Actualizing the Community Schools Vision in San Francisco
Empowering Kids, Families and Communities by Unleashing the Leadership of the Youth Development Workforce
The Leadership Summit brings Beacon Directors together in a reflective and intentional space, where they can pause, slow down, and reconnect with themselves as leaders, their purpose, and their vision.
San Francisco Beacon Initiative turns 30!
On October 10th, 2024, over 80 people gathered to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the San Francisco Beacon Initiative. We got to reminisce about our origin story, get inspired by young people about the impact that Beacons have had on their lives, and look toward the future from Beacon champions today. It was an evening that filled me with renewed passion about why SFBI works tirelessly to ensure this strategy continues on for another 30 years.
It’s all about relationships.
San Francisco Beacon Initiative
is a backbone organization that empowers kids, families and communities by unleashing the leadership of the youth development workforce.
We Build Capacity for Collaboration
Our work spans one-on-one leadership development, dynamic group facilitation and trusted thought-partnership. We work with individuals to transform themselves and the systems they work in.
Empowering the Youth Development Workforce
We support youth programming and staff’s ability to grow and develop as professionals.
27 Beacon Community Schools, 13 Community-Based Organizations
Our work brings San Francisco together around public schools.
San Francisco Beacon Initiative is the backbone organization that supports 27 Beacon community schools throughout the city
Each Beacon school is both a place and a set of partnerships, catalyzed by a community based organization (CBO) embedded in each Beacon school. CBOs connect kids with opportunities that go beyond school - academic enrichment, recreation, clubs, outdoor experiences, mentorship, internships, and more.
These CBO partners make San Francisco Beacon Schools what they are.
Let’s Collaborate
San Francisco Beacon Initiative supports schools, districts and organizations in the Bay Area and beyond. We offer individual and organizational coaching, convene leaders and host events that actualize the Community Schools vision.
“The expectation that collaboration can occur without supporting infrastructure is one of the most frequent reasons why it fails.”
“Collective Impact”
John Kania & Mark Kramer
Stanford Social Innovation Review
