education, location, and land based on the proceedings of the 8th Annual Land Policy Conference of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Three policy outcomes are the focus: academic achievement of schoolchildren; racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic segregation; and equality of opportunity, all of which have broad…
Work-Based Learning through Civic Engagement
Work-based learning (WBL), an important part of the 1990s “School to Work” movement, is a core component of the Linked Learning strategy which is now shaping efforts to improve secondary education in California2 and around the nation in cities such as Detroit, New York and Philadelphia. WBL can include not only classic internships and “co-op”…
City – School Partnerships A Natural Home for Health Equity: Y-PLAN Richmond and the Shift Towards Health in All Classrooms
This article is about the partnership between Y-PLAN and the City of Richmond. Explaining their long partnership and the mutually beneficial relationship they have has engaging youth in Richmond’s planning process.
Planning Cities With Young People and Schools: Forging Justice, Generating Joy
This book summarizes two decades of civic youth engagement from California to New York to Japan. It offers a set of best practices for urban planners seeking to reimagine our cities for and with young people.
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