MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT

Dear Friends:

For over 60 years, City Youth Now has been dedicated to serving San Francisco's abused, neglected, and forgotten children. During the past few years, children in the foster care and juvenile justice systems have experienced the negative effects of budget cutbacks and program setbacks. These reductions continue to impact health services, group home funding, foster family services, and support for youth transitioning out of the foster care system.

In 2011, City Youth Now is responding to the needs of youth in the system as budget cuts continue to diminish their access to programs, support and funding assistance. City Youth Now worked closely with the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department and Woodside Learning Center to assist detained youth in the completion of their studies, GED exams, and online college courses while detained. City Youth Now continues to assist youth in foster care and has rekindled connections with community based organizations to better serve youth in the Juvenile Court System.

We know that our success as an organization is entirely dependent upon individual donors and foundations who invest in the future of San Francisco's forgotten children by providing them help to transition confidently to adulthood. Today, youth in the foster care and juvenile justice systems need your help.

Best,
Jack Gallagher
President, Board of Directors