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New Hope in Foster Care for Girls and Trans Youth Announced
Five years after COVID, child care workforce faces new threats, study finds
Stupski Foundation gifts $17.4M to expand opportunities for Hawai‘i youth
RYSE ‘Be a Kid!’ fundraiser to generate critical aid for local youth
What to know if immigration agents show up at your house or business
California Considers New Positive Test Score Labels
For East Bay day laborers with bills and fears, staying home is not an option
SF’s Black Social Equity Program, Mired in Scandal, Is Being Revived and Rebranded
BUSD pushes back on Trump, strengthens policy to protect immigrant families
‘We risk it all’: Bay Area nonprofits reel from Trump funding cuts and chaos
A commitment to justice: LeaderSpring’s General Solidarity Statement
In 2025, LeaderSpring Center is putting into practice writing Solidarity Statements and stand in unity with those impacted by systems of power that oppress, harm, and limit our communities.
On Inauguration Day, standing against hate
Theresa Harlan, a Native American and Alaska Native Women LeadStrong Fellow, represented as the descendant of the last Indigenous family to live along the west shore of Tomales Bay in Point Reyes Station.
Real Options for City Kids (R.O.C.K.)
Curt Yagi, the Executive Director of ROCK SF and Class of 2007 San Francisco Fellow, shared the importance and programming of the organization for our youth.
Pia Infante
Pia is a nationally recognized advocate for trust-based philanthropy, spend down, and embodied leadership. LeaderSpring awarded her a 2022 Gamechanger Award for her visionary, equity-driven leadership in philanthropy.
Opinion: How New Restorative Justice Program Can Bring Safety & Support to Survivors During the Holidays
Teiahsha Bankhead, a LeaderSpring Center alum from the Class of 2021 Women of Color LeadStrong Fellowship, shares her powerful insights on restorative justice programs that provide crucial support for survivors of trauma.
3 West Berkeley nonprofits expand help with jobs and housing, thanks, in part, to Bayer
“We are really excited to enhance our economic development work, including our fair wage initiatives and making sure that individuals are connected to permanent and fair-wage jobs,” said Mirna Cervantes, the organization’s executive director.
2024 Annual Impact Report
We're excited to share the highlights from our 2024 Annual Impact Report, featuring our three cohorts and the growth in our Alumni Network, now serving over 10.8 million clients. Despite navigating leadership changes, we expanded our staff and advisory board, many of whom are proud alumni. Read more about our progress and future.
Healing is Justice
It is not a frivolous endeavor to center healing – our hearts, minds, bodies, spirits, relationships with one another and the earth, working environments, and movement spaces – as integral to justice, equity, and liberation. We see healing as a radical collective choice to bring about individual and societal well-being and wholeness.