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
Lupita Medrano is a FACES Oakland alumnus, Class of 2011. Lupita was born and raised in Oakland, California. She graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2015, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in Feminist Studies with a Concentration in Science, Technology and Medicine. Lupita is currently in her first year at A.T.… [Read More]
Vanessa Nutters is a Class of 2010 alumna of the original FACES Oakland program. Raised in East Oakland, California, Vanessa attended Oakland Tech as a high school student and joined the Health Academy to pursue opportunities in health and medicine as a young woman of color. Vanessa went on to be the first person in… [Read More]
