OF SAN FRANCISCO
Healthy Lifestyles
Sports, Fitness, and Play programs promote physical health by providing low-risk settings for members to explore moving their bodies and eating healthy foods. These playful experiences build movement skills, such as running and throwing, and healthy nutrition education, such as choosing healthy foods. Members develop positive attitudes toward physical activity and nutritious eating to support a lifetime of healthy decisions.
This year, we also increased members’ engagement in organized sports leagues, with particular success in soccer, baseball, and girls volleyball.
Participation
3,982
youth participated in sports or physical activities while attending the Club
442
youth participated in gardening programs
94%
Healthy Cooking Programs
879
youth participated in healthy cooking programs
94% of youth learned cooking skills that will help them be more independent of youth felt more motivated to participate in sports or physical activity in the future
Junior Giants
Our baseball league, Junior Giants, is one of our most popular summer programs. Our baseball season kicked off with a special PLAY BALL event with the San Francisco Giants at our Willie Mays Clubhouse at Hunters Point. We were honored to be part of this kick-off event for a national, week-long celebration of the history and impact of the Negro Leagues. Youth from across our Clubhouses played baseball with Giants players and learned about the history of the Negro Leagues.
314
youth participated in Junior Giants this summer
11 clubs across the City participated
Behavioral Health Services
High school students surveyed in 2021 from the San Francisco Unified School District showed significant interest in health and supportive services, with the top two areas being stress management (64% expressing interest or strong interest) and depression and anxiety (58% expressing interest or strong interest).
We believe building socioemotional skills is a key component of youth development, allowing young people to realize their full potential. These essential skills are critical to our mission, as they equip youth with the ability to communicate effectively, collaborate with others, and develop resilience in the face of challenges.
Wellness Programs
2,980
youth participated in wellness programs like meditation, art, gardening, and yoga, fostering mindfulness, creativity, and emotional balance
638
hours of no-cost professional therapy were provided, ensuring youth received critical, individualized mental health support from our expert Behavioral Health staff
92%
of parents said that the Club has a positive impact on their child’s social skills and ability to make friends
Each of our traditional Clubhouses and Camp Mendocino has a Behavioral Health Services Specialist who supports our commitment to cultivating caring and supportive communities by:
Prioritizing wellness activities, regular mental health check-ins, and early interventions
Providing no-cost individual and family therapy
Developing coping strategies that advance BGCSF’s commitment to building self-esteem and a sense of agency across all areas of youth development
Leading behavioral health training for all Club staff
GREAT FUTURES START HERE
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