Stay Home & Stay FLY

Find out what we’re doing to keep up FLY services for our kids and how you can support the work.

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Our Renewed Commitment to Justice

The pandemic appears to have created a new way to discriminate and put the most marginalized people at the greatest risk. Join us in reaffirming our commitment to racial, economic, and healthcare justice, and to continue to model values grounded in love, acceptance, and togetherness.

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FLY's Annual Report

Read how your support helped youth change their lives and the field of juvenile justice last year. 

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Ignited: FLY Alum Nicholas K. Jasso

“If there is one word to describe what FLY has done for me, I’d say ‘ignited.'” Learn about Nicholas K. Jasso’s amazing journey in this film from Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

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A FLY Youth is Waiting for YOU

Our Mentor Program is going remote but staying FLY! There’s still a list of FLY youth hoping for compassionate, caring volunteers to help them change their lives.

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Fresh Lifelines for Youth is an award-winning nonprofit working to break the cycle of juvenile violence, crime, and incarceration. We give young people a chance to take their lives in a whole new direction. After being in FLY, they find the desire to change and have the support and skills to make change possible.

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“FLY gave me the hope that I can be the person I want to be. And I’m taking steps to be that person every day.”

— FLY Youth

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For less than one-tenth the cost of locking kids up, FLY gets them out of the pipeline to prison and onto a brand new path.  

FLY works with youth in the juvenile justice system and those at risk of entering the system in Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Alameda Counties. Our legal education, leadership training, and mentoring programs motivate and equip youth to change the course of their lives. We are also committed to helping our juvenile justice systems become more just, humane, and equitable. As a result, FLY increases safety in our communities and decreases the costs and consequences of crime.