Resources
Youth
- Walk Like a Warrior; a Young Man’s Survival Guide
- Sex Ed for the Real World
- Becoming 18: A Survival Guide for Teenagers - Downloadable PDF
- If These Walls Could Talk: Inside Youth Speak Out - Youth testimonials on survival and strength
- 24 Hour Teen Hotline (415.621.2929)
Families
- Powerful Families - Parenting toolkit
- Kids and the Law: an A-to-Z Guide for Parents- English (PDF) - Spanish (PDF)
- Commission on the Status of Women Resource Guide
San Francisco
- San Francisco Youth Commission
- The Center for Young Women’s Development - Resources for girls
- The SAGE Project
- San Francisco Department of Public Health Behavioral Health Services
- Instituto Familiar de la Raza
- Mission Neighborhood Services Precita Center
- Huckleberry Youth Programs - Programs and services for homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth in SF and Marin, including crisis shelter
- Community Assessment and Referral Center (CARC)
- CJCJ Detention Diversion and Advocacy Program (DDAP)
- Sunset Youth Services
- Community Youth Center
- First Place Funds for Youth has a transitional housing programming with wrap-around case management, life skills training and placement into independent living for youth transitioning out of foster care.
- San Francisco Family Support Network
Alameda County
- MISSSEY
- Youth Employment Partnership (YEP) provides GED classes, job readiness training paid internship programs, and Job Placement in Alameda County
- Youth Radio has internship opportunities for young people interested in media and music production
- Beyond Emancipation services for youth coming out of the foster care system
- First Place Funds for Youth has a transitional housing programming with wrap-around case management, life skills training and placement into independent living for youth transitioning out of foster care.
- Next Steps Learning Center tutoring and testing services for GED, adult literacy
- Alameda County Family Justice Center - The one-stop center for families experiencing domestic violence
System Partners
- Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice
- City Youth Now
- Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
- National Council on Crime and Delinquency
- Vera Institute of Justice
- Campaign for Youth Justice
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