Every month, over one hundred children in San Francisco are removed from their homes because of child abuse or neglect. These children are taken to the Child Protection Center before being placed in a foster care placement.

City Youth Now provides these children with a backpack filled with items such as toiletries, a nice clean T-shirt, a pre-paid phone card, colored pencils, paper, journals, and a cuddly teddy bear… all aimed to provide some comfort during this very scary time.

As economic turn over and budget cuts severely impact the funding at the Child Protection Center, City Youth Now is dedicated to expanding this program to include nylon rain jackets, umbrellas, and sweatshirts to help these young people endure the chilly San Francisco weather! All things that the Center is not able to provide at this time.

The children receive their Project KEEP backpacks when they arrive at the Child Protection Center. According to staff at the Center…