Youth UpRising (YU) is a multi‐pronged community transformation hub located in the heart of East Oakland’s Castlemont community. Our mission is to transform greater Alameda County into a healthy and economically robust community by developing the leadership of opportunity youth and young adults, providing arts and culture opportunities, and improving the systems that impact them. YU’s approach is grounded in a resiliency model designed to nurture youth’s personal transformation while facilitating their efforts to improve their communities. We believe that providing youth with culturally relevant health and wellness services, meaningful engagement with caring adults, and opportunities to practice leadership in cultural, artistic, social, and political fields helps develop social‐emotional skills and tools that minimize risky behaviors and reduce adverse mental health outcomes. Ultimately, we strive for our members to receive the support services they need to heal from trauma, become change agents for their own lives, and contribute to a resilient, healthy, thriving community.