To keep young people alive and free, unharmed by violence and free from incarceration. To provide young people with opportunity and support to build positive lives for themselves and to move into contributing roles in society.

Boys Clubs , Children & Youth , Children & Youth Services , Education , Secondary & High Schools , Youth Development

The Alive & Free Leadership Academy is our core program. Housed at the Omega Boys Club headquarters, it serves approximately 200 or more young people each year between the ages of 14 to 24. It offers skill development in a format engaging all types of youth in a safe learning environment where academic excellence is the norm and dreams and aspirations of successful living is a reality. The Leadership Academy helps young men and women develop the verbal, research and writing skills and the discipline needed to succeed in a college environment and the world of work. It also supports students in developing new peer norms that value academic achievement. Some students enter the program with the specific goal of college entrance. For others whose educational goals are unclear, the idea of preparing for college evolves as intellectual curiosity blossoms.

Youth 14-24 years old

San Francisco CA, The Greater Bay Area, Camden NJ, Baltimore MD, Thailand, South Africa, Seattle WA