Youth Spirit Artworks (YSA) is an interfaith “green” art jobs and job training program located in Berkeley, California which is committed to empowering homeless and low-income San Francisco Bay Area young people, ages 16-25.
YSA was founded in 2007, as a response to the enormous employment challenges of older homeless and low-income youth, by one of the initiators of the Alameda County Homeless Youth Collaborative, who had observed first hand at the Telegraph Avenue Homeless Youth Drop-In Center the unmet needs of transition age youth for jobs and jobs training programs.
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YSA @ Berkeley Farmers’ Market in December
As part of our drive to be more visible in the community and to bring in more of our revenue through sales of original artworks, we will have a booth at the Berkeley Farmer’s Market Holiday Crafts Fair on Saturdays … Continue reading
YSA’s 4th Annual Summer Art Auction and Sale
Don’t miss this wonderful yearly event when Youth Spirit artists auction their hand-painted recycled art chairs and sell other works of art–including art banners, prayer flags, talking sticks, tote bags, spray paint can sculptures and vinyl record paintings! Saturday August … Continue reading
