The Black Child Legacy Campaign (BCLC) is a community-driven movement established by the Steering Committee on Reduction of African American Child Deaths, which is working to reduce the deaths of African American children in Sacramento County. In Sacramento County, African American children die at twice the rate of any other ethnicity. The four leading causes of death are perinatal conditions, infant sleep-related deaths, child abuse and neglect, and third-party homicides.
The Black Child Legacy Campaign (BCLC) is part of a network of seven (7) organizations leading the prevention and intervention efforts in their communities.
Greater Sacramento Urban League serves as the Oak Park BCLC Community Incubator Lead and hosts a wide range of services including crisis response, mentorship, resource distribution, community engagement events, youth support groups, and intensive case management.
Location
GSUL Youth & Families Center
2331 Alhambra Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95817
Hours of Operation
Monday – Thursday
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Contact
916-372-3699
oakparkgsul@gsul.org
BLack Girls Heal & black boys build
The Oak Park BCLC Incubator offers monthly youth meetups, called Black Boys Build and Black Girls Heal. These meetups provide youth a safe space to talk, explore insecurities, practice self-care, their build self-worth/self-esteem. This program is geared towards girls and boys ages 13 and up.
For questions, please contact Bobbi Atkins at batkins@gsul.org.
KIngs and Queen rise
Kings and Queens Rise is an eight-week co-ed youth summer basketball league aimed at engaging youth in leadership development and personal enrichment. The basketball league provides youth with a sense of community and a fun, meaningful summer full of learning experiences and memories.