About Us http://www.chinatownbeacon.org/about/ Copyright 2006 Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:49:31 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Volunteer To support Chinatown Beacon Center by donating your time and volunteering with one of our annual events or programs, please contact our Program Support Administrator at (415) 983-9510 ext. 301 or by clicking here to send an e-mail.

To find out more about our volunteer opportunities, click here.

]]> http://www.chinatownbeacon.org/about/archives/2006/02/volunteer.html http://www.chinatownbeacon.org/about/archives/2006/02/volunteer.html Volunteer Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:49:31 -0800 The Chinatown Beacon Center Established in 1996, the Chinatown Beacon Center is a school-based community center where children, youth, and adults participate in programs, activities, and community events during non-school hours. The Chinatown Beacon Center runs programs at five neighborhood elementary schools and other locations in the community, including its host site, Gordon J. Lau Elementary School. Chinatown Beacon Center programs are based on a youth development model which includes programming in the subjects of youth leadership, arts and recreation, academic enrichment, career development, and health, and fulfill the agency’s mission statement: to strengthen the community one person at a time by unleashing the power of youth and improving the lives of families.

The Chinatown Beacon Center is one of the eight neighborhood-based Beacon Centers forming the San Francisco Beacon Initiative (SFBI). Across San Francisco, the Beacon Centers create safe community centers within public school buildings, partnering with schools and community agencies. For the first seven years, the Chinatown Beacon Center’s lead agency was Wu Yee Children’s Services; Chinatown Beacon Center is now partnered with Community Educational Services. Chinatown Beacon Center is funded by the Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families (DCYF), the SF Arts Commission, the Major’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ), private foundations *, and corporate foundations**, in collaboration with the San Francisco Unified School District. In addition, the Chinatown Beacon Center partners with community members, local non-profit organizations, and city departments.

]]> http://www.chinatownbeacon.org/about/archives/2006/02/the_chinatown_b_1.html http://www.chinatownbeacon.org/about/archives/2006/02/the_chinatown_b_1.html Main Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:18:26 -0800 Our History The Chinatown Beacon Center was born from the roots of community collaboration. In the Spring of 1990, six agencies came together and formed the Chinatown Consortium for a Children, Youth and Family Center (CCCYFC). This was a collaborative of community agencies seeking expanded and improved facilities in Chinatown. This network also broadened its agenda to explore how they could best provide coordinated services to the Chinatown children, youth and families, through a single, multi-generational center.

These community agency leaders continued to meet to discuss ways of working together to provide comprehensive services for the immigrant, low-income, limited-English speaking families in Chinatown. In 1996, the efforts became focused on developeing a Beacon Center in Chinatown and a larger group of community stakeholders were involved in the planning process. This group included agency leaders, school principals, residents, youth and other community members. The Chinatown Beacon Center partnered with the San Francisco Beacon Initiative and launched in 1996.

]]> http://www.chinatownbeacon.org/about/archives/2005/03/our_history.html http://www.chinatownbeacon.org/about/archives/2005/03/our_history.html History of CBC Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:53:08 -0800 Contact Information     Administrative Office
    36 Waverly Place, #1
    San Francisco, CA 94108
    Phone (415) 983-9510
    Fax (415) 983-9514

    Program Site
    80 Fresno Street
    San Francisco, CA 94133
    Phone (415) 982-0615
    Fax (415) 434-3128

http://www.chinatownbeacon.org
http://www.cessf.org

Become a volunteer:
    click here to send an e-mail to our Program Support Administrator

Make a donation:
    click here to send an e-mail to our Development Director


Contact the staff:

    Aaron Gresens
    Program Coordinator
    Sherman Elementary School
    e-mail aaron at chinatownbeacon dot org
    phone (415) 982-0615 ext. 15

    Aimee Vicencio
    Technology Integration Coordinator
    e-mail aimee at chinatownbeacon dot org
    phone (415) 982-0615 ext. 20

    Ben Wong
    Director
    e-mail ben at chinatownbeacon dot org
    phone (415) 982-0615 ext. 23

    Erin Gardner
    AmeriCorps Member
    e-mail erin at chinatownbeacon dot org
    phone (415) 983-9510 ext. 309

    Jae Pasadas
    Youth Program Coordinator
    Spring Valley Elementary School
    e-mail jae at chinatownbeacon dot org
    phone (415) 982-0615 ext. 13

    Jenny Arcilla-Gonzalez
    After School Learning Program Site Coordinator
    Gordon J. Lau Elementary School
    e-mail jenny at chinatownbeacon dot org
    phone (415) 983-9510 ext. 316

    Johanna Chiong-Masis
    After School Community Enrichment Site Coordinator
    Jean Parker Elementary School
    e-mail johanna at chinatownbeacon dot org
    phone (415) 982-0615 ext. 15

    Kathleen Ruffle
    Program Manager
    Gordon J. Lau Elementary School
    e-mail kathleen at chinatownbeacon dot org
    phone (415) 983-9510 ext.311

    Kelvin Chin
    AmeriCorps Member
    e-mail kelvin at chinatownbeacon dot org
    phone (415) 983-9510 ext. 307

    Kiyomi Noguchi
    Program Coordinator
    e-mail kiyomi at chinatownbeacon dot org
    phone (415) 9820615 ext. 22

    Rui Bing Zheng
    Program Support Administrator
    e-mail ruibing at chinatownbeacon dot org
    phone (415) 983-9510 ext. 301

    Young Kim
    After School Community Enrichment Site Coordinator
    John Yehall Chin Elementary School
    e-mail young at chinatownbeacon dot org
    phone (415) 982-0615 ext. 13

]]> http://www.chinatownbeacon.org/about/archives/2005/01/contact_informa.html http://www.chinatownbeacon.org/about/archives/2005/01/contact_informa.html Contact Information Tue, 25 Jan 2005 17:44:01 -0800 Donate Your donation to CES has a direct impact on the sustainablility of all Community Educational Services, Chinatown Beacon Center, and Francisco Connection programming. If you have any questions about this or to make a donation, please contact our Development Director at (415) 983-9510 ext. 312. or by clicking here to send an e-mail.

]]> http://www.chinatownbeacon.org/about/archives/2005/01/donate.html http://www.chinatownbeacon.org/about/archives/2005/01/donate.html Donate Tue, 25 Jan 2005 17:36:12 -0800 Site Information Administrative Office
    Administrative Office
    36 Waverly Place Suite, #1 (between Clay St. and Sacramento St.)
    San Francisco, CA 94108


Program Site
    Program Site
    80 Fresno Street (between Columbus Ave. and Rowland St.)
    San Francisco, CA 94108


Host Site
    Gordon J. Lau Elementary School
    950 Clay Street (between Stockton St. and Powell St.)
    San Francisco, CA 94108-1521


After School Community Enrichment Sites
    Spring Valley Elementary School
    1451 Jackson Street (between Hyde St. and Larkin St.)
    San Francisco, CA 94109-3115
    Phone (415) 749-3636
    Fax (415) 749-3555
    Principal Lonnie Chin


    Sherman Elementary School
    1651 Union Street (between Gough St. and Franklin St.)
    San Francisco, CA 94123-4506
    Phone (415) 749-3630
    Fax (415) 749-3433
    Principal Phyllis Matsuno


    John Yehall Chin Elementary School
    350 Broadway Street (between Sansome St. and Osgood Pl.)
    San Francisco, CA 94133
    Phone (415) 291-7946
    Fax (415) 291-7943
    Principal Allen Lee


    Jean Parker Elementary School
    840 Broadway Street (between Powell St. and Mason St.)
    San Francisco, CA 94133
    Phone (415) 291-7990
    Fax (415) 2917996
    Principal Janet Dong

]]> http://www.chinatownbeacon.org/about/archives/2005/01/locations.html http://www.chinatownbeacon.org/about/archives/2005/01/locations.html Location Tue, 25 Jan 2005 17:29:52 -0800 Funders/Partners The Chinatown Beacon Center is funded by the following public, private, and corporate funders.

Public
Department of Children Youth and Families
SF Arts Commission
San Francisco Unified School District
Major’s Office of Criminal Justice

Private
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Silver Giving Foundation
San Francisco Foundation
W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Fund
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund
Walter and Elise Haas Fund
United Way
Sales Force Foundation

Corporate
Wild Planet Toys

]]> http://www.chinatownbeacon.org/about/archives/2005/01/funderspartners.html http://www.chinatownbeacon.org/about/archives/2005/01/funderspartners.html Funders/Partners Tue, 25 Jan 2005 17:28:19 -0800 Mission Vision and Values Mission
The Advisory Council and staff of the Chinatwon Beacon Center adopted the following mission statement, which state the primary purpose of the organization:

The mission of the Chinatown Beacon Center is to strengthen our community one person at a time by unleashing the power of youth and improving the lives of families.

Vision
The following vision statement was developed by the Advisory Council and staff of the Chinatown Beacon Center:

Chinatown Beacon Center envisions a dynamic community that:
• Has healthy young people and families
• Supports individuals to reach their full potential
• Is confident, accepting, and evolving

Values
The following values statement describes the core values and principles that guide the work of the Chinatown Beacon Center:

The Chinatown Beacon Center believes in:
• School and community collaboration
• Cultural sensitivity and respect of diversity
• Peoples’ passion and hope
• Community enrichment and pride

]]> http://www.chinatownbeacon.org/about/archives/2005/01/mission.html http://www.chinatownbeacon.org/about/archives/2005/01/mission.html Mission Vision and Values Wed, 19 Jan 2005 16:27:35 -0800 The Chinatown Beacon Center Established in 1996, the Chinatown Beacon Center located at Gordon J. Lau Elementary School has been strengthening its community one person at a time by unleashing the power of youth and improving the lives of families. The Chinatown Beacon Center is a community center where children, youth, and adults participate in programs, activities, and community events during non-school hours. Its programs are based on a youth development model which promotes youth leadership, arts and recreation, academic enrichment, career development, and health.

The Chinatown Beacon Center is one of the eight neighborhood-based Beacon Centers forming the San Francisco Beacon Initiative (SFBI). Across San Francisco, the Beacon Centers create safe community centers within public school buildings. The Chinatown Beacon Center is funded by the Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families (DCYF), the SF Arts Commission, the Major’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ), private foundations *, and corporate foundations**, in collaboration with the San Francisco Unified School District. In addition, the Chinatown Beacon Center partners with community members, local non-profit organizations, and city departments.

]]> http://www.chinatownbeacon.org/about/archives/2005/01/the_chinatown_b.html http://www.chinatownbeacon.org/about/archives/2005/01/the_chinatown_b.html Main Wed, 19 Jan 2005 16:12:03 -0800