Education nonprofits feel the pinch, and work together to raise funds to keep programs running this summer.
In just short of three weeks, San Francisco public school students will leave their classrooms for the last time this school year. Many of them will flock to summer camps — but for some organizations taking the baton, it is set to be a tough summer run.
“It’s a really big blow to us,” said Amy Anderson, the executive director of Horizons, which works with three Mission schools to provide after-school and summer activities to children, including literacy support, swimming lessons and field trips. These are free of charge to some 150 students during the summer.
“We’re being squeezed on all sides,” said Anderson. The shortfall also puts pressure on a preexisting challenge: Individual fundraising, which has gone down since the pandemic, she added. At least 22 percent of the families Mariposa Kids serves fall under the median income, according to Hazelton. He said he continues to receive requests for financial help, which they have a limited ability to give. “It’s gut-wrenching,” he said.
“We’re really serving families that have the highest need,” said Charles. Many of the families in the program are lower-income: Among 12 parents who disclosed their income in a survey to Glide, the average take home was $2,008 a month; some five percent of the children enrolled are homeless.
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