CHALK youth outreach worker interviews Supervisor Sophie Maxwell

Mission
Communities in Harmony Advocating for Learning and Kids, or CHALK, is a San Francisco project providing a range of youth services with a specific focus on transformative youth development and employment.
CHALK Purpose

The purpose of all of CHALK's programs is to provide information, resources and support to youth and their allies. CHALK is unique because the providers are youth.

Visit CHALK program websites:
Youthline Online
Youth Funding Youth Ideas

   

"Get Money...Make Change" Come check out our new YFYI website! YFYI is excited and proud to launch our new site. Come visit us at www.youthfundingyouthideas.org to explore the site and learn about our work and how you can get involved.

YFYI is youth-led, youth-driven and youth-focused! Please take a minute to see what great work youth in San Francisco are doing for their communities and how you can get involved too. Opportunities for funding of up to $10,000 for projects benefiting your community are just around the corner. YFYI is changing communities, one project at a time.... :)

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CHALK Employs Youth with Significant Needs
  • 95% are low income
  • 95% are youth of color
  • 90% are from drug infested and violent neighborhoods
  • 80% are at risk of academic failure
  • 30% are on probation
  • 20% are LGBTQQI youth
  • 10% are teen parents
  • 10% are youth with disabilities
  • 20% are residents of public housing
  • 20% are former runaway/homeless youth
  • 30% are in or transitioning out of the foster care system

Join me in congratulating Vanessa for being Employee of the Month!!! She is part of YL Live, working behind the scenes to make sure each episode runs that much smoother. And she has become CHALK's graphic designer, creating youth friendly designs for posters, flyers and other promotional material. And she is an artist! Thanks for being a member of the CHALK Fam Vanessa!



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