Catalyst for Youth offers non-traditional support, resources and mentoring to California At-Risk Teens and Young Adults

Investing in Our Youth

If the fires that innately burn inside youths are not intentionally and lovingly added to the hearth of community, they will burn down the structures of culture, just to feel the warmth.

– Michael Meade, Men and the Water of Life

The garden at Juvenile Hall teaches young people about the environment. See Slide Show presented at the Bay Area Schools Environment Conference on May 1, 2010

Juvenile Hall Programs 2005-2012

Environment: Connecting Youth To The Environment Through Gardening
Art: Engaging The Creative Energies Of Youth With A Variety Of Mediums And Guest Artist s
Literacy: Freedom Readers Program in Juvenile Hall
Special Events: First Chalk Art Festival in Juvenile Hall
Mentoring: One On One Mentoring By Catalyst For Youth Volunteers
Outreach: Inside Out SCC JH Newsletter
San Benito County: JH Programs & Newsletter
Vocational: Training Programs Being Developed For Youth
Collaborators: Partners

Incubator Initiative

Youth grown businesses and entrepreneurial projects are an "incubator" initiative whereby youth-created and led individual businesses, programs and projects receive support and technical assistance to develop into independent non profit and for profit small and medium sized enterprises.

Heart of Chaos Artisan Collective
On the Edge Publishing
Freddie Vega and Suzie Zarate's On the Edge Design Studio
Heart of Chaos Art Academy coming in 2013

Current Fiscally Sponsored Programs

News and Events

Previous Grants/Awards/Fiscal Agent

Catalyst for Youth is a public charity and educational non profit that provides non-traditional support, resources and opportunities for at risk youth and young adults. Donate to support their youth programs: