City Youth Now

On Saturday, CYN's Board Members and Staff volunteered their time to show their support at the 31st Annual Mae Louise Mays City Wide Softball Event!

City Youth Now was the leading fiscal agency for this year's event, put together in collaboration with HSA staff, Recs & Park staff, and our Executive Director. For months, the planning committee came together and organized, outreached, and volunteered their time to make this event a success! Way to go, team!

Pictured Above (from left: Antoinette Cattani, Board Member Toni Powell, Board President Jasmine Itliong, CYN Executive Director Catherine Sapiro, Board Treasurer

Summer is officially here ☀️ and it’s time for another Youth Engagement Session! We want to hear from youth. What are your needs? How can we improve our programming? What programs would you like to see? Join our session and tell us about your overall experience with CYN. It is our aim to partner with youth and that means listening to youth! Eligibility includes SF youth between 14-19 years of age and TAY Foster Youth up to age 21.

The annual City-Wide Charity Softball tournament is coming up - Hosted by HSA!!

City Youth Now will be the lead benefiting organization of the funds raised! Woo-hoo!

Swing by and show your support, or feel free to strike a few tries at our raffle prizes!

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Wow! What a wonderful night of celebration and community. Thank you to everyone who joined us and shout out to those who supported from afar - our 74th Rise Awards was a huge success. It is always meaningful to be able to gather together in an effort towards a shared vision and mission. Special thank you to our courageous and impressive youth scholarship recipients for inspiring us with their journeys, dreams and ambitions, and for allowing us to honor and support them along the way!

This beautiful evening - of music, great food and drink, awards and moving speeches, an exciting raffle, and the best company - couldn’t have been possible without our community partners, supporters, sponsors, donors, Board of Directors, Young Professionals Board, staff, volunteers, and youth! Thank you for being here with us.

We are very happy to share that we have received additional funding for scholarships this year!

Sincere thanks to the Taboni Group LLC - because of your support we are able to award an extra scholarship and support another student’s future success.

This year’s 2024 Taboni Group LLC scholarship recipient is Sandra Gamez 👏🏽 Congratulations to Sandra and all of the recipients of this year’s awards 🎉

If you’d like to sponsor a future scholarship, please contact [email protected] to be connected!

🎉 A huge thank you to our incredible 2024 Rise Awards Event Sponsors!

Thanks to the generosity of these amazing individuals and companies, we’ve raised $54,500 for this year's event. Community support is instrumental in helping us provide programs and services that promote stability, personal growth, and long-term success for youth.

With less than 2 weeks to go, we can't wait to celebrate with you. See you at the event! 💫

Registration closes in 5 days: https://www.classy.org/event/2024-annual-rise-awards/e559537

There’s still time to join us!

2024 Annual Rise Awards The City Youth Now annual Rise Awards ceremony is an opportunity for you to show support for the youth and young adults in the local community. Our mission is to provide programs and services that promote stability, personal growth and long term success for youth. We primarily partner wit...

🎉 Please join us in congratulating our 2024 Scholarship Recipients! We had over 15 impressive applicants this year. Our scholarship committee was moved and inspired by the achievements and aspirations of all the youth who applied. We will be celebrating these five recipients at our Annual Rise Awards this May 23rd! 🌟Tickets are still available 🎟️

This year, the S.T.E.P.S. Program was able to contribute 11 mini scholarships as well! 👏🏽

Thank you to our donors, sponsors, partners and supporters for helping make these scholarships possible! Youth face many barriers in working towards their dreams of becoming successful and contributing members of society. With everyone’s support, we are able to help them overcome some of these barriers. Investing in the youth today is investing in our future 🌏

Last night, our cooking class with culminated in the most wonderful garden party! We made pizzas and macaroons and got to bond over over both the process and the shared meal.

Thank you again so much to Vanessa and her team for hosting us and making the classes so warm, informative, accessible and fun! Over the course of four sessions, youth got to learn how to make tacos (and tortillas from scratch), stir fry, galettes, pizza, macaroons and more! Making food and sharing it is an art and a joy, and when done mindfully, helps keep us and our planet happy and healthy!

This class series, focused on nutrition and supporting youth access to healthy food during school breaks, was made possible by the funding we received from the participatory budget project by District 7! 🍎🍅🍋🥑🥦🥬🫑🌽🥕🧄🧅

Thank you also to our awesome USF interns, Olivia and Emily, to our long time partner, John, and to our great board members, Tyrone and Ian, for coming out to support and bringing the party!

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Check out our spring newsletter! We have been busy bees 🐝 partnering with youth, sowing seeds for long term success.

If you haven’t gotten your ticket, there is also still time to register for our annual Rise Awards. You can register and/or donate here:

https://www.classy.org/event/2024-annual-rise-awards/e559537

Our 2024 Rise Awards is right around the corner 😊

In addition to awarding scholarships and hearing from the youth we partner with, we also present the City Youth Now Community Service Award. This award is presented to one individual within our community that has consistently demonstrated compassion, commitment and service to youth with experience in the foster and/or juvenile justice system. It brings us great pleasure to share that this year’s award will be presented to social worker Monica Ternullo! 🥹 If you’ve ever had the pleasure of working with Monica, you know that her genuine care and commitment to youth experiencing the foster care system is unmatched. Monica’s dedication and determination shines through in all that she does. It is an honor to be able to celebrate her and all the ways she helps young people reach stability, personal growth and long term success.
Join us in celebration! RSVP at the link in our bio ✨

College Tours coming up! There is still time to register 🌟

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdw3FIPfiQ3Omv4Ommp_Gwj3BhDVTg4x37tHt4B5ss1HBLOQw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Please help us welcome CYN’s new executive director, Jasmine! 🥳🥳 Jasmine joined the team last year as our Program and Administrative Manager. During that time, Jasmine has participated in executive coaching and mentoring to prepare her to take on this role. We are so overjoyed to welcome her to the leadership team. ♥️ Jasmine is excited to get connected and is inviting the CYN community to reach out to her for virtual coffee over the next few weeks. 🍵 you can reach her at [email protected]

🌸SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY 🌸

CYN is an eligible organization to provide references. 🥰 You can apply at this link- https://www.tfaforms.com/5105672

The CYN team would like to welcome our new project interns! Nardi and Kelsey will be working alongside our team for the next few months helping us evaluate our YPEE program. 😊🎊 we are excited to undertake this project! We would like to thank our friends at the UCSF ECHO Community program for their teaching and support to help us get this project off the ground. ❤️

You’re Invited 🎊✨
It’s time! Our annual Rise Awards ceremony is happening and we hope to see you there! Last year, we got to gather in person with so many of you at Fort Mason. This year, we will celebrate at ✨✨
Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.classy.org/event/2024-annual-rise-awards/e559537

Celebrate Black History Month in February and all year round by striving for better understanding, appreciation, and equality for everyone.

✊🏾 Volunteer with our vetted nonprofits: https://hubs.ly/Q02gLM-f0

Nonprofit organizations worldwide are tirelessly working to fight systemic discrimination and promote racial equity. Thank you Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Washington, D.C. | Queens Community House | African Community Economic Development of New England | Economic Opportunity Program Inc | Dress for Success | City Youth Now | Stillman College | Literacy in Community | Homeless Engagement Lift Partnership | LOVE - Québec | Center for Black Equity | Peel BYSSI | Digby Area Learning Association - DALA | Welfare Avenue | I'RAISE Girls & Boys International Corporation for the impactful and heartwarming work you do 🧡

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🥁 If you're a nonprofit looking to gain exposure to 400+ corporates, reach out to us here: https://hubs.ly/Q02gLLpk0

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The 2024 scholarship season is open! Eligible youth can apply here- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd83-VGG2mXcX5YZaSxN5xtMbElS-sh1pJstJplpyoT8mxblA/viewform?fbclid=PAAaYN-pfedk_GSOycaV4lLDWf9Kn1_RcQjKQFflfhYd5w5-lPnF8_j2qYAqU_aem_AXlGURa_dRL0m5BiVve9faHkDqgJH209lnAZRHy00lCoR7nB8GgDAYx9IidwvQFT7YI

Friends! We have been selected as a circle non profit participant! 🎉 do you shop at target? Are you local to San Francisco? If so, open your target app and vote for City Youth Now! Your votes will translate into a donation from target to our programs. ✨

🎉🎉 the CYN team is embarking on an exciting project and we are looking for two paid project interns to help spearhead this project. Love research and evaluation? Love youth programs? This might be the opportunity for you! Find more information at cityyouthnow.org/employment

Responses should be received by 1/31/24 at 5p.

✨✨✨ we are gearing up for an amazing 2024 with lots of new programming and more opportunities for youth to partner with us to reach stability, personal growth and long-term success!

Can you list all 7 principles of Kwanzaa?

The “Nguzo Saba” or as it translates from Swahili to English, “The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa,” is a value system and set of principles which outline the mission statement and intentions of Kwanzaa. From December 26 to January 1, a different principle is celebrated each day, highlighting African-centered themes and traditions.

The Nguzo Saba are listed as:

🔴 Umoja (Unity)
⚫ Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)
🟢 Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility)
🔴 Ujamaa (Cooperative economics)
⚫ Nia (purpose)
🟢 Kuumba (creativity)
🔴 Imani (faith)

During Kwanzaa someone will informally ask, “Habari Gani?” or “What's happening?” in Swahili throughout the day. Someone will respond with the principle for the day, which today is “Umoja” which translates into English as “Unity”.

To learn more about Kwanzaa’s history, cultural expressions, and to find fun activities for new families & children, as well as more information on the 7 principles, join our virtual Kwanzaa celebration: nmaahc.si.edu/kwanzaa

📸 Pinback button celebrating the seven principles of Kwanzaa. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

We are SO grateful for the social workers and case managers who help us turn our holiday gift market into a reality for hundreds of youth each year! This year, we have provided gifts to over 150 youth and we could not have done it without their support. 🥹🥰🎄

Dear CYN community, we are preparing for the holidays and feeling the season of gratitude!

Thank you for partnering, connecting and investing in the work we do. We couldn't do it without you.

This year for Giving Tuesday, we would love it if you could contribute to our mission by helping us build up our community and share our FB page with someone who may be interested in our work!

Our YP Board member Hugh McFall wrote an article about participatory budgeting and it features CYN!

Check it out :)

https://www.moonshotmag.co/p/what-if-you-ran-your-citys-budget

Last weekend, we had the pleasure of attending the Shine event🌟, hosted by Margaret Coyne - a member of our advisory board - and her organization, Advokids!Thank you so much for inviting and including City Youth Now!

Pictured is longtime volunteer, John Knox, Margaret Coyne and former CYN Board President, Didier Perez.

Have you seen our Fall Newsletter? 🍂🍁

Have you signed up for our virtual career panel yet?

There is still time to join!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PmBSkZF9bjudcbB23dtRk1y_sp6Z0dI-DGNFbPreu1A/edit

Join Tyrone Campbell and City Youth Now on October 5th at 5pm for a Career Panel! Professionals from Real Estate, Contracting and Tech will share their unique insights to these fields. Come, ask questions and learn with us.

Pre-registration is required https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkHy8-9Zkr9cmDCCAJyJ8_fgMpNQzM40OYlRdF_nlpkTnPiw/viewform