Edgewood Center for Children and Families

06/19/2024

We honor Willie Mays's legacy as a trailblazing athlete, generous philanthropist, and community leader. In addition to providing support through his Say Hey Foundation for many years, he regularly made it possible for our youth and program staff to attend San Francisco Giants games. He also met with them when attending games and took an interest in visiting with each child and teen to learn about their interests and dreams. We honor his legacy and commitment to providing youth positive opportunities and safer communities.

06/03/2024

Mark your calendar for the 59th Edgewood Fair at the Olympic Club Lakeside on March 6 and 7, 2025! Watch for details and sponsorship opportunities.

05/29/2024

The Second Annual Edgewood Open is just over a week away! Join in for tennis or pickleball games to benefit Edgewood’s Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU). The CSU provides 24/7/365 medical access and protection for children experiencing self-harm and mental health emergencies. It is the only one of its kind in San Francisco, where an average of 88% of youth admitted are diverted from traumatic inpatient psychiatric care.

Space is limited, so get your tickets early!
edgewood.org/edgewood-open/

05/14/2024

Thank you to Edgewood Board Member Carrie Johnson for her energetic and creative efforts to raise awareness and support our programs. In March, she was an exhibitor at the 58th Edgewood Fair with her hand-made quilts, which the guests purchased and were delivered as comfort items for youth served by our Crisis Stabilization Unit.

Carrie is now coordinating our second Edgewood Open, which will include tennis and pickleball to raise funds for the Crisis Stabilization Unit. Join us on Saturday, June 8th, for a day of fun that will support the life-saving services of the Edgewood Crisis Stabilization.

Resigter today at:
edgewood.org/edgewood-open/

05/06/2024

We celebrate National Nurses Week, which starts today. Edgewood's nurses are an important part of our programs throughout the Bay Area and contribute greatly to the well-being of the children, youth, and families we serve.

05/03/2024

Thanks to the Edgewood Auxiliary and Board for hosting a wonderful spring garden party today. Our youth enjoyed lawn games, bingo, burgers, flowers crowns, and even a Mr. Softee truck!

04/30/2024

Edgewood is fortunate to have generous neighbors in a very supportive neighborhood. Throughout the year, Pine Lake Park Neighborhood Association members provide tasty and healthy snacks for our Vicente campus youth. Thank you to our Pine Lake Park neighbors for surrounding our youth with such thoughtful and caring generosity throughout the year.

04/29/2024

Summer is almost here, and so is the 2nd Annual Edgewood Open. Join in for tennis or pickleball games to benefit Edgewood’s Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU). The CSU provides 24/7/365 medical access and protection for children experiencing self-harm and mental health emergencies. It is the only one of its kind in San Francisco, where an average of 88% of youth admitted are diverted from traumatic inpatient psychiatric care.

Space is limited, so get your tickets early!
edgewood.org/edgewood-open/

04/12/2024

Friday afternoons are special at Edgewood because that is the day Zay, a White Swiss Shepherd (Berger Blanc Suisse), comes to visit our Vicente Street campus. He has the day off today to celebrate his fourth birthday with his family. Thank you to Zay and his dog mom Anne Magill for bringing so much joy every time they come to visit.

02/15/2024

Eddie Mae Luckett was a beloved member of the Edgewood Kinship Support Network. The Eddie Mae Luckett Memorial Scholarship Fund honors her legacy by providing educational opportunities for youth. Edgewood's Kinship Program partners with Ticket to A Dream to support kinship foster youth in pursuing their educational dreams.

02/14/2024

💕Happy Valentine's Day!💕The Edgewood Auxiliary made spreading love and kindness a family affair at a craft event to make Valentine's notes for the youth and staff at Edgewood. It was a wonderful event connecting Auxiliary members' kids to their work supporting Edgewood. It's never too early to make a difference in someone's life and give back. ❤️

02/14/2024

This Valentine's Day, show your love by helping families stay together.

Edgewood pioneered the first-ever Kinship Support Network in the nation. Since then, our model has been replicated in every state of the country. Today, Edgewood provides services and financial support to over 300 Kinship caregivers and youth across San Francisco, San Mateo, and Contra Costa counties.
Edgewood’s Kinship support services are life-changing for the child and for the caregiver as well. 95% of children who benefit from Edgewood's Kinship program remain in their family unit until the age of 18. Caregivers who receive support from Edgewood report an 80% improvement in their overall health.

Let’s keep kids out of foster care and in the arms of families who love them. They need our support. Please donate today and help our children thrive in Kinship Families and successfully transition into adulthood. edgewood.org/donate/

02/01/2024

Edgewood Center honors the importance of the many milestones during Black History Month. Watch for updates throughout February as we recognize the past, celebrate the present, and empower the future.

01/15/2024

As we honor the legacy of Dr. King today, we are reminded that any day we are a service to others, we help strengthen our community and see how that connection supports each of us.

01/01/2024

Happy New Year! Edgewood Center is looking forward to great things in 2024 as we continue the expansion of our programs and services. This year also marks several milestone anniversaries -- the tenth anniversary of our 24/7 Crisis Stabilization Unit, the 20th anniversary of the Grace Magill Fund, the 75th anniversary of the Edgewood Auxiliary, and the centennial of our Vicente Street campus. Watch for updates and announcements as we help more youth and families to experience understanding, confidence, strength, and joy.

12/31/2023

It's not too late to make your tax-deductible contribution to Edgewood Center for 2023. All contributions postmarked or made online before midnight December 31 are tax deductible for 2023.

The need has never been greater. This month, CNBC reported that youth su***de rose by 62% from 2007 to 2021. But there is reason for hope -- Edgewood is expanding its programs and services to help youth and families to heal, recover, and thrive.

We invite you to join us in achieving Edgewood's vision – for everyone we serve to have the power to live life with understanding, confidence, strength, and joy. Our generous supporters play an essential role in helping us realize this vision. Please renew your support by December 31 so we can plan appropriately to provide our vital services in 2024! Link in bio or visit edgewood.org/donate/

12/28/2023

Thank you to members of the Edgewood Board, Auxiliary, individual supporters, volunteers, and our wonderful community and corporate partners who helped Edgewood to achieve its mission in 2023.

This year, we recognized the 30th year of our ground-breaking Kinship Support Network, relaunched our Intensive Outpatient Services and Partial Hospitalization Program, and launched our new A Place to Begin Service.

Edgewood Center's vision – for everyone we serve to have the power to live life with understanding, confidence, strength, and joy – has never been more critical. Our generous supporters play an essential role in helping us realize this vision. Please renew your support by December 31 so we can plan appropriately to provide our vital services in 2024! Link in bio or visit edgewood.org/donate/

12/22/2023

These packed goodies were provided for participants at our partner pantry, Edgewood Center for Children and Families, last week. We are so grateful to support families and children with fresh and delicious food!

12/21/2023

Help more children and youth to experience joy! Edgewood Center's vision – for everyone we serve to have the power to live life with understanding, confidence, strength, and joy – has never been more critical. Our generous supporters play an essential role in helping us realize it. Please renew your support by December 31 so we can plan appropriately to provide our vital services in 2024! Link in bio or visit edgewood.org/donate/

12/20/2023

In 2024, the Edgewood Crisis Stabilization Unit will mark a decade of serving the mental health needs of our community's youth. The only service of its kind in San Francisco, the Crisis Stabilization Unit, is open 24/7 and will be available throughout the holiday season. It has served over 3,000 children and youth over the past decade. Over the past two decades, youth su***de has increased by 62%, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Members of Generation Z, now ages 11 to 26, came of age during the global pandemic that was isolating and interrupted their formative years, which took a devastating toll on their mental health.

The Crisis Stabilization Unit is here to serve the mental health needs of this generation and is a vital resource for their well-being. Please consider renewing your support today so that Edgewood can continue providing this life-saving service. Link in bio or visit edgewood.org/donate/

12/16/2023

With rain in the forecast and the official start of winter coming next week, today was a perfect, sunny day for our youth to have an outdoor pizza party in our garden with games, crafts and live music. Thanks to duo Jimbo Trout through Whippoorwill Arts for a performance in our Garden Learning Center as everyone enjoyed a little California mid-December sun.

12/15/2023

Edgewood Center is committed to providing cutting-edge mental health services that respond to the needs of the youth and families of our community. We also value being a part of San Francisco from its earliest days as a city. We are honored to be included in "Oldest San Francisco" by Alec Stone, chronicling our community's most historic institutions. We have evolved with the needs of the community over the decades, but from our beginning, Edgewood has been here to respond to the most vulnerable youth and families so that they can thrive.

12/15/2023

Edgewood Center was honored to be selected as the philanthropic partner at this year's Holiday Mix and Mingle of the San Francisco chapters of the Public Relations Society of America and the American Marketing Association. Thank you to Edgewood Board Member Katie Calhoun for speaking on our behalf and sharing our critical mission and to former Edgewood Board Member and Past Auxiliary President Janet Lautenberger as an advocate on our behalf within this community of communication and marketing leaders.

12/13/2023

12/12/2023

Thank you to the Wender Weis Foundation for Children for allowing youth, parents and caregivers served by our San Francisco Family Resource Center to attend their annual Holiday Heroes event this evening at Oracle Park. Holiday Heroes is an inclusive environment where children and families from every background enjoy once-in-a-lifetime moments together. The event seeks to inspire, motivate and delight. This year's celebrity guests include Misty Copeland, Danel Cormier, and Gabe Kapler.

1/3 of attendees are sponsored families. For some, this will be their only celebration this holiday season, and the gifts they receive at our event will be the only ones they enjoy.

We are grateful to have partnered with the Wender Weis Foundation for Children for almost a decade. Thank you for brightening the holidays for our youth and families!

12/11/2023

Thanks to the Edgewood Auxiliary, Project Glimmer, and Sephora for hosting our Holiday Glo-Up for our youth today. Crafts, haircuts, delicious holiday treats, nail art, jewelry making and more made it a festive kick off for the season.

12/05/2023

One of the most rewarding things at Edgewood Center this year has been welcoming back in-person volunteers. From joining clients in the garden, throwing parties celebrating various holidays, and remodeling our pizza oven, volunteers help enhance the Edgewood experience for everyone. Today, on International Volunteer Day, we celebrate all of our volunteers who have done so much to further our mission throughout 2023.

Here is how volunteer Edith Jones, describes her experience: “I enjoy working with the clients; seeing their joy as they grow, nourish, and harvest in the garden brightens my day. Having a space and activity in which the clients can participate, whether they want to garden or just sit and enjoy being outside, is very rewarding to both of us. I am both happy and saddened when a client goes home because I will miss them but am happy that they are at a place where they can return home.”

Learn more about how you can help Edgewood by signing up to volunteer at: edgewood.org/volunteer/

12/01/2023

Observed annually on December 1 since 1988, World AIDS Day allows the global community to unite with one voice to commemorate the people who have lost their lives to AIDS, show support for people living with and affected by HIV, and raise awareness for the continued importance of HIV prevention, care, and treatment. Today, we remember the more than 36 million people globally, including over 700,000 people in the United States, who have died from AIDS-related illness since the start of the HIV epidemic. We honor the progress the global community has made in the fight against HIV in the past 42 years while also recommitting to the worldwide effort to end the HIV epidemic.