Youth Spirit Artworks (YSA) is an interfaith art jobs and job training program located in Berkeley, California which is committed to empowering homeless and low-income San Francisco Bay Area young people, ages 16-25.
YSA was founded in 2007, as a response to the enormous employment challenges of older homeless and low-income youth.
The mission of Youth Spirit Artworks is to use art jobs and jobs training to empower and transform the lives of youth, giving young people the skills, experience, and self-confidence needed to meet their full potential.
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Featured Projects
Youth Spirit is currently engaged in a ten-year community organizing campaign, responding to the dire youth need for housing, to create “100 Homes for Homeless Youth” in San Francisco’s East Bay. Read More →
Street Spirit is a publication of Youth Spirit Artworks that reports extensively on homelessness, poverty, economic inequality, welfare issues, human rights issues and the struggle for social justice. Visit Street Spirit →