JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER

FOR OVER 50 YEARS, THE JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER HAS BEEN PROVIDING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND SAFE SPACES FOR YOUTH IN THE MISSION DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS OF SAN FRANCISCO. OUR NUMBER OF ANNUAL YOUTH PARTICIPATION HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY FROM 750 PARTICIPANTS TO 4,000 PARTICIPANTS RANGING FROM ZERO- TO TWENTY FOUR-YEAR OLDS. JAMESTOWN FULFILLS ITS MISSION WITH A FULL RANGE OF EARLY EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, LEADERSHIP, EMPLOYMENT, SPORTS AND COUNSELING AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS.EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS:READING TOGETHER. WEEKLY PROGRAM OFFERED TO FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN. ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON KINDER PREPAREDNESS AND IMPORTANCE OF READING WITH AND TO A CHILD.EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS:S SE PUEDE. K-2ND GRADERS ARE PROVIDED WITH ACADEMIC SUPPORT, AS WELL AS AN ENRICHMENT OR RECREATION ACTIVITIES. BRAIN SOUP. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YOUTH IN 3RD-5TH GRADE PARTICIPATE IN AFTER-SCHOOL DANCE, MULTIMEDIA, THEATER, RECREATION, AND COOKING CLASSES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPING READING AND WRITING SKILLS. SUMMER PLAYHOUSE. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YOUTH (K-5TH GRADE) SPEND THE SUMMER SEASON ENGAGED IN ARTS EDUCATION AND STRUCTURED RECREATION AND ALSO TAKE FIELD TRIPS THROUGHOUT SAN FRANCISCO. AFTER-SCHOOL EXPLORATIONS (ASE). MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH TAKE PART IN AFTER-SCHOOL COOKING, SKATEBOARDING, AND MARTIAL ARTS CLASSES EMPHASIZING DECISION-MAKING AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. SUMMER VOYAGE. IN THE SUMMER, MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH PLAN AND BUDGET WEEKLY ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS AROUND A THEME. LIKE ASE, DECISION-MAKING AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS ARE EMPHASIZED.ACADEMIC TUTORING PROGRAM:ONE ON ONE TUTORING PROGRAM. ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH WHO ARE PERFORMING ONE OR MORE YEARS BELOW GRADE LEVEL RECEIVE INTENSIVE, INDIVIDUALIZED TUTORING FROM COLLEGE STUDENTS. YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS:PEER EDUCATION PROGRAM (PEP). YOUTH, AGES 17 TO 19, CREATE AGE-APPROPRIATE VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SEXUAL/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH WORKSHOPS TARGETED AT YOUTH IN JAMESTOWNS PROGRAMS. PEER EDUCATORS ALSO CO-FACILITATE PEER SUPPORT GROUPS.CAM TOBACCO PREVENTION PROGRAM: COMMUNITY ACTION MODEL FOCUSED ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AMONG TEENS TO WORK ON REDUCING THE USE AND ABUSE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS AMONG TEENS IN THE COMMUNITY. CMCA ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM: COMMUNITY ACTION MODEL FOCUSED ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AMONG TEENS TO WORK ON REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT FOSTERS ALCOHOL ABUSE.YOUTH IN CHARGE (YIC). YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WITH JAMESTOWN FOR THREE OR MORE YEARS CAN SERVE IN YIC, JAMESTOWNS LEADERSHIP CORPS. YIC GIVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD ADVICE ABOUT PROGRAM DIRECTIONS AND BUDGETS AND REPRESENTS JAMESTOWN IN THE COMMUNITY. YOUTH APPRENTICES PROGRAM (YAP). HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH YOUTH RECEIVE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AS APPRENTICES IN THE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, THE JAMESTOWN OFFICE, AND OTHER COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS. THESE YOUTH WORK CLOSELY WITH MENTORS AND ATTEND BI-WEEKLY JOB READINESS TRAINING. SPORTS PROGRAMS:ORGANIZED TEAMS. BOYS AND GIRLS PLAY ON SOCCER (YEAR-ROUND) AND TEAMS THAT COMPETE IN CITY-WIDE LEAGUES. THESE PROGRAMS ALSO INCLUDE WORKSHOPS ON HEALTH, SPORTSMANSHIP, AND GENDER-SPECIFIC ISSUES.GIRLS SOCCER. GIRLS 3RD GRADE THROUGH 8TH GRADE PLAY IN RECREATIONAL SOCCER TEAMS, LEARN NEW SKILLS, AND PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS ON HEALTH, SPORTSMANSHIP, AND GENDER-SPECIFIC ISSUES. THE TEAMS COMPETE AGAINST OTHER SCHOOLS THROUGH AN INDOOR SOCCER TOURNAMENT THAT IS ORGANIZED COLLABORATIVELY BY SEVERAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.GIRLS AND BOYS SPORTS CAMP. IN THE SUMMER, GIRLS AND BOYS FURTHER THEIR SOCCER SKILLS AND PARTICIPATE IN NEW ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS SELF-DEFENSE TECHNIQUES, YOGA, AND FENCING. ARTS EDUCATIONPROVIDE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE ARTS PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES. PRINTMAKING AND GRAPHIC DESIGN SESSIONS ARE BULT AROUND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING TO SUPPORT PARTICIPANTS, INCREASE CONFIDENCE, SELF-EXPRESSION, AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY WHILE LEARNING ART SKILLS. PHOENIX RISERS PROGRAM:THE PHOENIX RISERS PROGRAM PROVIDES STRUCTURED ENRICHMENT, HOMEWORK SUPPORT AND BREAKFAST TO YOUTH TK-8 BEFORE SCHOOL FROM 7:00 AM UNTIL SCHOOL STARTS AT MULTIPLE SCHOOL SITES.COUNSELING AND PREVENTION SERVICES: SFP (STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM) A 14-WEEK PREVENTION AND FAMILY SUPPORT WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS AND YOUTH TARGETED AT FAMILIES OF PREADOLESCENTS FOCUSED ON SKILL BUILDING IN COMMUNICATION, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND FAMILY STRENGTHENING. PARENT PROGRAMS:CONVIVENCIA. CONVIVENCIA INCLUDES WORKSHOPS THAT ADDRESS CHILD-REARING ISSUES AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.