Chapter 510 connects youth to the power of their story. 

 
 

At our writing center and at Oakland schools, our programs create a safe space for Black, brown, and queer youth to find joy and power in writing.

 
 

OVER the last 10 years, We've published over 100 youth-penned books and supported over 5,000 young authors in Oakland.

Young people are the authors of our future – and we need their voices now. Help US envision a world where youth are free to hope, dream, and write.

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UPCOMING events & LATEST NEWS

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Purpose Partner Roots Soccer Game & 5th annual write your roots all-town poem !
Sep 20
Purpose Partner Roots Soccer Game & 5th annual write your roots all-town poem !

Come out for our Oakland Roots’s Purpose Partner soccer game on Saturday, September 20th!

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WELCOME NEW BOARD MEMBERS JANINE, HANNA, AMELIA, AND NICOLE!
WELCOME NEW BOARD MEMBERS JANINE, HANNA, AMELIA, AND NICOLE!

Welcome to the Board Janine, Hanna, Amelia, and Nicole!

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CHAPTER 510 RELEASES THREE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN!
CHAPTER 510 RELEASES THREE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN!

Chapter 510’s new strategic plan doubles down on our mission to elevate the voices of Oakland’s Black, brown, and queer youth. In this shifting political and social landscape, our young people need a safe community to express themselves, and we need to hear them. Building on a decade of engagement, our plan amplifies our commitment to holding space for youth.

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Thank You to All Who helped us raise $25,000 at our ‘World As IT Could Be’ benefit!
Thank You to All Who helped us raise $25,000 at our ‘World As IT Could Be’ benefit!

Thank you so much for joining us and Sista Scifi at The World as It Could Be with best-selling author Nnedi Okorafor and Kemi Ashing-Giwa. Together, through ticket sales and generous gifts at the event, you helped raise $25,000 to power our free creative writing programs.

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Hot Off The Press!

 
 
 

Latest Youth Podcast: Oakland Futurists

Oakland Futurists asks you to explore and visualize a new world. In this series, seven high school students ask:

What does the future look like?

What kind of world do we want to live in?

What do we want to change?

 
 
 

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