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A NOTE FROM OUR BOARD PRESIDENT |
| | Dear Friends,
As we start another school year, we feel how different it is. Everything is changed and a lot feels like it has been turned upside down, especially for the young people we serve who are in the juvenile justice system and have grown up in foster care.
Our society and our systems were not designed very well to support young people who fall through the cracks or get into trouble. City Youth Now is dedicated to supporting the rise of every young person and recognizing everyone's potential in life.
Through these difficult times, we remain committed to innovation and perseverance in our programs and services. We are here to enhance the natural resiliency of youth.
I am delighted to welcome new board members Andrea Dew Steele and Anthony Williams to the City Youth Now Board. We are excited to move forward with our work and we are enormously grateful for your support.
Kind Regards,Charles Higgins President of the Board of Directors City Youth Now charleshiggins@cityyouthnow.org
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Due to COVID-19,we were unable to hold our annual in-person Rise Awards. This year, we held a virtual ceremony via zoom. Thank you to all who attended and donated. It was an inspirational evening of uplifting the community, with our keynote speaker, Mayor London Breed. The scholarship recipients shared positive words of perseverance and bright futures. This year, we provided 10 scholarships to young adults pursuing higher education.
Ron Conway Family Scholarship: Daisha
The Jesse Williams III Memorial Scholarship:Peter The Sari Wade Memorial Scholarship: Jeremiah The Harbor Point Charitable Scholarship: David The Commemorative Eugene "Gene" Brown Scholarship: Alberto The Silva Chalista Memorial Scholarship: Arianna Joan Coyne Memorial Scholarship: Esmer (3) STEPS Making a Difference Grants: Josiah, Fredy, and Louis
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| | Once again, we were able to team up with City Surf Project for a 3 week summer session. Two youth participated and showed great commitment over these few weeks. Being able to expose them to new and different opportunities during this difficult time has been amazing. Thank you to the City Surf Team for being a great partner and helping us remove barriers to ensure positive outcomes for our youth through surfing. |
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| New Board Member: Andrea Dew Steele |
| We are happy to introduce one of our newest member to the City Youth Now team, our new Board Member, Andrea Dew Steele. Andrea is a social entrepreneur, political expert, and philanthropic leader. Her career started off in the political world, where she was struck by the incredible lack of women holding elected office at the local level in San Francisco. She co-founded Emerge California in 2002 to lead the fight to get more Democratic women elected to office. When not helping candidates and causes, Andrea lives for the outdoors and can be found hiking, biking, and playing tennis with her husband, three children, and her dog, Luna. |
| Virtual Life Skills Program |
| Despite the challenges of COVID-19, we were able to move forward with our first Life Skills Program! This was an extremely popular program, composed of 6 90 minute workshops covering various life skills from financial literacy, cooking and nutrition, to personal care. 15 youth participated and earned a stipend of up to $300.00 for their participation. We received extremely positive feedback from all of our participants and look forward to hosting a similar program soon. Thank you to all who participated, and thank you to STEPS for sponsoring this program! |
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Personal Empowerment Program |
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| During this time, we have been working diligently to help close gaps and ensure that resources are being provided to those who need it in our community. We work with so many wonderful partners, one of which who would like to share his experience.
"A big thank you to City Youth Now Program and Administrative Manager, Ronesha, and Program Coordinator Jocelynn, whom have been extremely supportive of the young men I work with during these challenging times. During the SIP, they have provided chrome books, gift cards, Clipper Cards, and so much more. With the support of City Youth Now, my young men have been able to obtain employment and enroll in college. My young men have expressed their gratitude on a number of occasions. Thank you City Youth Now for all of your support to both our youth and their families." -Booker G. Case Manager
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Youth Partnering for Education and Employment |
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| Back to School Supply Distribution |
| With the new school year starting, City Youth Now provided backpacks and school supplies to over 100 youth! Although many youth will be participating in distance learning, it is important that they are fully equipped at home, to be successful. Each youth received a backpack, filled with school supplies, a pack of reusable masks, planners, and a bag of hygiene products. Thank you to our partners at Ticket to Dream, Project Glimmer, and Buck Mason for making this possible. |
| Upcoming Event: HBCU Virtual Panel |
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| | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the San Francisco Juvenile Hall has had to limit the programs and services. As a result, access to the library is limited, Fortunately, we have been able to support by gathering a list of book requests from youth currently housed inside the hall and having those books shipped directly to them. We are so glad to be support the youth in accessing to books and reading materials that they personally want to read! |
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| | | New Collaboration: Oliver Space |
| City Youth Now is happy to announce a new collaboration with Oliver Space! Oliver Space is a local furniture company providing innovative ways to furnish your space. They have so graciously agreed to be a partner site for our YPEE program. They are currently hosting youth interns, teaching them in the ins and outs of e-commerce and furniture assembly and delivery. |
| | | | | We are seeking virtual volunteers with professional experience to a host 30 minute to 1 hour digital workshop via zoom (or some other communication platform). Topics of these workshops could be anything related to early professional development such as:
Working from home best practices
Email Writing
Resume Review
Discuss Your Own Personal Career
Interview Skills
If you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to our Program Coordinator, Jocelynn, at jocelynn@cityyouthnow.org
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