Growing Together:
The DCYF Newsletter
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Message from Our Interim Director, Sherrice Dorsey-Smith
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Interim Director Dorsey-Smith and her daughter Alex at the 2025 Summer Resource Fair.
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With spring officially arriving next week, summer isn't far behind: that means families are busy making plans, and our grantees are preparing for the delivery of amazing summer experiences!
DCYF is proud to support summer programs in San Francisco that give children and youth opportunities to learn, grow, explore, and have fun. Whether you’re looking for enriching programs for children in grades K-8, or summer jobs and experiences for youth ages 14-24, our grantees, partners, and other agencies offer a wide range of options.
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As we work to connect children and youth with summer programs, we’re also taking time to recognize Women’s History Month and the many incredible women who fought - and continue to fight - for opportunity and equality. Their leadership, determination, and courage opened doors for future generations, and it’s on us to continue their work.
Women’s History Month brings to mind a quote that has become a mantra of sorts as I raise my daughter Alex: 'Teach her that she matters.' It’s a simple but powerful reminder that when we show young people that their voices, dreams, and contributions matter, we are creating a world where every new generation has the freedom and confidence to pursue the lives they want.
I hope you will join me and DCYF as we continue the work to make young people feel valued, capable, and able to reach their full potential, in whatever path they choose.
In Community,
Sherrice Dorsey-Smith
Interim Director, DCYF
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Summer Programs and Opportunities for San Francisco Children and Youth
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| DCYF-Funded Summer Programs for Children in Grades K-8
DCYF funds 38 agencies in every San Francisco neighborhood to provide summer programs for children in grades K-8. Visit our Summer Programs for Children and Youth page to find out which agencies we fund, and to access their websites.
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| SF Recreation & Parks Department's Summer Day Camps
Keep your kids happy and engaged this summer in day camps hosted by the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department! Sign up for all kinds of camp activities, from outdoor exploration to arts and crafts to swimming. Priority summer day camp registration for families that receive scholarships from the Recreation and Parks Department opened on March 10, and general registration opens Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 10am.
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| Summer Jobs, Programs, and Opportunities for Youth Ages 14-24
If you are, know, or work youth ages 14-24, our new Summer Jobs, Programs, and Opportunities Site is for you! We will update the Site often, so be sure to check back throughout the spring.
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| Our415 Resource Website
Use the new Our415 website to find summer programs, services, and anything else you need to raise a family and grow up in San Francisco.
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Thank You for Making the Summer Resource Fair a Huge Success!
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The annual San Francisco Summer Resource Fair took place on February 22, and San Francisco showed up for it: around 3,000 people came to the County Fair Building to meet with represenatives from over 100 summer programs and other services for children and youth in grades K-8!
If you missed the Summer Resource Fair, or if you would like to learn more about which agencies were at the event, visit our Medium articles about each category of exhibitors:
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| Thank you again for making the 2025 Summer Resource Fair our best one yet. We hope to see you next year at the 2026 Resource Fair!
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Resources for Immigrant Children, Youth, and Families
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| DCYF and the entire City & County of San Francisco want to help immigrants, asylees, and refugees connect to resources, opportunities, and more.
Immigrant Services and Resources Landing Page
Created by the SF Immigrant Forum, this page is a comprehensive source of services, resources, and events.
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The page includes Know Your Rights information, links to immigration legal help, healthcare access, housing and shelter support, financial assistance, and much more. The Immigrant Services and Resources Landing Page can be translated into Spanish, Traditional Chinese, and Filipino.
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In addition to the Immigrant Services and Resources page, we want to highlight some resources that people in San Francisco may find helpful if they or someone they know is detained by U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE):
Call the San Francisco Rapid Response Hotline. If you or anyone you know is detained by ICE in San Francisco, call the local Rapid Response 24-Hour Network Hotline: (415) 200-1548.
Have Kids? Have a Plan. Have a plan to take care of your children if you are detained. Make a plan with an adult family member or friend with legal authorization to be in the United States, and who you can contact in an emergency to take care of your child. As soon as you can, ask the ICE agent to let you call that person to take care of your child.
Be Prepared. Have the number of an immigration attorney with you, both programmed in your phone and written on a slip of paper in your wallet. There is no right to a free attorney unless you are charged with a crime. Visit the Immigrant Services and Resources Landing Page to find an immigration attorney.
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| The Great Park Naming Contest
The Great Highway will reopen this spring as an exciting new park space, offering a safe and scenic destination to walk, bike, skate, and take in stunning views of the Pacific Ocean.
You are invited to submit a name for the new that reflects the spirit, history, and significance of this coastal landmark. Your idea could become part of San Francisco's legacy! Name submissions are due by March 16, 2025.
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SFUSD Assignment Letters Coming Out Week of March 17
If you submitted an SFUSD Enrollment Application for the 2025-2026 school year, be sure to check your mailbox next week for your child's assignment letter.
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Support for Families Information & Resource Conference
The Information and Resource Conference is a FREE annual conference for families of children with disabilities, the professionals who work with them, and community members. The Conference will take place on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at John O’Connell Technical High School, 2355 Folsom Street. Registration for the Conference is open now!
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| K2C's 2025 Art & Video Contests
K2C's 2025 Art & Video Contests with the theme, “A Future Worth Saving For” is here! Current Kindergarten to 12th grade SFUSD and district-affiliated charter school students with an active K2C account are invited to participate in either contest. K2C will select three citywide honorees for each grade range and award scholarships up to $500. The first 50 entries for the two contests, art or video, will also receive a $10 incentive in their K2C account towards their college savings. Submissions due by March 24, 2025.
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| Free Community Interpreters Training
The City & County of San Francisco Office of Civic Engagement & Immigrant Affairs is partnering with the Asian Women’s Shelter to host a 40-Hour Community Interpreters Training to provide bilingual community members with professional community interpretation skills. The Community Interpreters Training is suitable for those who provide language services full-time, part-time, or on an ad-hoc basis.
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| Find Sites Near You Serving Free Meals for Children and Youth
The CA Meals for Kids Mobile App can help you find sites serving free afterschool and summer meals all over the state of California! You can use the app to find sites by address, county, city, zip code and partial site name. Download it for free on your iOS, Android, or Microsoft devices.
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| Visit Museums for FREE with Museums for All
Through the City’s Museums for All program, San Francisco residents with EBT or Medi-Cal cards can get free or reduced admission to more than 25 local museums and cultural centers!
Visit the San Francisco Museums for All page to find out which museums are participating, and to learn how to get free tickets.
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| Free Tax Preparation Help
If you earned a maximum of $67,000 in 2024, the SF Human Services Agency's nonprofit partners can help you safely and securely file your taxes for free! Free tax services can save you an average of $300 on tax preparation, and can help you claim tax credits, including:
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$250 from the SF Working Families Credit
- $8,050 from federal Earned Income Tax Credit
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$2,000 maximum federal Child Tax Credit per qualifying child.
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| Applications Open for San Francisco Civil Grand Jury
The San Francisco Civil Grand Jury investigates the departments and agencies of the City and County of San Francisco and writes thoughtful, impactful reports. As a truly independent body, each jury - by a supermajority - is free to choose its investigative subjects. Applications are due by May 2, 2025.
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Land Acknowledgement Statement
The San Francisco Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families (DCYF) acknowledges that it carries out its work on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone, the original inhabitants and stewards of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the government agency that stewards the Children and Youth Fund, we accept the responsibility that comes with resources derived from property taxes upon unceded and colonized land. We recognize the history and legacy of the Ramaytush Ohlone as integral to how we strive to make San Francisco a great place for life to thrive and children to grow up.
Learn about the Association of Ramaytush Ohlone.
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