Prevention and Life Skills (PALS)

Oakland PALS Program Director: Kristin Wagner, LCSW
2540 Charleston Street
Oakland, CA 94602
510-531-7551 x130
510-701-7499

Fremont PALS Progam Director: Giselle Vieto

East Bay Agency for Children's Prevention and Life Skills program (PALS) fosters student success by providing mental health and consulting services to students, families, teachers, administrators, and school communities. There are currently 16 Oakland and four Fremont elementary schools receiving PALS services. Started in 1987, this program now serves more than 2,000 children annually.

Our services include individual, group, and family counseling as well as consultation to teachers, administrators and school communities. Since 1991, an integral component of our PALS program in Oakland has been our Violence Prevention curriculum that teaches children how to stay safe in unsafe surroundings. This unique curriculum is aimed at improving peer relations and communication skills, anger/frustration management, and increasing self-esteem. PALS social workers in Fremont teach Life Skills, a unique classroom curriculum designed to help students develop healthy self-esteem, communication skills, and conflict resolution abilities.

PALS programs are offered at the following schools.

OAKLAND

• Claremont Middle School
• Emerson Elementary School
• Frick Middle School
• Hawthorne Elementary School
• Havenscourt School
• Hoover Elementary School
• Lafayette School
• Lockwood Elementary School
• Parker Elementary School
• Sequoia Elementary School
• Webster Academy
• Woodland Elementary School

• Blacow Elementary School
• Cabrillo Elementary School
• Durham Elementary School
• Harvey Green Elementary School