Urban Services, YMCA
Cause Area
- Children & Youth
- Community
- Education & Literacy
- Health & Medicine
- Sports & Recreation
Location
1426 Fillmore St #204San Francisco, CA 94115 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
Urban Services YMCA, the social services branch of the YMCA of San Francisco, provides life changing programs to build healthy families, successful communitites, and educational excellence throughout the Bay Area. Our organization works to develop programs for communities in dire need of supports and services that build family resilience and stability.
Description
The Building Futures Mentoring Program offers 1-to-1 mentoring to at-risk youth ages 10-18 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mentors meet with their mentees once each week for an average of 2 hours over a 1-year period. We help children develop tools to cope with issues such as low self-esteem, family and peer conflicts, academic underachievement and decision-making skills. Youth are referred from schools and other YMCA programs.