SFUSD - Community Partnerships

San Franciscans and our neighbors near and far have pitched in to help our students succeed.

Foundations and Non-profits

Youth for Service provides assistance to youth and young adults so that they are able to enter today's competitive world and keep themselves trained for future employment opportunities.
Linking San Francisco (LSF) is a community of schools and organizations working together to help our students learn and improve our city through service learning.
Greetings from the Bay Area Coalition of Essential Schools (BayCES). BayCES is a regional network of secondary schools that are committed to increasing the learning and achievement of every student.
Currently at work with thirty SFUSD schools The San Francisco Bay Girl Scout Council provides self-esteem, academic support and leadership skills to girls throughout the Bay Area.
Since 1979, the San Francisco Education Fund (Ed Fund) has been dedicated to improving the quality of public education in San Francisco. The Ed Fund has channeled over $11,000,000 into San Francisco public schools with the support of contributions from corporations, foundations, and individuals.
Visit San Francisco Educational Services . The SFES mission: to expand the academic, personal and vocational opportunities available to children and youth at risk of educational failure.
The PTA is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. Become a member or volunteer. Your participation will be welcomed.
The goal... "Furnishing every public school student and teacher with a home computer..." CompuMentor partners with the SFUSD on the Home Computer project.
The San Francisco Recycling Program provides educational materials for teachers and students, conducts educational programs and offers technical assistance to schools interested in setting up recycling and waste prevention programs.
The Every Child Can Learn Foundation helps the District and school sites gather resources to support our educational mission. Visit their site to find grants you can use for class or school projects.
SFUSD's San Francisco School Volunteers links schools, businesses, and the community for bettering the quality of education. Are you ready to help?
The Exploratorium trains SFUSD teachers to enrich our science and mathematics curriculum.
Americorps is a national service program that has many projects working with San Francisco students and schools.
The San Francisco Early Childhood Information System Project is a collaborative of local agencies including the SFUSD Child Development Centers to provide access to information on young children.

Colleges and Universities

The University of California at Berkeley has developed innovative programs such as the Berkeley Pledge, the Interactive University, the Academic Talent Development Program, and the Josephine Miles Fellowship Program to help our youth get ready for the University, and to help our teachers prepare them. Click here to see the Fall 1998 IU invitation for new projects.
The University of California, San Francisco has worked with our young people, especially through the Science Education Partnership (SEP) to open opportunities in health profession fields.

Government Organizations

The City and County of San Francisco work with SFUSD to increase access to computer technology for residents of city housing projects.
The San Francisco Public Library is providing access to its resources for our schools, as well as 2-way access between City libraries and the Internet.

Corporate and Labor Partnerships

IBM selected SFUSD as a site for its Reinventing Education grants.
Pac Bell funded much of the SFUSD Internet infrastructure with its CalREN grant, works with Bryant Elementary School on its Education First initiative, and donated hundreds of wiring kits to aid SFUSD schools to participate in NetDay96. On September 25, 1996, Pac Bell announced the donation of 500 Pentium computers to SFUSD to enhance Internet access for schools in Bay View/Hunters Point for Phase One of the Partners in Education initiative.