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Big Brothers Big Sisters of
the Bay Area
731 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Telephone: 925-918-2657
Fax: 415-495-5704
Website:
www.bbbsba.org
Contact: Dolores Santa Cruz
E-mail: dsantacruz@bbbsba.org
Big Brothers
Big Sisters of the Bay Area helps build responsible, independent children and youth by matching each with a supportive and
caring adult role model. Our mission is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one
relationships that provide measurable impact.
Program Type: Community-based; school-based, site-based
Mentoring
focus: Social-emotional support
Mentoring ratio: 1:1 mentoring
Mentee ages: 6 - 18
Mentee genders: male and female
Time
commitment: 4 - 12 hours per month
Length of commitment: 12 months
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Centerforce Leaders In Future
Environments (LIFE) Project
2955 Kerner Blvd
San Rafael, CA 94901
Telephone: (415) 456-9980, ext. 117
Fax:
(415) 456-2146
Website: www.centerforce.org
Contact: Alison Tanzer, LIFE Project Coordinator
E-mail: Atanzer@centerforce.org
Leaders
in Future Environments (LIFE) Project is a mentoring program that aims to strengthen and promote leadership in youth affected
by parental incarceration.
The LIFE Project accomplishes this by providing one-on-one mentoring, group activities every
six weeks, and annual retreats that focus on the special needs and unique challenges that our mentees face. All activities
are sponsored by the LIFE Project.
Program Type: Community-based
Mentoring focus: Social-emotional support
Mentoring
ratio: 1:1 mentoring
Mentee ages: 11 - 18
Mentee genders: male and female
Time commitment: 1 hour per week
Length
of commitment: 12 months
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Foster a Dream
Office: 4585
Pacheco Blvd, #110, Martinez, CA 94553 Mail:
77 Solano Square, #133, Benicia, CA
94510 Telephone: 925-228-0200 Fax: 925-228-0202
Website: www.fosteradream.org
Contact: Tamara Earl E-mail: info@fosteradream.org
Foster
A Dream's mission is to provide programs and resources that build the hopes, dreams and futures of foster children; and be
a guiding source for successful transition into the adult world. One of our main programs, "Bridges", seeks to increase
positive outcomes for youth exiting foster care, creating permanent connections and building a foundation for academic and
career success. Through our mentoring component, we connect foster youth with mentors who will empower them and help build
strong foundations for success futures.
Program Type: Community-based
Mentoring focus: Social-emotional support; Tutoring/academic; Career development; Sports/recreation
Mentoring ratio: 1:1 mentoring
Mentee ages: 13 - 18
Mentee genders: male and female
Time commitment: 4 hours
per month
Length of commitment: at least 12 months
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Building Futures Mentoring Program Urban Services YMCA
1426 Fillmore
St., Suite 204
San Francisco, CA 94115
Telephone: 415-561-0631x102 E-mail: nwightman@ymcasf.org
The Building Future mission is to help at-risk youth overcome personal, social, and family challenges through
a positive adult-child relationship. Building Futures offers 1-to-1 mentoring to at-risk youth in San Francisco/Marin/San
Mateo/Alameda counties. We help children develop tools to cope with issues such as low self-esteem, family and peer conflicts,
academic underachievement, and decision-making skills. We are unique in that we provide a 15-hour paraprofessional training
to all mentors before matching, which prepares them to work successfully with at-risk youth by developing relationship-building
skills, exploring issues facing at-risk youth, and strategies to handle difficult situations. Thorough ongoing support is
provided by the coordinator who is a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern. Program Type: Community-based
Mentoring focus: Social-emotional
support; Tutoring/academic; Sports/recreation
Mentoring
ratio: 1:1 mentoring
Mentee ages: 6 - 18
Mentee genders: male and female
Time commitment: 1 - 3 hours per
week
Length of commitment: 12 months |
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