Oakland Kids First

Oakland Kids First runs three programs including: - Peers Advising Students to Succeed (PASS-2) academic mentoring program in five Oakland high schools, reaching 1,700 9th graders annually. - REAL HARD youth leadership after school program at three Oakland high schools, reaching 1,800 students through a Code of Respect campaign. -Meaningful Student and Family Engagement district and high school capacity building. Founded in 1996, OKF has trained thousands of high school-aged youth to implement school improvement projects that: won the adoption of the Meaningful Student Engagement Standards in OUSD in 2005; won an increase of dedicated city funding for youth services from 2.5% to 3.0% (an additional $2 million) in 2008; and won a Code of Respect policy at three high schools that established a set of shared values and reduced suspensions from 2013-15.