Real Options for City Kids (R.O.C.K.) isn’t any one person or place – it’s a team of people just like you. It’s people who are investing in their city, their neighborhood, and their future by providing positive relationships and experiences to at-risk children. By joining R.O.C.K., you are able to dig in and make positive changes… Read More
Cameron House has a program called Summer Leadership Development Program where High School students will develop their youth work skills through our training in leadership development, public speaking, time management, and mentorship. They will be working with other High Schooler’s and supervising 1st grade to 8th graders depending on their preferences. Much more information and… Read More
1. Write an Op-ed in your local newspaper Writing a letter to the editor of a local newspaper is a quick, simple and free method of raising the public’s awareness on a topic. • Write an article about the impact of arts, culture and creativity in your community. • Use data, tell a compelling impact… Read More
We invite you and your students to join CFI Education for the 3rd annual DocLands Documentary Film Festival and the 11th annual Environmental Youth Forum (EYF), taking place May 1-3, 2019. This unique interactive learning experience uses film to foster awareness and activism around environmental and global issues, with an emphasis on innovations and solutions…. Read More
Apply Here: YAD Youth Leader Registration Link Questions: Contact Fong@bethechangeconsulting.com Youth Advocacy Day is led in collaboration with the Department of Children Youth and their Families, SF Youth Commission, with the support from the San Francisco Public Library, and event coordination by Be the Change Consulting. Read More
HandsOn Bay Area is a two-week, service-learning, summer program for teens, HandsOn Tomorrow! Participants of this award-winning program are led through an innovative service-based curriculum which includes volunteering at five carefully selected non-profits, and culminates in a volunteer project designed and led by the youth. This year’s program has six cohorts located in Walnut Creek, San Mateo,… Read More
What is YEF? The Youth Empowerment Fund is a part of the Urban Services YMCA and is proudly funded by the San Francisco Children and Youth Fund. We give out mini-grants to youth-led projects that support youth in SF. We also run youth programs to support the leadership development and community advocacy of SF youth…. Read More