Family Violence Law Center, a member of the Start Strong Learning Community, is the lead organization for Start Strong Oakland. As part of this four-year initiative, Start Strong Oakland will be implementing the Start Strong model by:

• Introducing Safe Dates, a healthy relationships curriculum, into four middle schools across Oakland via classroom, after-school, and summer activities reaching 1,600 students ages 10-14 per year
• Expanding our policy advocacy in Oakland around dating violence with the help of our partner Oakland Unified School District and led by a youth advisory board comprised of the most experienced youth leaders from our three partner organizations.
• Engaging and targeting parents/caregivers, teachers, schools staff, and young adults in process of helping teens build healthy relationships through trainings, awareness events, and media such as Facebook, YouTube, PSA’s, blogs, and more traditional media such as radio shows and print articles
• Implementing a social marketing campaign using poster campaigns, “The Scoop” a for youth by youth newsletter and online tools such as MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to market building healthy teen relationships to youth
• With our partner Youth Radio taking the lead we will also be using their weekly radio show “I’m da BOM” where youth to express their views on dating violence and expanding our message through the latest forms of technology, including podcasts, text messaging, viral marketing and PSAs

BY THE NUMBER

• According to a 2008 study conducted by the Alameda County Teen Dating Violence Task Force, 44% of the Oakland youth surveyed reported being intimidated, physically hurt, and/or emotionally abused by a boyfriend or girlfriend
• Of these youth, only 24% identified themselves as a victim of dating violence
• More than 18,000 students ages 10-14 are enrolled within OUSD (Oakland Unified School District); 94% are students of color, and 69% are low income

OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Youth ALIVE!
Youth Radio
OaklandUnified School District.

MEET THE TEAM

Cherri Allison: Executive Director, Family Violence Law Center
Tatiana Colón: Director of Education & Youth Services FVLC, Start Strong: Oakland, Director
Tomoko Roudebush: Youth Leadership Coordinator FVLC, Start Strong: Oakland, Coordinator
Demetrius Phillips: Start Strong Youth Leader, Age18

CONNECT

Check out Start Strong Oakland's new Jane Campaign!

Jane Campaign on YouTube
Address: P.O. Box 22009 Oakland, CA 94623
Email: info@fvlc.org
Website: http://www.fvlc.org/rap
P: 510-208-0220

COMMUNITY UPDATES

• February Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month Proclaimed in Oakland!

PHOTOS:

Start Strong Oakland Teen - Demetrius Phillips