Donate
When you invest in FLY youth, you are investing in a brighter future, and create safer, healthier, and happier communities for us all.
FLY youth continually prove that they can avoid the pipeline to prison and change the course of their lives. Your contribution will help bring FLY’s programs to more young people and help us create more just, humane, and effective treatment of youth in the juvenile justice system.
How can you be sure we make a difference? Learn the benefits of our work, read stories about our amazing youth, attend one of our special events. We also invite you to sign up for FLY updates and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
FLY is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that takes great pride in our financial efficiency, our accountability to donors, and our transparency.
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Donate and invest in YOUTH!
Matching Gifts
Did you know that many companies offer a matching gift program to encourage their employees to make charitable contributions? Your company, your spouse’s company, a company on whose board you serve, or even a company that you retired from might match your gift to FLY. It’s easy to check whether you qualify for a matching gift by using our special search tool.
DONATE BY CHECK
Please mail your check payable to Fresh Lifelines for Youth to: Fresh Lifelines for Youth, Sobrato Center for Nonprofits, 568 Valley Way, Milpitas, CA 95035.
MAKE A STOCK OR PLANNED GIFT
Please call or email Barbara Martinez, barbara@flyprogram.org or (408) 564-2194.
FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT DONATIONS
Please call or email Barbara Martinez, barbara@flyprogram.org or (408) 564-2194.
TAXPAYER ID
Our TIN is #52-2234595.
DONOR PRIVACY POLICY
FLY does not sell or share a donor’s personal information with anyone else, nor does it send donor mailings on behalf of other organizations.
Volunteer
Spark Change, Inspire Hope! Volunteer with FLY
Our network of dedicated volunteers helps our young people unlock their potential and achieve their goals! Each year, approximately 200 volunteers provided thousands of hours of service to our youth. We are always looking for energetic individuals to become mentors or facilitate our law classes. Many FLY volunteers tell us, their experiences at FLY transform their own lives as well as the lives of those they serve.
Be a Mentor
Just by giving a few hours a week of one-on-one attention, support, and encouragement, you can spark important changes in a young person’s life and help them set and achieve positive goals. The FLY Mentor Program matches motivated adult volunteers with youth ages 14 to 18 on probation in Santa Clara and Alameda Counties.
Mentors must be 21 years of age or older, and willing to meet one-on-one weekly with youth for 12 months.
Interested?
CLICK HERE FOR OUR MENTOR APPLICATION
Teach
In the FLY Law Program, our highly trained volunteers teach an interactive 8- to 12-week course using our nationally recognized law-related education curriculum. The curriculum covers topics such as police encounters, accomplice liability, three strikes, theft, vandalism, drugs, and gangs. The program also supports critical life skills like anger management, problem solving, conflict resolution, and resisting negative peer pressure. Facilitators teach in high schools, middle schools, community centers, and juvenile facilities in Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda, and Contra Costa Counties. Facilitators must be 21 years of age and commit to weekend training and teaching the full course. No prior legal education or experience is necessary.
Interested?
CLICK HERE FOR OUR LAW VOLUNTEER APPLICATION
Careers And Internships
Join the FLY Community
FLY has an amazing team committed to the success of youth and to ensuring the growth of our programs and work to advance justice. An organization known for being driven by love and managed with intelligence, FLY staff have both the head and the heart for our work.
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FLY Internships
FLY internships are an exciting way to immerse yourself into the culture and day-to-day operations of Fresh Lifelines for Youth. You will learn first-hand what it takes to be an integral part of our dynamic teams and directly impact the youth FLY serves. Our internships appeal to individuals of diverse interests and talents and all include youth program involvement and professional development opportunities. For more information, contact internships@flyprogram.org Click Here to fill out our general internship application.
Current Available Internships:
Career Pathways Intern
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At FLY, we embrace a diversity of identities, beliefs, thoughts, and experiences. We commit to creating a strong organizational culture of equity and inclusion in order to better serve our youth and our communities. We also commit to identifying the root causes of inequity in the education and juvenile justice systems and to helping rebuild those systems to be more effective, humane, and just.
FLY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive for an inclusive culture and a staff team that reflects diversity. We welcome applications from all qualified applicants, volunteers, or employees without regard to race, color, ethnicity, nation of origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, disability, size, medical condition, marital status, familial status, economic status, class background, citizenship, gender identity or expression, and military service status. FLY complies with applicable state, federal, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the organization has facilities. We are also committed to equal opportunity for all applicants and staffers in personnel matters including recruitment and hiring, benefits, training, promotion, compensation, transfer, and layoff or termination.
We strongly encourage women; people of color; people who identify as part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer communities; people with experience in the juvenile justice or criminal justice systems; and people with disabilities to apply.
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How you can Help Right Now
Stay Informed
Sign up for our email list to receive updates on our youth and our work.
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Inspire Action to Advance Justice
Consider sharing our emails or social media posts with your friends, family members, or colleagues who are interested in supporting youth to avoid the pipelines to prison, and who care about issues of justice and equity.
Consider hosting a FLY event at your home, community organization, or place of work for people interested in learning more about FLY and the youth we serve. FLY helps you organize the event and brings staff and youth speakers to inspire your guests.
Celebrate With Fly
Join us for our annual FLY Showcase held each year in December. This event is truly inspiring!
Host a table at our next fundraising event. Table hosts invite friends, family, and coworkers interested in getting more involved in their community and who care about youth.
