News

Below are press highlights and other news about FLY and our young people. For more information about FLY, go to our press kit page or contact Claire Wagner, claire@flyprogram.org or (669) 238-1078.

- FLY represented in a San Mateo County Community Meeting to discuss policing within the community | Patch News
- FLY President & CEO Ali Knight was named one of the 2021 NYU Alumni Changemakers of the Year. | Ali’s Profile
- The 49ers featured FLY CEO Ali Knight in a panel on Activism in Sports in honor of Black History Month. | 49ers News
- The Bridgespan Group article series on FLY’s Leadership Transition | Leadership Transition in a Time of Turmoil: FLY Names a New CEO, Leadership Transition in a Time of Turmoil: Ali Knight Leads FLY into a New Era, Four Ways a Nonprofit Board Can Support a Leadership Transition
- Defund the police’ is more than a protest cry for these youths. They’re helping steer Oakland effort | San Francisco Chronicle, about a group of youth advising the city of Oakland on public safety, supported by FLY
- FLY’s Youth Voice Policy Fellow, Nick Jasso, talks about how school resource officers contribute to the school-to-prison pipeline | CA FWD Podcast
- FLY President and CEO Ali Knight Named 49ers Frontline Hero of the Game | NBC Sports
- “Bye DJJ: California to Close Youth Prisons,” Op-ed by Hayden T. Renato of Oakland’s Reimagining Public Safety Taskforce Youth Advisory Board, convened by FLY | Evident Change
- FLY volunteer Elaine Bostwick Smith receives The Giant’s Community Spirit Award for her 9 years of work with us
- The California Board of State and Community Corrections awards FLY with a grant to combat violence in disproportionately impacted communities.
- FLY Announces New CEO Ali Knight, Christa Gannon Steps into Founder Role
- Motivated Alta Vista student plans to join military | Los Altos Town Crier
- Community Groups Step Up to Meet New Needs, Chronicle of Philanthropy
- A message from FLY’s COO Ali Knight about our continuing response to the Coronavirus
- Silicon Valley Communication Foundation video: Lighting the Way Forward

For older articles, view our News Archive.

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— FLY Youth

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