LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES
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Phone: (415) 673.0911
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Target demographics: Homeless, runaway and at-risk youth ages 12-24 in San Francisco
Direct beneficiaries per year: 3,500
Geographic areas served: San Francisco
Mission:
Larkin Street Youth Services’ mission is to create a continuum of services that inspires youth to move beyond the street. We will nurture potential, promote dignity, and support bold steps by all.
Results:
70,000 youth reached since 1984
Our Results: Keeping Youth Off the Street
• In 2007-2008, Larkin Street has engaged over 3,500 homeless and runaway youth in services and Larkin Street’s housing programs kept youth off the streets for 79,312 nights.
• 129 Hire Up program clients found jobs at an average hourly wage of $10.55.
• 138 youth re-engaged in education by enrolling at Larkin Street’s on-site high school.
• Last year, Larkin Street helped 68 formerly homeless kids to enroll in post-secondary education including Columbia University, Mills College, UC Berkeley, San Francisco State University, City College of San Francisco, and Heald College.
• 74% of youth who complete Larkin Street’s comprehensive programs exit street life.
Our Results: Keeping Youth Off the Street
• In 2007-2008, Larkin Street has engaged over 3,500 homeless and runaway youth in services and Larkin Street’s housing programs kept youth off the streets for 79,312 nights.
• 129 Hire Up program clients found jobs at an average hourly wage of $10.55.
• 138 youth re-engaged in education by enrolling at Larkin Street’s on-site high school.
• Last year, Larkin Street helped 68 formerly homeless kids to enroll in post-secondary education including Columbia University, Mills College, UC Berkeley, San Francisco State University, City College of San Francisco, and Heald College.
• 74% of youth who complete Larkin Street’s comprehensive programs exit street life.
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jack15
10/05/10
I've been a volunteer for years and Larkin Street is a very special part of my week. Although the stories of the clients would break your heart, the resilience and spirit of these kids is instead inspirational. Larkin takes kids with next to nothing and gives them a special gift: a future. It is...
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Bill
08/26/08
Larkin Street has a thoughtfully designed program, and highly skilled, hard working and caring staff. They and the volunteers who support them have an amazing record of helping homeless and at-risk kids rebuild their lives and and achieve their potential as self-sufficent, productive adults. The ...
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