Oakland Youth First is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization, located in Oakland, CA.  Launched in 2013, Oakland Youth First describes the principle behind an umbrella program providing comprehensive, innovative career-exploration opportunities  (STEM, aviation, boating) for those urban youth most at risk of dropping out of school or being incarcerated, such as  It is designed to motivate teenagers and young people out of a cycle leading to poverty and crime and onto a path of self-actualization as part of the wrap-around services available through the George P. Scotlan Youth and Family Center in West Oakland.

While many children are supported by a loving, nourishing and comfortable upbringing, many others are not. For them, negative experiences and years of accumulated stress often become overwhelming leading to academic and social disengagement as well as hopelessness. Dreams that once inspired them a little are now difficult to recall even in the least.

Since 1966, the George P. Scotlan Youth and Family Center has been helping urban youth overcome obstacles to having a stable family life, succeeding in education and obtaining professional success as well as economic independence. SYFC/OYF aims to rekindle those dreams and resolve barriers which prevent those dreams from becoming reality.

“If not us, then who? If not now, then when?” ~John Lewis http://www.oaklandyouthfirst.org

Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum & Flight School: Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum & Flight School, located at the Compton Woodley Airport, Compton, Ca, is a living classroom that brings aviation history to life and empowers underprivileged youth's dreams to take flight, literally and figuratively. Interactive exhibits explore racial diversity in the evolution of modern flight, while the dynamic nonprofit flight academy and afterschool programs provide STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) instruction and compelling alternatives to drugs, gangs, violence and other self-destructive activities.

http://www.tamuseum.org/

Millionaire Mind Kids is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization, located in Victorville, CA.  The organization is dedicated to giving youth and families amazing and life-changing experiences through Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math (STEAM) and Financial Literacy Education, character building tools, and reinforcing positive family values. The organization is built on the principles of integrity, respect, and loyalty to every single person and organization we serve. The programs are funded through private and government grants; memberships, fundraisers, sponsorships, and philanthropist who are committed to making a positive impact in the lives of others.  http://mmk4u.com/index.html

Motivation and Learning Through Aviation (MALTA): MALTA is located at the Hayward Executive Airport, Hayward, CA.  This non-profit organization was established in May 2007.  The overall objective of MALTA is to encourage youth involvement and to lift them up so that they may see their potential utilizing aviation as the foundation. MALTA’s main goal is to inspire and motivate youth to continue to learn and find a positive direction in life, to become an asset to their communities and fellow human beings. MALTA carries out this mission through hands-on training, stimulating and thought provoking classroom instruction, simulator flight training, and actual airplane flying accompanied by a skilled flight instructor. http://maltaviation.org/about.html

Civil Air Patrol: Squadron 802 &014, Sacramento, CA  http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/

Aerospace Museum of California, McClellan Park, CA

http://www.aerospaceca.org/

The Flying Panthers, McClellan Park, CA  www.flyingpanthers.org

Discovery Museum Science & Space Center, Sacramento, Ca www.thediscovery.org

The California Capital Air Show, Mather Field, CA   www.californiacapitalairshow.com

Welcome To The Northern California Aerospace Initiative, a 501c(3) Non Profit

The mission of the NCAI is to develop, sustain, and promote the aeronautical career pathways in the Northern California Region. http://www.norcalaerospace.org/