Services are also provided at Alameda County's Los Cerros Youth Camp for Boys. The Acorn Mediation Center trains members of the Acorn Community in West Oakland who in turn help other tenants resolve disputes before they get out of hand. Mentees are selected with the help of parents and teachers. We believe that mentoring can help teens play a more responsible role in the community. We know that parenting is hard.
Parents have the opportunity to voice their concerns and to learn from speakers on parenting.
The group is designed to help parents learn to cope with the stress of raising children and, in turn, reduce the amount of stress that we pass on to our children. Violence prevention must therefore include organizing our youth to express their voices on issues that have the potential to impact their lives.