Virtual People’s Pitch Event
On May 14th, we hosted our 6th Annual People’s Pitch Event to support youth-social entrepreneurs in Oakland. Due to COVID-19, the 2020 People’s Pitch Event was held via zoom and [...]
United Roots houses many programs and community projects creating an ecosystem of opportunities for our young people.
UR Media offers youth-led media production services to organizations, agencies, and businesses.
Youth Impact Hub supports low-income youth of color in creating an equitable, life-affirming economy.
United Roots from Storytellers For Good on Vimeo
The film explores the work of United Roots in the Oakland community through the stories of Co-founders Jhamel Robinson, Olondis Walker, and Galen Silvestri.
Our Mission
United Roots addresses these issues by empowering marginalized youth in socially innovative ways utilizing the following four strategies:
State of Our Community
Our community is plagued by an increasingly unequal distribution of resources, which correlates to higher rates of violence, drug use and incarceration, drastically lower rates of life expectancy, business ownership, wealth accumulation and educational attainment.
Partners and Sponsors