PROGRAM AREAS

City and County of San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Their Families
About UsAdvisory GroupsDataFundingGrantee SupportJobs

San Francisco’s Department of

Children, Youth & Their Families

 

A National Model of Service to the Community

Created in 1989, the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth & Their Families (known as DCYF) is the arm within city government focused exclusively on ensuring that young people—ages 0 through 17—become healthy, productive, and valued community members. Over the years, DCYF has become a powerful, creative, and informed voice within city government and throughout the country. For regular updates on these efforts, please subscribe to the electronic newsletter, Message from the Director Margaret Brodkin.


Department Highlights

FAMILY FESTIVAL: Exhibitor Registration Now Open 

NEW FUNDING: Youth Workforce Development Expansion 

NEW PUBLICATION: Tackling Family Flight

NEW FUNDING: Family Child Care Health Benefits Consultant

STUDENT CONTEST: I Love My Afterschool Program Because

NEW REPORT: The Cost of Living in SF - Yes, It's High! 

Updates for DCYF-funded Organizations

UPCOMING FAMILY EVENTS 

NEW INITIATIVE ANNOUNCED: Service Learning

View the Great Work of DCYF-funded Organizations This Year 

Mayor Newsom Honored as Afterschool Champion 


DCYF achieves its mission by:

  • Strategic stewardship of the city’s landmark Children’s Fund
  • Creating innovative partnerships within government and with the community
  • Researching and promoting policies and a shared agenda to make San Francisco a family-friendly city
  • Engaging the public, particularly youth and parents, in accessing services and participating in the policymaking process.

  

 

  Fox Plaza
  1390 Market Street
  Suite 900
  San Francisco, CA 94102
  415 554-8990
 Contact   Site Map