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Posts Tagged ‘Impact Celebration’

Oakland youth organizers discuss healing from trauma during Impact Celebration

By Carla Williams | October 22, 2018

“Fred Finch is a place of hope. I was 16 when I came to them, and they gave me a place to stay and job training. If I had not found Fred Finch, I would be dead. People who have experienced trauma the way I had for years need to be reminded they are needed in society,” said Desi Cortijo, a former recipient of services from the center.

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