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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, Director of Communications, claire@flyprogram.org or (669) 238-1078.

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• • 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
  • Richard Sherman Discusses Racism and Police Reform on NFL Network, Social Justice Organizations to Support | 49ers News
  • Richard Sherman Speaks Out on the Need for Sports to Invoke Social Change | 49ers News
  • 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
  • FLY’s Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Annual Report
  • Silicon Valley Communication Foundation video: Lighting the Way Forward
  • 49ers partnership with FLY to inspire and uplift kids in Juvenile Hall:
    • Richard Sherman lends a hand, counsels San Jose-area juvenile offenders | ESPN
      49ers Partner with Fresh Lifelines for Youth | 49ers Community Features video
      Richard Sherman is giving hope to incarcerated youths | NFL Countdown
      Richard Sherman as Walter Payton Man of the Year Nominee (with shout-outs to the boys of the B1 unit) | NFL
      CB Richard Sherman Named 49ers Nominee for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year | 49ers News
  • San Francisco Chronicle, “Facing rising costs per youth, San Mateo County considers future of juvenile hall,” interview with FLY alum and San Mateo Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention commission member | Read More
  • KQED, “How San Mateo County Is Building a ‘Prison-to-School’ Pipeline,” interview with FLY alum Nicholas K. Jasso | Read More
  • Daily Journal, “Fighting for a second chance following youth incarceration” | Read More
  • Oakland North, “High schoolers take class to learn about the law and how it may affect their lives” | Read More
  • East Bay Express, “City of Oakland and Three Nonprofits Awarded $1.85 Million in State Grants for Violence Prevention” | Read More
  • Syvlia A. Harvey, “Where’s My Village?” The Root | Read More
  • Johnna Laird, “A Chance to Soar,” Tri-City Voice | Read More
  • KTVU, “49ers players, incarcerated kids talk frustration management and football drills at juvenile hall,” | Read More
  • Judge Leonard Edwards, “Mentors Crucial to Curb Recidivism for Youths,” Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (jjie.org) | Read More 
  • Judge Leonard Edwards, Santa Clara Superior Court (Ret.), “One Caring Adult” article about the value of mentoring juvenile justice youth; The Bench | Read More
  • Milpitas Beat, “Milpitas Rotary Club Presents $10,000 Check” | Read More
  • Teach for America One Day Magazine, “The Prison-to-School Pipeline” | Read More
  • Post News Group, “Warriors Foundation Teams Up with FLY Program” | Read More
  • San Francisco 49ers visit the Santa Clara County Juvenile Detention Center with FLY  | Read More
  • Sal Pizarro: 49ers eat with fans at Pasta Bowl X in Levi’s Stadium | Read More
  • Fresh Lifelines for Youth receives Charity Navigator’s coveted 4-star rating | Read More
  • “Gannon: Juvenile court fees run counter to justice,” Special to the San Jose Mercury News | Read More