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Fresno Barrios Unidos is a social justice nonprofit with over thirty years of service in Fresno/Fresno County, dedicated to empowering historically challenged youth through health, wellness, and advocacy. The movement traces back to the 1970s, starting as a violence intervention with a Chicano grassroots approach. Since becoming a 501(c)(3) in 1994, Fresno Barrios Unidos has been a constant pillar, adapting to community needs.
Our mission is to achieve food sovereignty, end mass incarceration, foster generational healing, and lead in climate adaptation, recognizing that education and access are essential components. By healing the land, we heal ourselves, all for the benefit of the next seven generations, ensuring a sustainable, equitable future.
Empowering our communities through a generational approach, we envision a future where youth are the stewards of thriving sustainable ecosystems. By fostering intergenerational healing and cultural revitalization, we equip youth with the knowledge, skills, and resilience needed to lead in addressing the interconnected challenges of food sovereignty, mass incarceration and climate adaptation.
Our vision is a world where each generation builds upon the legacy of the past, ensuring a vibrant equitable future for the next seven generations.
Fresno Barrios Unidos (FBU), a social justice nonprofit with a 30-year history, empowers Fresno’s youth through holistic health, wellness, and advocacy services, focusing on diverting youth from incarceration and leading transformative climate initiatives. The organization remains committed to community development and social justice, equipping the community with essential skills and opportunities for thriving.
Our Law & Policy department helps the community and reduces incarceration through holistic approaches, mediating peace among rival gangs, and emphasizing community engagement, professional growth, legal support, and mental well-being, envisioning a future of reunited families, thriving youth, and lasting unity.
Fresno Barrios Unidos fosters holistic healing through indigenous practices and a trauma-informed lens. We emphasize harm reduction and intergenerational connections, creating a safe environment for healing and empowerment. By honoring our cultural heritage, we aim to break cycles of trauma and reclaim community health and vitality.
Our Food Sovereignty Department focuses on reclaiming and restoring traditional food systems to empower the community. We provide education on sustainable agriculture, traditional ecological knowledge, and food preservation, while promoting nutritious, culturally relevant Indigenous foods. Committed to creating a resilient and equitable food system, we advocate for policy changes that support food sovereignty and justice. Through intergenerational involvement and community partnerships, we aim to foster mental and dietary health, reconnecting our people with their ancestral roots and ensuring a sustainable future for the next seven generations.
At Fresno Barrios Unidos, we are committed to creating a workforce dedicated to environmental sustainability and economic development. Through training programs in Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), green technologies, and zero-waste culinary jobs, we empower individuals to lead in environmental stewardship. Our efforts drive economic growth and create sustainable employment opportunities, building a resilient and prosperous community for future generations.
Uplift 90 young families a year with mentorship, parent education, case management, and healing opportunities
Worked with Fresno City Council to make local schools sanctuary sites
Organized community to engage in the selection of our city’s Police Chief to ensure youth voice and experience with law enforcement was centered.
Linked hundreds of Fresno boys and men of color to supportive networks that foster healing and healthy identity development
East Side Market empowers Fresno by hosting community outreach
events, fostering growth, connection,
and safety, and reducing crime
through collaboration.
Address:
4403 E. Tulare Ave Fresno, CA 93702
My Homie Kitchen is the central hub for
collecting and distributing food, zero
waste kitchen, supporting Fresno
neighborhoods by building trust and
reducing incarceration.
Address:
744 P St Suite 101, Fresno, CA 9372
Our office serves as the main
location for hosting classes and
workshops for the community.
Address:
700 Van Ness Ave Suite 211 & 212Fresno, CA 93721
Our warehouse helps reduce youth
Incarceration by providing a safe
space for creativity and learning
through workshops, while also being
open for community use to host
workshops and classes.
Address:
2224 N. Fine Ave #107 Fresno, CA
93727
Welcome to Our Prep Kitchen, the heart of My Homies Kitchens, where we prepare fresh, healthy meals while maintaining a zero-waste environment and teaching the community valuable culinary skills. Join us in promoting sustainability and nourishment, one meal at a time.
Address:
2467 S. Elm Ave Fresno, CA 93706
Fresno Barrios Unidos is a social justice nonprofit with over thirty years of service in Fresno/Fresno County
4403 E. Tulare Ave Fresno, CA 93702
2467 S. Elm Ave Fresno, CA 93706
2224 N. Fine Ave #107 Fresno, CA 93727
700 Van Ness Ave Suite 211 & 212Fresno, CA 93721
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