Our Mission
Our Guiding Principles
Our Goals
Our Mission
Inspiring youth to lead by creating innovative approaches to youth development, health careers preparation, and wellness. Through their transformation, we change the face of health.
Our Guiding Principles
Creativity, Accountability, Belief in Youth, Community, Authenticity, Respect, Wellness, Service
Our Goals
We strive to provide youth from diverse backgrounds and challenges with opportunities to learn about health career options and gain the confidence, skills and support to pursue their dreams.
Academic Year Programs
FACES Academic Year programs prepare diverse youth from disadvantaged communities for entry into college and the health professions through an array of comprehensive services that support the whole child.
Summer Programs
FACES Summer Programs offer short-term, high impact summer educational experiences for youth who desire exposure to the practice of healthcare.
Alumni Successes
Julius Membrere Orejudos, FACES Oakland alumnus Class of 2009, was born and raised in Oakland, California. He is a first-generation college student and proud son of Filipino immigrants. Julius earned his Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Biology from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2013. He is an Oral Lee Brown Foundation scholar who fully… [Read More]
Ahlam Mohammed is a first-generation student who participated in the FACES for the Future St. Rose Hospital program. Ahlam graduated from the FACES program and San Lorenzo high school in 2016. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a minor in Human Development at Cal State University East Bay (CSUEB) and recently entered the… [Read More]
