Addressing the Issue of San Francisco Family Flight
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Policy Council on Children, Youth and Families addresses the issue of families with children leaving San Francisco. The recent decline in the number of families with children in the city is part of a trend that has continued since 1960, when a quarter of the city’s population was under the age of 18.
NEW PUBLICATION: 
CLICK HERE to read Tackling Family Flight the Progress Report on the Mayor's Policy Council for Children, Youth and Families 2005 - 2008
Getting Behind the Headlines
In 2005 the Policy Council asked the Public Research Institute at San Francisco State University (PRI) to assist in gathering and analyzing data to address the objectives of their September 2005 meeting, entitled Getting Behind the Headlines: Families Leaving San Francisco. The objectives were to:
- Compile as much data as possible regarding child population trends in San Francisco, including demographic information about which families are leaving, and why
- Place these trends in the context of the greater Bay Area and other urban communities
Based on these data, PRI was asked to suggest a framework for Policy Council work going forward and identify any further research needs.
Mission
The mandate of the Policy Council is to strengthen the foundation of supports for San Francisco’s children, youth and families by establishing a core set of citywide policy priorities and monitoring their use. A clearly articulated agenda is crucial to sustain San Francisco’s diverse communities of kids and families, and to ensure that public dollars are used efficiently. The Council’s primary purpose is to encourage more coordinated, responsive, and accountable services and supports through improved planning. With clear citywide priorities in place, the Council can leverage public and private resources facilitate collaborative planning efforts, and help the City achieve better results for children and families.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s
Policy Council on Children, Youth, and Families
Co-chairs
Margaret Brodkin
Director, DCYF
Julian Potter
Director, Mayor's Office of Public Policy & Finance
Members
Kathleen Alioto
Dean of College Development, City College of San Francisco
Reverend John Anderson
St. John's Presbyterian Church
Linda Asato
Director, Wu Yee Children’s Services
Trish Bascom
Associate Superintendent of Student Support, SFUSD
Fred Blackwell
Director, Mayor’s Office of Community Development
Brian Cahill
Executive Director, Catholic Charities CYO
Luciana Carvalho
Chair, Youth Commission
Charles M. Collins
President & CEO, YMCA
Robert Corrigan
President, San Francisco State University
Adele Corvin
Former President, Jewish Community Federation
Steve Falk
President & CEO, SF Chamber of Commerce
Michael Funk
Executive Director, Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center
Carlos Garcia
Superintendent of Schools, SFUSD
Susan Hirsch
Principal, Hirsch & Associates
Cassandra James
Vice-Chair, Youth Commission
September Jarrett
Director of Policy and Planning, DCYF
Claudia Jasin
Executive Director, Jamestown Community Center
Dwayne Jones
Director, Community Investments and Outcome
Mitch Katz
Director, Department of Public Health
Laurel Kloomok
Executive Director, First 5 San Francisco
N’Tanya Lee
Executive Director, Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth
Dan Macallair
Executive Director, Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
Reverend James McCray
Pastor, Jones Methodist Church
Hydra Mendoza
Mayor’s Education Liaison
Lynn Merz
Executive Director, Miriam and Peter Haas Fund
Gabriel Metcalf
Executive Director, San Francisco Planning & Urban Research
Jeff Mori
Executive Director, Asian American Recovery Services, Inc.
Janet Reilly
Commissioner, Asian Art Museum
Trent Rhorer
Director, Department of Human Services
Shawn Richard
Executive Director, Brothers Against Guns
Nancy Rubin
Executive Director, Edgewood Center for Children and Families
Patty Siegel
Executive Director, California Childcare Resource and Referral
