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Beacon Center

Kiyomi Noguchi
Center Manager

Center programs are open to everyone and are at the hub of the Chinatown Beacon Center’s community involvement. The homework center and workshops give youth a safe place to be with their friends and learn new skills. Young people may participate in a variety of activities such as homework, cooking, hip hop dance, sports, computers, video, art, and community service projects.
Homework center is for young people in grades four and above; workshops are for those in grades six and above. The Chinatown Beacon Center welcomes all young people from throughout San Francisco.

The homework center and workshops are located at [Gordon J. Lau Elementary School]; homework center meets in the cafeteria, and workshops meet in the auditorium and go to various locations throughout the school.

Homework Center is from 3:30 – 6:00 p.m., and workshops are from 4:15 – 6:00 p.m. Participants may arrive between 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. to sign in and hang out. Programs start in the fall and end at winter break. They begin again in January and end at the end of May. Look out for the fall 2005 schedule, coming soon!