Community Partner Resources
California PTA | www.capta.org
The California State PTA (California Congress of Parents, Teachers, and Students, Inc.) is a branch of the National PTA, serving as a connecting link between the national organization and its membership within the state.
San Francisco PTA | www.sfpta.org
The San Francisco PTA at the county level is the local chapter of the California State PTA. Chartered in 1907, the PTA encompasses all of San Francisco County, California. They currently serve over 62 school site PTAs and over 8900 members. Some of their many responsibilities are chartering new units throughout the county and acting as a conduit for information flowing from the unit to the state level and vice-versa.
Arts Ed Matters | www.artsedmatters.org
Arts Ed Matters is committed to advocating for a strong presence of the arts in public education. We believe that early and sustainable exposure to visual and performing arts curriculum fosters a more complete process of learning, helps to build healthy and vibrant communities, and prepares students to enter an ever-changing global landscape. Access to the arts is unequal and insufficient, and our public schools’ curriculum continues to grow more and more narrow in scope. To address this issue, we will advocate for the arts through fostering community dialogue, instilling a sense of urgency, reaching out to local politicians, and empowering parents as activists.
Chinese for Affirmative Action | www.caasf.org
CAA was founded in 1969 to protect the civil and political rights of Chinese Americans and advance multiracial democracy in the United States. Today, CAA is a progressive voice in and on behalf of the broader Asian and Pacific American community. CAA advocates for systemic change that remedies racial injustice, ensures equal opportunities for communities of color, reduces language barriers, and promotes immigrant rights
First 5 San Francisco | www.first5sf.org
First 5 San Francisco, established in 2000, is part of the statewide First 5 California movement to assist public agencies, non-profit organizations and families in supporting early education, pediatric healthcare, family support and systems change.
Friends of the San Francisco Public Library | www.friendssfpl.org
Friends of the San Francisco Public Library is a member-supported nonprofit organization that advocates, fundraises, and provides critical support for the San Francisco Public Library and related literary and educational programs. Friends of the SF Public Library provides the community with opportunities to invest in the success of the Library as well as literary and education communities by donating funds or by donating time through volunteering. They raise money and voices to ensure a first-class public library for San Francisco.
Parent Advisory Council (PAC) to the Board of Education - English: pacsf.org/index.php
Spanish: pacsf.org/enter-here-spanish.php
Chinese: pacsf.org/enter-here-chinese.php
The PAC's mission is to ensure that parent voices are included in Board of Education policy discussions. The PAC actively reaches out to hear parent concerns, and communicates directly with school board commissioners, SFUSD staff, and community partners to represent issues important to families in our public schools. The PAC strives to ensure that its membership reflects the rich diversity of our city's public schools; placing a high priority on reaching out to communities that historically have not been involved in shaping education policy.
San Francisco Education Fund | www.sfedfund.org
The San Francisco Education Fund believes that strong public schools are critical to San Francisco's viability and that the community must take action to ensure their success. By acting as a bridge between the community and the classroom, the Education Fund increases the availability and impact of resources for students and teachers throughout San Francisco public schools.
San Francisco HeadStart/Early Start | www.sfheadstart.org
San Francisco Head Start/Early Start provides early childhood education and other services to low income children and families in San Francisco through its center-based and home-based programs as well as through the delegate and partner agencies with which it works.
SFKids.org | www.sfkids.org
The City's family resource site with suggestions of afterschool programs, activities, classes, camps, community contacts, childcare referrals, and stories written by SF parents. The event calendar lists parent education workshops, things to do, holiday fun, reminders of deadlines and much more.
Support for Families | www.supportforfamilies.org
Support for Families, and its resource center, Open Gate, are an invaluable local resource for families of children with disabilities. They offer monthly IEP (Individual Education Plan) trainings, a book and toy lending library, support groups, a parent mentor program and a very popular resource fair every spring. Open Gate also maintains a help line at 920-5040.
Wu Yee Children's Services | www.wuyee.org
Wu Yee Children's Services' mission is to promote the healthy development of children and families by providing high quality, culturally and linguistically appropriate children and family support services.
