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For news media inquiries, please contact: Joseph Williams, CEO (909) 888-7881 x249 jwilliams@youthactionproject.org

About The Youth Action Project

The Youth Action Project is a non-profit organization that works to empower San Bernardino’s youth to develop the skills and habits needed to experience economic and social success. Our work is intended to bring positive change by helping local youth graduate from high school, complete college or vocational training, develop work skills, and make responsible choices. Each year we use about 50 volunteers who collectively provide 30,000 hours of service to the San Bernardino area. Our major partners include Loma Linda University and LLU’s Social Action Community Health System and the San Bernardino City Unified School District.

YAP in the Media

The activities of the Youth Action Project are frequently covered in local media, including the Press-Enterprise, the San Bernardino County Sun, the Black Voice News, the Precinct Reporter and La Prensa. Click on the links below to read the stories on the newspapers' websites.
Youth Action Project Hosts Meet and Greet for its 2009-2010 Members

Download PDF Version Here (December 18, 2009, San Bernardino CA). On Friday, December 18, Youth Action Project (YAP) held its quarterly meet and greet for its volunteers, staff, and board members. The event took place at the New Hope Family Life Center. Keith Hosea, a member of YAP’s Board of Directors, spoke to the attendees [...]

 
Nonprofit Spotlight: Youth Action Project

By DANIEL FOSTER Special to The Press-Enterprise SAN BERNARDINO – The fight to increase high school graduation rates won’t be won overnight. But members of the Youth Action Project are doing their part to instill pride, accomplishment, and empowerment – one student at a time. Each year, Youth Action Project consists of about 50 members [...]

 
San Bernardino Park Cleaned Up to Honor Cesar Chavez

By JULIE FARREN The Press-Enterprise Candace Armijo has fond memories of playing at Seccombe Lake Park as a child. So the 25-year-old Loma Linda resident came out Saturday with her boyfriend, Marcos Bedolla, 29, his 8-year-old son Anthony, and her mother, Lucille Cruz, 44, to help clean up the park in honor of Cesar Chavez. [...]

 
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Press Releases

Don’t be Scared Be Prepared

Earthquakes are the shaking, rolling or sudden shock of the earth’s surface. Earthquakes happen along cracks (called fault lines) in the earth’s surface. Earthquakes can be felt over large areas although they usually last less than one minute. Earthquakes cannot be predicted — although scientists are working on it! Earthquakes are measured by something called [...]

 
District Teachers Wanted!

For the following areas: Ø Redlands Ø Colton Ø Fontana Ø Riverside Ø   Corona/Norco Ø   Moreno Valley/Perris Ø Rancho Cucamonga Description Part-time Deliver after-school Literacy and/or Math instruction to students in small groups (average of 7-10 students per group) Obtain student placement data and help create student learning plans Conduct regular student assessments and communicate [...]

 
Redlands man honored as ‘Community Champion’

Williams Joseph Williams of Redlands was recently honored as one of the unsung heroes who work behind the scenes to make the Inland Empire a better place.   Williams was one of six “everyday heroes” honored for service and civic contributions at the fifth annual Molina Healthcare of California Community Champions Awards dinner. Each honoree [...]

 
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