In our latest installment, we traveled across the Bay to speak with youth development veteran Mark Henderson. For 15 years, Mark has been helping inner-city youth get jobs in the city of Oakland. In this fifth episode, he talks with us about the current job situation for youth in Oakland and how Measure Y is addressing the challenges that youth face. Mark breaks down the specifics of using job skills training and employment as an incentive to keep youth in school, off the street, and out of trouble. He also touches on green collar jobs, and explains how regular folks can get involved to help youth and reduce crime in their neighborhood.

Listen to the full version of the Green Rapper production “El Medio Ambiente (The Environment)” from the closing credits by pressing play.

Tags: 510, at-risk youth, East Bay Conservation Corps, education, employment, high school, job training, Mayor's Summer Job Program, Oakland, Oakland Fund for Children and Youth, reentry population, restorative justice, students, violence reduction, youth, Youth Employment Partnership, Youth Radio, Youth Sounds

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