The annual San Francisco Summer Resource Fair is coming up on Saturday, February 11, and this year we have very special guests: San Francisco’s Kindergarten to College Program and the State of California’s ScholarShare 529 Savings Account Program will host a free College Savings Workshop at the Fair from 12pm…

Many of the photos in this article feature San Francisco youth, DCYF staff, and City employees in “Lightbulb” poses for the Lights On Afterschool Lightbulb Challenge. …

By APACC’s Program Manager Kirstie Dutton, in collaboration with Program Manager Kelvin Chan and other APACC Staff The Asian Pacific American Community Center’s mission is to help strengthen Asian Pacific American and Latino families living in Visitacion Valley by providing linguistically and culturally appropriate programs and services. Our clients are…

By Mary Loebig Giles, Sunset Youth Services’ Associate Director of Development & Communications From DCYF: Throughout this Spotlight we included videos from UpStar Records, Sunset Youth Services’ youth-run record label. …

By Johnny Lin, Co-Founder and Executive Director of OperationSTART, and the DCYF Communications & Community Engagement Staff OperationSTART is a youth-led organization that provides an online, free database of enrichment opportunities for youth, nonprofits, and schools in San Francisco. …

By the Mission Science Workshop Staff Mission Science Workshop (MSW) provides hands-on science experiences that inspire children to become lifelong explorers, experimenters, builders, and creators. Our programs help children and their families gain confidence and grow academically while developing a genuine interest in the world around them. We see over…

By Richard Ybarra, Chief Executive Officer of Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc. Mission Neighborhood Centers (MNC) serves over 45,000 individuals annually by providing a continuum of educational programs and integrative services to San Francisco’s children and families most in need. We deliver culturally sensitive, multi-generational, community-based services which develop and promote…

Dear community, We grieve the lives taken in Buffalo, Dallas, Laguna Woods, and now Uvalde, in horrific acts of racist and hate violence against Black people, Asian people, and Latinx people. We recognize how painful this most recent shooting in Uvalde is for all of us, especially our Latinx community…

By Lauren Mark, OST Programs Director/Heritage School Principal at Donaldina Cameron House For more than three generations, Donaldina Cameron House has empowered the San Francisco Chinese community and continues to serve the changing needs of children, youth and families. We provide a welcoming and safe place where young people have…