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SPARK $150K
GROWN 100K
BELONGING $50K
PERSEVERANCE $25K
HOPE $10K
SUPPORT $5K
FRIEND $1,200
Founded in 2016, Friends of the Children–SF Bay Area improves long-term outcomes for youth who face Adverse Childhood Experiences (or ACEs) and the immense barriers created by systemic racism. Our mission is to effect generational change by empowering youth through a long-term relationship with a Professional Mentor for 12+ years, no matter what! Our organization is part of a national network that has been disrupting generational cycles of poverty, violence, and trauma for 30 years.
Our Professional Mentors each support up to eight youth, meeting one-on-one every week through school visits, outings, and steady check-ins. Over 12+ years, they help the youth they serve build academic confidence, practice problem-solving, and develop hope and perseverance, all by consistently showing up with an open heart and listening ear. The result is real generational change. And it works: 92% of youth enroll in post-secondary education, serve our country, or enter the workforce; 83% graduate high school; 93% stay out of the justice system; and 98% wait to parent until adulthood.
