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The Afterschool Alliance
Raises awareness of the importance of after school programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children.
The After School Project
A national program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that connects young people in low-income neighborhoods with responsible adults in youth development after school programs.
National Institute on Out-of-School Time
A research, evaluation, public policy, and training center dedicated to highlighting the importance of children’s out-of-school time.
The National Association for Girls and Women in Sport
Develops and delivers equitable and quality sport opportunities for all girls and women through relevant research, advocacy, leadership development, educational strategies, and programming.
Women's Sports Foundation
Advances the lives of girls and women through sports and physical activity.
The Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
Explores how sport, recreation, and physical activity affect the lives of girls and women. Activities include interdisciplinary research, education, community outreach, and public service.
Girls Inc.
Inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold by developing research-based informal education programs that encourage girls to take risks and master physical, intellectual and emotional challenges.
Bay Area Girls Center
Helps girls in the Bay Area discover strength and talent through verbal, physical and creative self-expression activities, including leadership building and self-discovery through outdoor adventure and creative arts.
San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department
Oakland Parks & Recreation Department
East Bay Regional Parks District
Neighborhoods Parks Council
California Park & Recreation Society
National Recreation & Park Association
BPM
Conducts free seminars for nonprofits in preparing for audits, buying insurance, influencing public policy, technology planning, and other topics.
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services
Offers a wide range of nonprofit consulting, training services, and seminars.
CompuMentor
Helps nonprofit organizations use technology more effectively to achieve their missions.
The Foundation Center
Provides education, information, and training on the grantseeking process.
Northern California Grantmakers
Provides short-term loans to nonprofit human service organizations experiencing cash-flow problems that place their services in jeopardy.
Orgspaces.org
Brings together information about space availability, planning, funding and sharing to help nonprofits stay in San Francisco.
The Spin Project
Provides media training and resources to community organizations across the country. Extensive resources available for free on their wesbite.
TechSoup
Provides technology news and resources for nonprofits, and offers discount technology for nonprofits through DiscountTech.
Tides Center
Provides fiscal sponsorship, financial services, employee benefits, administrative support, and human resources assistance for nonprofits.
Take the Governor's Challenge! The Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports challenges California K-12 schools to help kids get healthy and fit. Eleven schools will get $1,000 awards for physical activity equipment, and the winning school will receive a brand new fitness center. Learn more
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Alameda County Public Health Department
National Adolescent Health Information Center
The Center for Weight and Health, U.C. Berkeley (College of Natural Resources)
Healthy People 2010
Describes health objectives for the Nation
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion The National Center of Physical Activity and Disability
Office of the Surgeon General
The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity, 2001
California Adolesent Nutrition and Fitness Program (CANFit)
Engages communities and builds their capacity to improve the nutrition and physical activity status of California´s low-income African American, American Indian, Latino, and Asian/ Pacific Islander youth 10-14 years old.
California Project L.E.A.N.
Creates healthier communities through policy/environmental changes, educates Californians to choose healthier foods and be more physically active, conducts research-based, consumer-driven nutrition and physical activity campaigns and leads State and local efforts promoting nutrition and physical activity.
The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
Supports and assists those involved in physical education, leisure, fitness, dance, health promotion, and education and all specialties related to achieving a healthy lifestyle.
American Association of Adapted Sports Programs
Supports sports for physically disabled children and youth
Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program
Organizes sports and recreation for Bay Area residents with physical disabilities and visual impairments
BAY AREA SCORES
Empowers kids by providing a safe and constructive environment five days a week after school.
PE Central
Provides information about physical education.
National Alliance for Youth Sports
Advocates for positive and safe sports and activities for children nationally.
National Association for Sport & Physical Activity
Enhances knowledge and professional practice in sport and physical activity through scientific study and dissemination of research-based and experiential knowledge to members and the public.
The Institute for the Study of Youth Sports
Researches the benefits and detriments of participation in youth sports, produces educational materials for parents, coaches, officials, and administrators, and provides educational programs for coaches, officials, administrators, and parents.
The University of Notre Dame Mendelson Center for Sport, Character, and Culture
Uses research, educational programs, consulting, and networking to give coaches, athletic leaders, school administrators, and educators the tools of character development.
Sports4kids
Supports and creates youth sports and recreational opportunities to enhance the health and well-being of youth and communities.
The Sports Philanthropy Project
Works to maximize the impact of sports foundations on the health, social development and well-being of their communities
The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Promotes, encourages and motivates Americans of all ages to become physically active and participate in sports.
Academy for Educational Development (AED) Center for Youth Development & Policy Research
Promotes positive development for all youth in America through public education, research, policy formulation, and technical assistance aimed at U.S. communities seeking to expand opportunities and support systems for disadvantaged young people.
The Forum for Youth Investment
Helps communities ensure that young people are ready for work, college, life by age 21. Provides training and technical assistance to youth workers.
Community Network for Youth Development
Works to strengthen the field of youth development in the San Francisco Bay Area at the community and systems level. Provides youth-serving agencies with technical assistance, training and resources and works with funders and policymakers to more effectively support community-based youth development efforts.
Youth In Focus
Works for social justice by training underrepresented Youth and adult allies in Youth-led action Research, Evaluation and Planning (Youth REP). Provides training and consulting to community-based and grassroots organizations, schools and public agencies primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area and Central Valley regions.
The Youth Leadership Institute
Designs and implements community-based programs that provide youth with leadership skills in the areas of prevention, philanthropy, and policy and civic engagement.
Children Now
Uses national research, action and media strategies to improve children's lives while helping America build a sustained commitment to putting children first.
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California
Addresses national and state policy issues such as childcare, preschool and afterschool activities through research and advocacy.
Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth
Works to improve the life of San Francisco's children, youth and their families through child advocacy.
San Francisco Youth Commission
17 young people between the ages of 12 and 23 from San Francisco who serve as the official youth voice at City Hall.
The Afterschool Alliance
Raises awareness of the importance of afterschool programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children
National Institute on Out-of-School Time
Brings national attention to the importance of children’s out-of-school time, influences policy, provides training and consulting, and aims to improve the availability, quality and viability of programs serving children and youth.
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