Operating in San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, and Sonoma counties, Success Centers serves annually serves about 2,500 marginalized members of the community, mostly young people ages 16 to 24. More than 95 percent are low-income and nearly 90 percent are people of color, with the majority being African American and Latin. Many must overcome community violence, disrupted bonding due to multiple childhood losses and placements, undiagnosed disabilities, severe trauma, and more. Some are incarcerated or returning from incarceration. Roughly one in three are foster youth.
Our Mission: is to empower through education, employment and the arts. We focus on career pathways to lucrative job opportunities in high-demand industries. Success Centers is adept at removing barriers that prevent our clients from accessing the myriad opportunities in the Bay Area. We create an alternative pathway to success and access to economic justice. We foster resiliency, creativity, belief in self, and self-advocacy skills to increase equity and build safe, thriving communities.
