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
Senator Scott Wiener in partnership with Planned Parenthood NorCal would like to officially invite students to our 15th Annual Young Women’s Conference! This event was originally scheduled for November 16 2018 but had to be rescheduled due to the smoke from last year’s wildfires. The conference will now be held on Friday April 5th from 9:00am to… Read More
Applications are due February 24, 2019. The District 11 Leadership Academy program outcomes are: Increased knowledge and understanding of SF programs and processes Enhanced leadership capacity Deepened connection with District 11 residents and stakeholders Developed strategy to initiate positive change which strengthens neighborhood resilience in District 11 Program Dates (Sessions will be held in the… Read More
At the Gooddler Social Innovation Youth Incubator, participants will learn how to address the needs around them, start projects that have a potential to have a positive impact, learn about themselves and their strengths, gain compassion skills through peer-to-peer mentoring, and much more. It runs from June 1st through August 25th. Only 4 face-to-face meetings… Read More
The DocLands Documentary Film Festival and the Environmental Youth Forum (EYF) offer a unique interactive learning experience, using film to foster awareness and activism around a range of environmental and global issues, with an emphasis on innovations and solutions and youth engagement. The program features: Screenings Discussions Workshops Live Presentations Interactive Exhibits Each program informs… Read More
CodeDay Bay Area is a worldwide event where student programmers, artists, musicians, actors, and everyone from any background can get together and build apps & games for 24 hours. It will be held on February 16th – 17th in San Francisco at 555 Post Street (Make School’s new campus), and registration is at https://www.codeday.org/ba/register. You… Read More