City Youth Now supports youth in the San Francisco foster care and juvenile justice systems by providing funds for services and programs that promote stability and personal growth.
Originally founded as the Volunteer Auxiliary of the Youth Guidance Center in 1950, we are the first non-profit organization of our kind in the history of the United States' juvenile court system.
City Youth Now diligently works behind the scenes to address the unique needs of children and youth under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Juvenile Court System. While the youth come from different communities around the city they all have one thing in common—they have each endured more than their share of trauma and hardship.
Our hope is that by providing them with opportunities they might not otherwise have, they will not only feel a sense of immediate fulfillment but will develop into responsible adults.
City Youth Now Bridges the Gap for San Francisco Youth in Crisis!
The CYN volunteers have been an amazing asset in our classrooms. The volunteers give our students access to one on one, individualized attention, which greatly accelerates the speed at which the students learn. The tutors, both skilled and flexible, are an invaluable resource to our students. On behalf of the teachers and students at Woodside Learning Center, we want to thank City Youth Now for bringing volunteers to our school.
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Megan Mercurio, English Teacher at the Woodside Learning Center
Songs of the Caged Birds
Writings from the English classroom that sits in the Education Center at the San Francisco Juvenile Justice Center. This blog represents the voices and writing of our incredible students, who inspire and teach us everyday.
