| • Springing Forward with Community •
April 2017 |
| | Dear City Youth Now Community,
As we spring forward into a new season, City Youth Now is embracing the same growth and renewal in our organization. Over the last year we have added 3 new staff members, including a permanent Executive Director. We have added several new board members, and said goodbye to old friends. As we continue to center our focus on empowering youth that rise out of some of the most challenging circumstances in our region, we seek to build more dynamic programs through increasing not only our staff resources, but most importantly expanding our partnership and collaboration with the communities where most of the youth we have the honor serve are from. It is through these partnerships that we can plant new seeds of opportunity that will allow our organization and our youth to bloom.
We continue to need the support of the entire San Francisco community to be successful. This includes our ongoing partnerships with the Juvenile Justice Center, and other agencies serving foster youth, and youth in the juvenile justice center, but also collaborations with other non-profits, foundations, and external partners that provide jobs, tutoring, yoga, presentations, clothing, medical costs, recreational activities, and many other opportunities that might not already be available to these youth.
As winter comes to a close and we move forward together, we want to reflect on the many accomplishments City Youth Now and our youth have experienced over the past few months. These milestones could not have been reached without the support of our network, and it is through the continued unity of our community that we can continue to accomplish great things for our youth.
Charles Mason Executive Director |
| | | Our annual scholarship winners have been selected among a pool of very competitive applicants! We are proud to announce the following grantees and scholars: - The Sari Wade Memorial Scholarship: Treshawn Rentie
- The Jesse Williams III Memorial Scholarship: James Doan
- The Joan Coyne Memorial Scholarship: Jonathon Howard and Omar Flamenco-Hernandez
- The Ticket to Dream Foundation Scholarship: Rebeca Borges and Romello Dunbar
- The Greg Suhr Scholarship: Tyasia Reynolds
Thank you so much to everyone who applied. We wish all of our applicants the best of luck in their endeavors moving forward! |
| | | | City Youth Now Gala Date Change |
| Our 2017 Annual Gala has been postponed to Friday, October 20th. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you, and we hope to see you at smaller, upcoming events between now and the October Gala!
If you would like more information on this matter, please see our Board President's letter here. We are happy to answer any questions should they arise.
If you would like to be a sponsor for this special event, please see our website to learn more about this opportunity!
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| | Updates from the Board of Directors
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| Welcome, new Board Members! |
| Meet our Treasurer, Catherine Sapiro
Catherine is a fourth generation San Franciscan who grew up down the hill from Juvenile Justice Hall. She served as a Berkeley Board Fellow with Project Open Hand from October 2014 to May 2015. Catherine has worked at Tano Capital, LLC since July 2006, and is currently the CFO. She is primarily responsible for the financial and tax reporting, and investor relations. Prior to that, Catherine worked at BISYS-RK Alternative Investment Services, Inc. and Tano Weisel Partners.
Catherine earned her BA from Wellesley College, majoring in history with a minor in Africana Studies. She has also earned a Masters of Public Policy from UCLA and a Masters of Business Administration from the UC Berkeley.
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| Meet Brad Smallwood
Brad is a Marriage & Family Therapist (MFT) with offices located in both Noe Valley and the Marina District of San Francisco, where he works primarily with individuals and some families. Brad’s main focus of treatment and experience are in anger management, adolescents, life transitions, and relationships. He enjoys working with adolescents and young adults as they develop their personal identity and grow towards healthy independence. He has experience in working with the parents of children who are learning to support the needs of a child with emerging mental health issues.
In his free time, Brad enjoys surfing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and hanging out with his dog. Brad’s been fascinated by stand-up comedy since he was a child and watches live shows as often as possible.
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| Meet JC Wallace
JC is a founding principal of Oryx Partners, a San Francisco based real estate investment and development company focused on finding and executing value-added real estate opportunities. JC serves on the Board of SF Moderates, a moderate political advocacy organization in San Francisco and previously served as President of the Board of the Downtown Oakland Association from 2008-2013. He is a member of ULI, SPUR and SF Housing Action Coalition, and President of the San Francisco chapter of LGREG. JC holds a BA degree in Economics from the UC Berkeley, and an MBA degree from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. JC moved to San Francisco in 1995 where he still lives with his husband and twin teenage sons. |
| | | Meet our new Program and Communications Assistant, Katie McCutcheon
Katie is a recent San Francisco transplant who is originally from Boca Raton, Florida. With a BS in Anthropology from The George Washington University, Katie spent the past year and a half living and working in Paraguay and Argentina. Driven by causes pertaining to social and environmental justice, and intersectional gender equality, Katie brings forth professional skills in photojournalism, content development, and social marketing to shed light on these complex issues. She is also training to become a yoga teacher in the hopes of one day bringing healing arts to underserved communities. In her free time, Katie enjoys adventuring outdoors, writing, and drawing.
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| Tunnel Top FundraiserA huge thank you to all who came out to support our cause at Tunnel Top Bar and Lounge on Wednesday, March 1st! It was a night of food, fun, and fundraising. We are so excited to announce that, with your help, we raised $1,840! We could not do this meaningful work without your support.
A special cheers to Tunnel Top for providing the space and delicious drinks, and to Bouche for the tasty treats!
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| | | Basketball Program at the Juvenile Justice Center The newly expanded JJC basketball program, supported by CYN, is generating lots of excitement and enthusiasm amongst the youth.
On Friday, March 10th, The Hall (JJC) beat the SF Public Defender’s Office by 13 points!
We have a couple additional games in the works, including a game against the SF Board of Supervisors in Spring 2017 and one against the SF Sheriff’s Department in Summer 2017; exact dates are TBD.
We encourage other basketball teams to reach out and schedule a future game! |
| Author Jason Reynolds visits the Juvenile Justice Center
CYN's Inside-Out Program helped bring prominent writer Jason Reynolds to the JJC on Wednesday, March 8th. Reynolds connected with the youth over his books, including Ghost and When I Was the Greatest. His ability to relate to the kids while imbuing wisdom and inspiration made for an empowering experience. All the youth loved him!
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| Bread and Roses brings grooves and good moods to the JJC
With the support of Bread and Roses music program, three talented musicians, Daniel Erik, Jeremy Lyons and Adrienne Wickham-Gobert performed for the youth in the JJC on Tuesday, April 11th. Brought by CYN's Inside-Out Program, the musicians and youth enjoyed some grooves and good moods together. |
| | | | Interested in becoming a sponsor for our signature annual Gala? Visit our website to learn more details!
We want to do everything we can to make this event the most successful it can be for the incredible youth we serve. Your support could help make that happen. |
| Tuition-free education at Fr. Sauer Academy The Fr. Sauer Academy, a 6th-8th grade middle school that is part of St. Ignatius College Preparatory, is offering a tuition-free education for youth whose families are of low socio-economic means; tuition includes transportation, books, fees, and food. Open to students of any religion, race, nationality, or ethnic origin, the school is accepting applications for girls and boys entering 6th grade in the Fall 2017.
For more information, check out their newsletter here! |
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