Bret Harte

Bret Harte Elementary Beacon is managed by the community based organization, Bay Area Community Resources.
Bret Harte Elementary Beacon is managed by the community based organization, Bay Area Community Resources.
Merita Kaulave, Beacon Director
Hi, my name is Merita Kaulave, I am Samoan, born in American Samoa. I left Samoa at the age of 4 and moved to Honolulu, Oahu where I lived there till I was 9. I moved to San Francisco and grew up in the Bayview District and have been here for over 30+ years now. I attended Woodrow Wilson High School, and right out of high school I started a family and didn’t work for 5 years. I was offered an opportunity to work with families at Bay Area Resource in the Bayview as a Family Engagement Coordinator for 3 years. I volunteered at my children’s school for 4 years and I was offered a job at the Beacon Program by a good friend since I was already working with kids. I worked with the Beacon Program for 5 years, unfortunately the funding ended. Therefore I was blessed to have been offered a job at Bay Area Community Resource an after school program by another good friend. I have been working at Bret Harte 19 years as a Program Leader and then promoted to Site Coordinator for 3 years. I am proud to say that I have been with this wonderful organization for 20+ years now and still going strong. What inspired me to keep going strong in this line of work are the children & families. Someone was there for me, I am definitely paying it forward!
1035 Gilman Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94124
Neighborhood: Bayview
Phone: 415-330-1520
Fax: 415-330-1555
School Loop: bhes-sfusd-ca.schoolloop.com