Strengthening Ties in All SF Neighborhoods
With a goal to improve the coordination and efficiency of children, youth, and family services throughout the city, the Department of Children, Youth & Their Families is funding Community Conveners.
Click Here to Locate Your Neighborhood Community Convener
This exciting effort will employ trusted community organizations to:
Improve the coordination of services to meet community needs and challenges
Plan and promote community-wide events
Promote resource sharing and referrals among agencies
Enhance communication between CBOs and public agencies
Facilitate cross-organization problem solving
Each Convener will develop, strengthen and maintain a coordinated network of children, youth and family service providers. These neighborhood networks will include private and nonprofit service providers as well as public agencies including schools, libraries, recreation centers and health centers.
The 20 Community Conveners will communicate regularly, building bridges between service providers and finding creative methods to serve the needs of all San Francisco children, youth and families. Each organization funded as a Community Conveners will:
Produce a list of neighborhood resources—a printed guide, website, poster, etc—depending on the needs of that neighborhood
Hold regular meetings with neighborhood service providers
Organize at least 2 community events a year sponsored by the local network
Serve as information hubs about San Francisco family events and services
Participate in regular meetings of all Community Conveners to coordinate efforts citywide
Design and implement a mini-grant program for parents with children ages 6 to17 in their neighborhoods that will support key parent-led activities including organizing, parent education, peer support, and family activities
Meet the DCYF Community Conveners
Click Here to Print a PDF List of Community Conveners
Bayview & Hunters Point: BMAGIC–sponsored by Urban Services YMCA
Maurice Moret 558-2488 & Yvette Robles 558-2428 Yvette@bayviewmagic.com
Bernal Heights: Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center
Rachel Ebora REbora@BHNC.org
Castro: SF LGBT Community Center
Joseph Peralta 865-5530 JosephP@sfcenter.org & Roberto Orddenana 865-5665 Roberto@asfcenter.org
Chinatown: Chinatown Families Economic Self Sufficiency Coalition
Homer Teng 205-9544 sfcfesc@gmail.com
Excelsior: Mission YMCA
Jimmy Ozaeta 586-6900 jozaeta@ymcasf.org
Mission: Mission Community Council–sponsored by Arriba Juntos
Emily Claassen 487-3240X269 Emily@micocosf.org
North Beach & Telegraph Hill: Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center
Danika Choe 421-6443 Danika@tel-hi.org
OMI: OMI Family Resource Center–sponsored by Urban Services YMCA
Evelyn Daskalakis 421-6443 edaskalakis@ymcasf.org
Portola: Portola Family Connections
Nelly Pino 715-6746 npino@portolafc.org
Potrero Hill: Economic Opportunity Council of SF
Joe Tasby 206-0460 J_Tasby@sbcglobal.net
Richmond, Pacific Heights & Presidio: Richmond District Neighborhood Center
751-6600 mcusano@rvbeacon.org
South of Market: Community Development Institute / South of Market Community Action Network
Jack DeJesus 202-5690 jdejesus@somcan.org
Sunset: Aspirant - Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center
Carol Mo 759-3690x7303 CMo@SNBC.org
Tenderloin: Shih Yu-Lang Central YMCA
Erin Gardner 447-2554 eygardner@ymcasf.org
West of Twin Peaks, Merced & Miraloma: Stonestown Family YMCA
Doreen King-Roberts 242-7133 DKing-Roberts@ymcasf.org
Western Addition: Mo’ MAGIC – sponsored by the African American Art & Culture Complex
Sheryl Davis 558-2487 mo_magic@msn.com
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