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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

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

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

Building Futures Mentoring Program
Urban Services YMCA
1426 Fillmore St., Suite 204
San Francisco, CA 94115
Telephone: 415-561-0631x102
Fax: 415-563-8017
Website: www.ymcasf.org/urban/programs/building_futures
Contact: Nick Wightman
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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