2024 marks a monumental year as Larkin Street Youth Services commemorates its 40th anniversary. Join us in celebrating the visionary founders, the thriving alumni, the dynamic participants, and the dedicated staff who together amplify our mission. Our comprehensive support in education, employment, housing, mental health, and the arts has fostered resilience and success, showcasing the…
Journey with us as we highlight the transformative stories of young people engaged with Larkin Street Youth Services. Through our holistic approach encompassing education, job training, housing, mental health care, and the arts, we’re unlocking each young person’s immense potential. Celebrate their journey towards resilience, self-sufficiency, and a brighter future.
Performing Arts Night celebrates the talents of young people in our Art Program, which offers opportunities in visual, performing, digital arts and more. This event gives young people the chance to express themselves as well as explore careers in the arts. This year’s event was filled with so much talent and creativity, and we are…
Discover the stories of young people overcoming challenges with Larkin Street Youth Services. See how our comprehensive services like education, job training, housing, and mental health support, alongside our arts program, are paving the way for a future free of youth homelessness. Join us in celebrating resilience and the power of community.
Here are some ways you can help reverse the trend: Read our 2021 Policy Brief: A Focus on Prevention for an outline of policy recommendations that will help us continue to eliminate youth homelessness and make it rare, brief, and one time. Become an Ambassador. Host a gift card and/or clothing drive throughout the month of…
Hello friends, This Pride, we celebrate with you the progress we’ve made collectively for the young people we serve to come out safely—out of their shell, out of the closet, and out of the experience of homelessness! Reflecting on my own experience coming out, I am acutely aware of the access, opportunities, and assurances of…
We are ancestors in the making. Thank you for working with us to continue developing a world where no young person will experience homelessness, so that one day our descendants can live boldly in freedom and in safe community. Together we’re making progress! Scroll below to see how you can participate in area community events honoring the…
On April 29, 2021, we were thrilled to premiere, Paving a New Way, a very powerful documentary directed by filmmaker Natasha Florentino for Larkin Street Youth Services. This film showcases the resiliency and perseverance of three young people who have experienced homelessness in San Francisco. Thank to YOU, we exceeded our fundraising goals for the 19th annual…
This Black History Month marks almost exactly a year since the COVID-19 pandemic reached the US, and nine months since George Floyd’s murder. While deep inequities, racism, and white supremacy have existed in our country for more than 400 years, this past year has been a tipping point. Changing the systems and structures that perpetuate…
Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia says he plans to donate $12.5 million to Rising Up to combat youth homelessness in San Francisco and the Bay Area, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Wednesday. This generous donation will help the coalition house 145 young people and provide homelessness prevention services to another 105. The coalition aims to…
On April 20, Supervisor Matt Haney, hosted a virtual press conference and urged leaders to speak out against the lack of widespread testing in high-risk places like homeless shelters and the need for frontline workers in the homeless response system to earn hazardous pay. Currently, the Department of Public Health is providing testing for symptomatic…
Guests came to support young people showcasing their talents ranging from dance and music to theater and poetry at our annual Performing Arts Night on Sept. 18, 2019. Each performance showed so much creativity and courage — we couldn’t be prouder! Performing Arts Night celebrates the talents of young people in our Art Program, which…
From time to time, Larkin Street alumni reach out to us to let us know the impact our programs had on their lives. Mira, who used our services in the late ’80s, got in touch with us through Instagram recently and told us a bit about how and why she found Larkin Street, and what…
Thank you CBS SF Bay Area for covering Crawfest, a fundraiser benefiting Larkin Street, and the amazing fundraisers who made it happen! The video and article talk about the importance of private and unrestricted donations to non-profit organizations. Here’s an excerpt: “Unlike public funding which is designated for specific programs like shelter, the money raised by the…
Our Engagement and Community Center has re-launched Fruity Wednesdays every week from 5 to 7 pm! The goal of the event is to provide a safe, inclusive, and entertaining social space for LGBTQ youth and allies. Fruity Wednesdays is in partnership with The Grand Ducal Council of San Francisco, a nonprofit drag group. They are teaching…
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We are proud to announce the 2017 Bay Area CFO of the Year finalists across six categories. All award Finalists will be recognized and Winners announced at the awards dinner and ceremony on Wednesday, May 24 to be held at Hyatt Regency. Chosen by an independent selection panel from nominations collected by the nominating committee, the…
