Transforming Public Schools into Youth & Family Centers
The San Francisco Beacon Initiative coordinates public and private partnerships and funding that enable schools, communities, and families to offer academic, social, and emotional support to their youth as they prepare for lives as successful adults.
The San Francisco Beacon Initiative is hiring a Director of Development!
Check out our open position here!
What People Are Saying
About SFBI: “Thankful for the sharing, coaching, and continued Beacon support system. This platform and safe space has been a tremendous help for me being a new Beacon Director for about 8 months now. Extremely grateful.”
— Kevin Wilson, Beacon Director of Dr. George Washington Carver ES
About Beacon Centers: “Beacon staff are amazing. They connect well with students, are willing to do whatever a teacher needs to be supportive, and go above and beyond in their programming and parent communication. I appreciate that each and every Beacon staff member is dedicated to the Hoover community.”
— Assistant Principal, Herbert Hoover MS
About the Beacon Network: “The Expanded Learning Cohort has been a great opportunity to connect with other members of the Beacon Network to form a community of support.”
— Frankie Monsivais, Beacon Staff of Willie Brown MS
About The San Francisco Beacon Initiative
Who We Are
The San Francisco Beacon Initiative (SFBI) is a small, but mighty team of seven women who support the 27 Beacon Centers across San Francisco.
Our Program Areas that we focus on include networking, leadership development, and ensuring fidelity to the Beacon Model.
The San Francisco Beacon Initiative is a fiscally sponsored project of Tides Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your gift may be tax-deductible pursuant to §170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. Please visit www.tides.org/state-nonprofit-disclosures for additional information.
Beacon Centers Are…
The essence of a Beacon Center is a collaborative, youth-centered program model that adopts the ideals of a community schools framework. The 27 Beacon that are currently across San Francisco work to support a shared vision, but each site is custom tailored to its surrounding community.
