
On Saturday, June 27th, 2026, 2-5PM, come celebrate Long Beach’s youth voices through live performances, culture, and creativity! This is a free, family-friendly community event, with art, merch, raffles, and more! Get involved by sponsoring or volunteering.

Our mission is to build a progressive and sustainable Long Beach community that works for racial, gender, and economic justice led by Southeast Asian women and youth.

“I realized how important it is to maintain connections. As a leader, I need to make sure my people are doing well.”
Leanne

“It’s very fulfilling to be organizing my community in a very hands-on approach. Phone banking and canvassing really goes a long way in our communities”
Janice

“I feel I have lost so many life skills during quarantine. Being in this space helps me regain and recover the skills I had almost lost.”
Jordan

“KGA has made a huge impact on my life and was one of the main things I looked forward to after school. I never felt alone.”
Lizzy

Holding Space and Making Space With the March 2023 purchase of a multistory building, KGA is realizing a longstanding youth vision to create a “Youth Movement and Education Center.” The center will support the development of youth and new leaders and become a hub for arts, healing, community programs, and social justice campaigns. More than a gathering place, the hub enables a cross-section of community organizations to strategize around incubating innovative projects for social progress – ultimately strengthening local and regional infrastructure to build power. This endeavor achieves KGA’s long-held dream for a youth-led space to transform our communities and […]
Current Campaigns

Long Beach Invest in Youth
A citywide campaign that calls for shared governance and an equitable budget where young people of color and their families are resourced and cared for!
Brothers Sons and Selves
A countywide coalition ending the criminalization of young bois/boys and men of color by creating and influencing public policy that invests in young people and their future.
Keep Families Together
A local campaign that connects individuals and their families to legal aid, resources, and actions to end family separations, deportation, and orders of removal.
Housing Justice
Through Zone In: City Core, the City of Long Beach and community members update zoning regulations in the area bounded by Pacific Coast Highway, 10th Street, Magnolia and Ximeno Avenues.

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