The Department of Children, Youth & Their Families is both a member and a supporter of the San Francisco Family Support Network, a unique partnership of the stakeholders in the Family Support field: families, community-based organizations, public departments, and private foundations. The San Francisco Family Support Network was founded in June 2004, building on the San Francisco Starting Points Initiative's Strategic Plan for Supporting Families.
JUST ADDED: Family Economic Data Snapshot 2009 - Presentation
Family Economic Success Policy Platform 2008 - Summary
Family Economic Success Policy Platform 2008 - Full Document
Mission
The mission of the San Francisco Family Support Network is to support and enhance the Family Support system of care throughout San Francisco by:
- Providing a collective voice for Family Support
- Promoting the Family Support Principles and educating about best and promising practice
- Creating opportunities for enhanced peer support among all Family Support stakeholders
- Advocating for policies and programs that will help to meet the health, educational, safety, and environmental needs of all families
Activities
The SFFSN focuses on three main areas of work:
- Representation and Advocacy- Ensuring the needs of the families of San Francisco’s 114,000 children are represented and considered in the development of key initiatives and policies.
- Field Building- Promoting awareness of the Family Support Field and developing common language, standards, and evaluation of it.
- Technical Assistance and Training- Providing support to members to meet both the minimum and high quality indicators of Family Support Standards.
Principles
These Family Support Principles were developed by Family Support America.
• See Family Support Principles
Standards
The San Francisco Family Support Network has developed the Family Support Standards to promote best practices for the Family Support field. The SFFSN provides training and technical assistance to ensure their successful application.
• See SFFSN Standards as of January 2009
Policy Platform
Recognizing that San Francisco’s high cost of living is one of the top issues affecting family flight, the SFFSN developed the SFFSN Family Economic Success Policy Platform. The platform, adopted by the Full Group in November 2007, will support family retention by promoting strategies for families’ economic stability, advancement and success.
Family Economic Success Policy Platform - Summary
Family Economic Success Policy Platform - Full Document
San Francisco Family Support Network Members
The three categories of SFFSN membership are Family Support Provider Members, Affiliate Members, and Funder Members.
Family Support Provider Members
APA Family Support Services
Asian Family Support Center (Asian Women's Resource Center / Gum Mood Residence)
CARECEN - Central American Resource Center
Children’s Council of San Francisco
Coleman Advocates for Children & Youth
Compass Community Services
Economic Opportunity Council of San Francisco - Potrero Hill Family Resource Center
Family Service Agency of San Francisco
Florence Crittenton Services
Good Samaritan Family Resource Center
Hamilton Family Center
Home Away from Homelessness
Homeless Prenatal Program
Instituto Familiar de la Raza Community Resource Center
Jewish Family & Children's Services - Parents Place
Our Family Coalition
Parents for Public Schools
Portola and Excelsior Family Connections
San Francisco Beacon Initiative
San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center
San Francisco Unified School District
South of Market Childcare, Inc.
Support for Families of Children with Disabilities
Urban Services YMCA - OMI Family Resource Center and Western Addition Family Resource Center
Visitacion Valley Community Center, Inc.
Wu Yee Children’s Services
Affiliate Members
Chinatown Families Economic Self-Sufficiency Coalition
Mission SF Community Financial Center
SF Works
Funder Members
First 5 San Francisco
San Francisco Department of Children, Youth & Their Families
San Francisco Foundation
San Francisco Human Services Agency
S.H. Cowell Foundation
Membership
Please download the appropriate membership form to join the SFFSN:
For information about the San Francisco Family Support Network contact: info@sffsn.org.
Starting Point Documents
The following documents from the San Francisco Starting Points Initiative, which closed in 2003, provide key data about San Francisco families, Family Support services, and the background context for the founding of the SFFSN.
• San Francisco Citywide Strategic Plan for Supporting Families
• Landscape Report
