Hi, I'm Judy Young, and I live in Oakland, CA US. I've been a ZIN™ Member since April 2015, but I’ve been dancing all my life! I enjoy teaching Zumba because I love encouraging people to move as a celebration of life, health and pure joy regardless of body type, size or ability level. With a 30-year career in public health, Zumba allows me to align my professional and personal interest in health, inclusivity, and spreading happiness!  

JAM4JOY is the business I started in 2015 with Angie Shin (fellow ZIN) to build community, encourage healthy moving, and raise awareness  and funds about important issues impacting our community. Since the COVID pandemic began, we have offered daily live streaming classes via ZOOM. JAM4JOY's mission is to build community and encourage healthy movement through Zumba. Central to our mission is raising awareness about critical issues impacting our lives and our community. Thanks to generous contributions to JAM4JOY from our participants we have donated $37,750 to organizations including the Alameda County Community Food Bank, Black Organizing Project, Mycelium Youth Network, AAPI Women Lead, Head for the Cure, the Women's Cancer Resource Center. Food Shift, East Oakland Collective,  Side by Side's Our Space Program, Access Reproductive Justice, Family Violence Law Center, PD Active, and the Mosaic Project

Our current campaign supports the Youth Alive! which which saves lives by preventing violence, intervening in moments of crisis, and healing the trauma violence causes. 

 Sign up for JAM4JOY classes here. Contact us at: jam4joy2020@gmail.com