The longtime community leader turned author found success in doing things her way.

Children's non-profit leader Regina Jackson retires

Watch as Regina returns to the center for a heartfelt book signing, where young people share powerful stories about the lasting impact of her work.

Regina G. Jackson Earns President’s Volunteer Service Award

Despite the violence, racial profiling, gang warfare and social roadblocks they experience growing up here, many value more the grit, coat switching, and underdog mentality that resounds in them and their "Oaktown." Like Dorothy said in the Wizard of Oz," there's no place like home."

A unique space exists in deep East Oakland. In a neighborhood with rampant drug infestation, prostitution and violence, there is a real life oasis called the East Oakland Youth Development Center (EOYDC).

On March 27, 2017 Oakland’s surgically reconstructed, still beating heart was once again ripped from its chest.

For our college-bound students, Southwest adds life-changing, invaluable experiences to these eye-opening college tours by introducing the world of travel and its accessibility to first-time fliers.