Announcement Details
Announcement Message
On July 23, Mayor London Breed announced that the Department of Children, Youth and Families and the SF Recreation and Parks Department will develop Community Learning Hubs to open on September 14.
Community Learning Hubs will provide support for close to 6,000 students who are utilizing the SFUSD Distance Learning Curriculum. City officials are prioritizing low-income families, children in public housing or the foster care system, homeless youth, and others in living situations that make remote learning particularly challenging.
At first, the hubs will to students in kindergarten through sixth grade, a group that has lower rates of COVID-19 infection. Officials will consider making the hubs available to older students. They will operate five days a week during ordinary school hours and will be staffed by experienced nonprofits and other organizations.
Registration for the Community Learning Hubs will run August 15 through September 4.
Two step process to apply and register:
Step One:
Complete the interest form at: https://www.dcyf.org/info
Step Two:
Community Based Organizations will outreach and enroll eligible families (HOPE SF Residents, Public Housing Residents, SRO Residents, Foster Care Youth, Homeless Youth, African American Youth, Latinx Youth, Pacific Islander Youth, Low-Income Asian Youth, English Language Learners) once registration opens August 24.
Parents/guardians will complete a Community Learning Hub application.
DCYF will review and prioritize based on additional criteria (Multi-system involved, No internet access, No digital learning device).
If eligible and space is available, an acceptance notification will be sent that must be signed and returned to complete registration and enrollment, and secure your space.