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The mission of The Future Leaders Institute (FLI) is to engage high school youth in generating and implementing visionary solutions for society. FLI guides and mentors youth across the San Francisco Bay Area as they develop individual initiatives and employ social entrepreneurship in the face of the world’s most pressing needs.

Peer Support Against Drugs and Alcohol

Jacqualyn Black from Skyline High School has seen the negative impacts of addiction in her community. She aims to raise awareness about the negative impacts of drugs and alcohol through educational workshops to address this issue ...

Building Support for Healthy Living

Austin Chao from Skyline High School believes that young people do not understand the true impact that diet has on their health. He also feels the fast food industry needs to be exposed for questionable practices. ...

Creating a Legacy for Unknown Heroes

Narda & Vanessa are seniors at Skyline High School who are passionate about art. At the Declare 2011 event they connected with students and alumni at other schools who share the same passion. Together they created ...

Supporting Youth Victims of Domestic Violence

Christine Jacome from Gateway is concerned about the negative impact of domestic violence. As she engages in her research of community-based organizations, she is learning that domestic violence affects so many facets of society. She plans ...

Manny and Roxanne have passions for cultural awareness and dance. In their senior year at Skyline, they created a play and choreographed numerous dances to dispel myths of Cinco de Mayo. They directed and performed their work for more than 500 fellow students and won the School Contribution Award in 2011.

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