YOUTH PROGRAMS

The Elevate Youth Program is a transformative initiative dedicated to youth leadership development, empowerment, and healing. Through a holistic approach that integrates vocational training, cultural education, civic engagement, advocacy, counseling, and ceremony, we guide youth in discovering and embracing their sacred purpose.

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BU HISTORY

Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos’ (SCBU) core philosophy of La Cultura Cura (Culture Cures) is at the root of its many efforts in grassroots organizing, policy advocacy, direct service, transformative justice, intergroup coalition-building, and evidence-based community change, and has been foundational to the modern community peace and social justice movement. SCBU serves as an “Anchor Institution,” a communal hub for people to heal and regain one’s cultural bearings; a safe space for unconditional acceptance, cultural expression, and inter-cultural exchange; an organic learning center to develop leaders, nurture healthy intergenerational relationships, and preserve the sacred passage of ancestral values-based knowledge for building traditional communal structures that nurture its people. Organizations and leaders from across the country come to Barrios Unidos for elder leadership, cultural guidance, and practical knowledge to implement in their own efforts..

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BU NEWS

Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos’ (SCBU) news features.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

The Spot: With over 4500 square feet of space, The Spot is not only an after hours event center, but it also serves as a safe place for after-school programs
and activities for youth of all ages. It is located at 1807 Soquel Avenue, right on the corner of Trevethan Avenue. Poets Corner: Located at 1823 Soquel Ave. The Poets Corner is a multi-use event and community gathering space that hosts a range of activities such as art exhibitions, poetry readings, DJ Sets, Healing workshops, and other gatherings.

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BU PRODUCTIONS

BU Productions is located at 1817 Soquel Ave and provides custom screen printing services to socially conscious organizations, higher education institutions, and small businesses. BUP is more than a screen printing business; it is a space for vocational training, mentorship, and leadership development for youth, as well as a resource for community members to promote their message through apparel.

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PRISON PROJECT ARCHIVE

The Prison Project Archive is the material collection reflecting Barrios Unidos efforts for cultural healing and social justice- transcending prison walls and establishing community with those locked behind bars. Spanning from 1980’s to the present day, the archival collection of art and other creative works grew organically. People inside prisons impacted by SCBU’s cultural education classes and other outreach began to ask for references and materials for art making. In response, the art correspondence program was born, with staff and interns at SCBU answering hundreds of letters yearly from artists inside, supplying reference images, research, and other support for their creative works. In response, the artists send their intricate drawings (sometimes colored with coffee and kool aid, revealing the creative tenacity of people denied access to basic artmaking materials) back to SCBU.

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