Publications
DCYF In the News
2023
03/20/2023 : SFist: The Kids Are Not Alright: Teens Brawling In Large Mobs at Stonestown Mall
03/19/2023: SF Chronicle: More than 100 kids in brawl at S.F.’s Stonestown prompts increased police presence
2022
07/26/2022: SF Standard: Perspective: Proposal to Support Struggling SF Students Deserves Voter Support
02/17/2022: Mayor London Breed Releases Citywide Children and Family Recovery Plan
02/16/2022: SF Chronicle: Ousted S.F. school board member Faauuga Moliga abruptly steps down after recall defeat
01/14/2022: SF Chronicle: Omicron in California: CDC updates masking guidance, urges higher quality masks
2021
12/13/2021: SF Chronicle: Breed tries to rein in S.F. school board with unprecedented charter amendment
09/03/2021: The Economist: COVID19: how tech will transform your kids’ education
09/01/2021: SF Examiner: SF educators focus on mental health as new student behavior emerges
08/31/2021: SF Examiner: SF educators focus on mental health as new student behavior emerges
08/17/2021: NPR 1A: Back To School: Getting The Okay For K-12 Students
08/04/2021: SF Examiner: SF parents face school year with hope, trepidation and concern
07/31/2021: SF Chronicle: 'Freaking out': S.F. aftercare crisis has families worried as children head back to school
07/29/2021: HereSay Media: Women Who Led Us Through the Pandemic Roundtable
07/23/2021: SF Chronicle: Political infighting plagued S.F.'s pandemic hubs for vulnerable students, report says
06/14/2021: KPIX Channel 5 CBS SF: Free Summer Programs Available For Thousands Of Students In San Francisco
06/14/2021: FOX KTVU Channel 2: San Francisco's Summer Together program aims to get students back on track
05/26/2021: Health officials ponder revising summer camp COVID-19 safety guidelines
05/26/2021: Why summer school in California will prioritize fun and reconnecting students
05/10/2021: S.F.'s ambitious plans for free summer programs for 20,000 kids are taking shape. But will they help enough?
05/07/2021: Parents scramble for ‘Summer Together’ spaces
03/19/2021 New York Times: Why Child Care Staff Had to Show Up While Teachers Worked Remotely
03/18/2021 Wall Street Journal: San Francisco Runs Public School Pods Amid Covid-19 Lockdown Frustrations
03/10/2021 SF Examiner: The City announces free summer programming for SFUSD students
03/10/2021: KPIX CBS 5: San Francisco To Offer Voluntary In-Person Summer School Classes
03/10/2021: KTVU FOX 2: After year of virtual learning, free in-person summer classes for SF public school students
01/29/2021 SF Office of Civic Innovation: Meet a Changemaker Sherrice Dorsey Smith
2020
12/17/2020 SF Examiner: After a semester without an outbreak, city learning hubs set to expand
12/17/2020 Business Wire: Comcast Provides Free WiFi to 32 San Francisco Community Hubs
12/17/2020: Mayor's Press: Community Hubs Initiative
11/18/2020 Vice News Tonight: How San Francisco Students Are Learning While School Is Closed
11/01/2020 New York Times: In San Francisco, Virus Is Contained but Schools Are Still Closed
10/26/2020 School Library Journal: San Francisco Learning Hubs Helping Most Vulnerable Students
10/22/2020 Youth Today: How San Francisco Supports Its Neediest Kids In Virtual Learning
09/24/2020 Bloomberg Government: `Learning Pods’ Spread to Left-Behind Kids With Cities’ Help
09/17/2020 ABC7 News: San Francisco opens community learning hubs to help students navigate virtual classes
09/14/2020 KRON4: San Francisco opens hubs to assist students during distance learning
09/14/2020 FOX KTVU2: Learning hubs provide some San Francisco students in-person education
09/14/2020 CBS5 KPIX: San Francisco Launches New Community Hubs To Provide In-Person Learning Support For Kids
08/18/2020 NBC Bay Area: SF Mayor Announces Health Order Allowing Some In-Person Activities for Children
07/28/2020 CBS5 KPIX: San Francisco To Provide ‘Community Learning Hubs’ For Students In Need
07/24/2020: KPIX CBS 5: Reopening: San Francisco Schools Developing ‘Learning Hubs’ For Remote Teaching
07/23/2020 SF Chronicle: Learning hubs' opening across SF to help 6,000 kids in need with distance education
06/03/2020 SF Bayview: Mayor Breed: Modified citywide summer camps will open to all children 6-17 on June 15
05/22/2020 KPIX5 CBS: San Francisco To Reopen Modified Summer Camps And Programs June 15
03/23/2020 KTVU FOX 2: COVID-19: San Francisco expands emergency child care for essential employees