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February 26, 2019Posted by bcohn | No Comments

Sen. Scott Wiener & Planned Parenthood present: 15th Annual Young Women’s Conference, Apr. 5

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

Posted in Civic Engagement, Conference/Workshop, Education, Leadership
February 26, 2019Posted by bcohn | No Comments

Ongoing Volunteer Opportunity: Tutoring at the Excelsior Boys and Girls Club

Did you know that students who are tutored perform on average two standard deviations better than those with only classroom education? Google “Bloom’s 2 sigma problem“ –it’s pretty incredible.    Tutor once a week with the Boys and Girls Club to give back to the community, with leadership positions available for dedicated students. You will also gain access to mentorship meetings… Read More

Posted in Civic Engagement, Education
February 25, 2019Posted by bcohn | No Comments

Youth Climate Strikes, Mar. 15th

There is incredible momentum across CA, the United States, and Globally to make March 2019 a historical turning point for youth engagement on the issue of Climate Change. This movement was largely inspired by Greta Thunberg and there is currently a strike being organized locally in San Francisco for Friday March 15th. Read More

Posted in Civic Engagement, Environmental/Outdoors
February 21, 2019Posted by bcohn | 42 Comments

DEADLINE APPROACHING: 2019 District 11 Leadership Academy

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

Posted in Civic Engagement, Leadership
February 20, 2019Posted by bcohn | No Comments

About-Face Launces New “Education Into Action” Curriculum + Free Workshop, Apr. 13

About-Face offers media-literacy and social change programs to youth in schools, after school programs and summer camps, all over the Bay Area. We have served over 8,000 students in the last 10 years, with clear and undeniable results: our highly engaging workshops benefit both the youth’s mental health and their social interactions when it comes to media. In response… Read More

Posted in Civic Engagement, Education, Media
February 19, 2019Posted by bcohn | No Comments

Mayor’s Youth Employment and Education Program Intern

MYEEP prepares each youth with a three-month training period designed to help them build competencies and skills so that they will be successful in the workplace. MYEEP provides 60 hours of training through an interactive curriculum specifically written for high school aged youth. Read More

Posted in Career, Civic Engagement, Education, Summer
February 14, 2019Posted by bcohn | 7 Comments

Gooddler Social Innovation Youth Incubator + Youth Summit

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

Posted in Civic Engagement, Leadership
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