. >> pitts: middle schoolers francis blackmon and melvin brown have learned that. they're both in the seventh grade. are you guys happy, glad that you decided to... to come to seed? >> melvin brown: yes. >> francis blackmon: yes. >> pitts: do you think that you'll stay here till you graduate? >> both: yes. >> pitts: you're certain of that? >> both: yes. >> pitts: why you so certain? >> blackmon: because i know this is where i want to be, and this is where my future's going to start. >> brown: a whole new beginning of life. >> pitts: that's what seed is for you? >> brown: uh-huh. >> pitts: you guys have long school days, right? >> brown: yeah, we get out at 4:00. >> pitts: do you mind being in school that long? >> brown: no. >> pitts: no? >> brown: i'm getting more education into my brain. >> pitts: more education into your brain. >> blackmon: when you're in class and you're on a system, the teachers will take time out after school and during school to help... try to help you. and they, like, they show compassion for you. >> pitts: compassion for you. you guys have

brown the knowledge and know-how to get california working again. >>> a rebirth for an oakland institution that recently shut down. melvin's bakery was family owned, owned by the former employees. this name changed. it's now called taste of denmark but it's in the same spot with same employees from melvin's danish bakery. a fixture in oakland for 81 years until it closed in july. >> i'm very, very happy to continue. i hope we can see the family that we used to see and i hope we bring in new people. >> kathy has been here 28 years. now, she's one of 12 former employee who's aren't just baking and selling. they have a piece of the pie. they formed a co-op, now owning a percentage of the business. for customers it's about tradition. >> i made my wedding cake in 1937. >> the old bakery was a family-owned business struggling financially. the city not give them a bailout like it did the merit bakery. the building's owner says she gave them an eviction order for unpaid rent but was willing to negotiate that. failed and she decided on the co-op idea. >> i had knew i'm going to make this business sus seg sesful. >> mark davis has b