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September 22, 2023
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2016 Project Blogs

100 Lunches Today, One Million Tomorrow

June 29, 2017 Abel Regalado 0

MARCH 4th, 2017. Lake Merritt, Oakland. It is the first Saturday in March – quite an unusual day if you ask me. The rain comes and goes. The sun timidly hides behind the clouds, yet families, […]

2016 Project Blogs

Building A Healthy East Oakland, One Student At A Time

February 16, 2017 Abel Regalado 0

“What are you doing after you graduate?” – The most nerve-racking question for a high school senior. Like most youth in East Oakland, I will be a first generation college student in my family – and […]

2016 Project Blogs

MLK Freedom Center fosters hope within the leaders of tomorrow!

January 12, 2017 Abel Regalado 0

December 27, 2016 – January 1st, 2017 On the Tuesday after Christmas, 35 student-leaders embarked on a six- day journey to learn and live the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King. Participating in the “Life […]

2016 Project Blogs

Can You Taste the Culture, Art and the Beautiful Struggle in the Fruitvale?

December 14, 2016 Abel Regalado 0

My neighborhood – the Fruitvale – is the heart Oakland’s District 5; the sense of community and culture are undeniable as you walk down International Boulevard from Fruitvale Avenue up to High Street. Eloteros, paleteros and […]

2016 Project Blogs

The race for District 5 in Oakland and for the Oval Office

November 18, 2016 Abel Regalado 1

Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 – as I woke up on this unusually sunny morning in Oakland, I realized it was the first time I was fully aware of the impact that adults in my community, […]

2016 Project Blogs

A resilient Person, My Mother Ana Reyes

November 3, 2016 Abel Regalado 0

For a resilient warrior, failures and obstacles are nothing more that an opportunity to express the qualities that define them. My mother, Ana Reyes is the person in my life who demonstrates resilience when times […]

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Steph and Ayesha Curry’s Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation to Remodel Six Oakland Schoolyards

May 23, 2023 1

This past weekend, Allendale Elementary in East Oakland revealed a newly-constructed playground, garden, and mural to the community. Allendale is the first of six Oakland public schools that will receive a new playground, thanks to […]

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History and Mission

Abel Regalado has lived in East Oakland all of his life and is a senior at ARISE High School, a social justice - oriented charter school. Abel’s passion for tech inclusion and computer science sprouted from the lack of equal resources throughout his community. Abel is the founder of his school's first computer science program, ARISE Hacks, where he introduces his peers to code. Abel understands the life that youth in East Oakland are exposed to, so he is motivated by working with these youth to expose them to the wonders that computer science has to offer. Like many youth in his community, Abel has grown up through adversity, and has been able to overcome family struggles. Because of his resilience, he was selected in the Students Rising Above Class of 2017 scholarship program which will assist him in attending a four-year university to continue his passion in computer science. He has hopes of staying in the Bay Area to attend UC Berkeley or Stanford in the fall of 2017, then bring back his knowledge to his community.
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