the reclamation project

The Reclamation Project is a youth-run, grassroots social justice organization delivering liberating education, equitable resource development, community-based wellness, and solidarity to historically-marginalized and under-served communities and youth throughout California and beyond, battling systems of trauma, violence, and poverty.

Established originally in late 2020 as “The Reclamation Project @ 916” in Sacramento County, The Reclamation Project today continues to center student advocacy, with a dedicated youth leadership team building long-lasting mutual aid initiatives, political education, community healing and empowerment programs, activist convenings, mentorship investment in youth leadership/change-making/power-building, and more. We ignite youth-led solutions against societal disparities particularly harming young people of color from low-income communities, challenging carceral power structures, unequal distribution of resources, cycles of systemic violence/trauma, and the silencing of marginalized youth.

With a grassroots team composed entirely of high school and college youth organizers, The Reclamation Project prioritizes community problem-solving and direct-action in addressing gaps faced by BIPOC, immigrant/refugee, LGBTQ+, and all marginalized peoples in health and wellness, justice, public policy and education, and socioeconomic development.

An award-winning organization recognized by Princeton University’s Prize in Race Relations, The Reclamation Project has mobilized 65,000+ community members across California in social justice movements, advised and accelerated nearly $20 million in government and community partnerships redistributing wealth into restorative youth programs, and successfully raised and reinvested $150,000+ into youth anti-oppression efforts in culturally-responsive healing and educational equity, youth mentorship, community organizing, scholarships, activist media, cultural access and expression, political education, and civic engagement and advocacy campaigns.

Today, The Reclamation Project leads 250+ volunteers and organizers based in Sacramento County and a coalition of 1,000+ programming learners and 150+ youth-serving social justice organizations, professionals, and public officials across California. The Reclamation Project continues to spearhead statewide and nationwide programs that inspire systems-impacted youth to become proactive agents of transformation. Within the next 2 years, The Reclamation Project will expand into further community-based branches, our impact spanning from Sacramento, to the Bay Area, to Southern California, and more.