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Friends of the Children – SF Bay Area began serving our first class of 32 Bayview Hunters Point children in the summer of 2017, we’re planning to add a new class of kindergarteners each year, and we’ll soon be serving 500 children. In the words of Mayor London Breed (see video below), we plan to “change what is normal in low-income neighborhoods in our city, so that all children grow and thrive in San Francisco!”
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Friends of the Children continues to garner national recognition for our courageous, unique, and proven model.
New Research: Friends of the Children model is promising solution for children AND their families.
Friends of the Children Founder, Duncan Campbell Featured in The New York Times
Basketball Legend Michael Jordan makes multimillion-dollar investment in Friends of the Children
Child Mentorship Program Launches in Bayview Hunters Point with $1.2 Million Grant
Friends - SF Bay Area Wins 2017 Social Innovation Fund Sub-Grant
New Friends of the Children Chapter to Launch in Spring 2017.
Friends Awarded $4 Million For Expansion
Friends is featured in the Detroit Free Press
"It's something almost unheard-of: a program where mentors stick with kids unconditionally..."
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