The gentrification of the Mission District brought a "gang list" that affected young people in a 60-block radius, limiting their freedom of movement and association. Vicente Garcia used his 2007 Young People For fellowship to organize the community to stop the gang list.
Alex B. Hill
(scoutbanana)
Michigan State University
2007 Fellow
Currently a senior studying International Relations and Global Area Studies: Africa specializing in African Studies and International Development at Michigan State University, Alex likes to spend his time applying his passion to the problems of the world. In his free time Alex runs SCOUT BANANA with a dedication that is renewed each day by the inspiration of others. Alex’s life was forever changed when he traveled to Uganda in 2002 to visit the communities benefiting from a SB funded ambulance. He was able to experience the harsh realities of the world at the ripe age of 14 and realize the amazing potential to make a difference while recognizing the under-emphasized beauty of “banana” yellow.
Alex is the founding director of SCOUT BANANA. He has created the global non-profit organization with a mission to combine efforts with commitment and determination to save lives in Africa by supporting projects and organizations that provide basic health care services to the world's marginalized. He hopes to further develop the organization to expand the impact and involvement of America's youth and university students in a movement where global health is everyone's responsibility.