CENTERS FOR EQUITY AND SUCCESS INC DBA SUCCESS CENTERS
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Mission Statement
Success Centers’ mission is to empower marginalized community members through education, employment and art, so they may develop a positive self-image as well as a sense of hope and purpose for their future.
About This Cause
Success Centers focuses on the populations that have been most impacted by unjust policies like the War on Drugs, implicit and explicit bias, redlining, and other social inequities that underlie high incarceration rates and unequal access to wealth, power, and resources among Black and Brown community members. We offer six core programs: - DREAM AND PLAN FOR TOMORROW Young people achieve their high school diploma or GED, prepare for college, develop life skills, and complete community service. - NEW DIRECTIONS Young people prepare for work and learn marketable skills that lead to meaningful employment. - EQUITY CONNECTIONS People connect with employers, find jobs, and receive on-the-job training in construction, healthcare, hospitality, and entrepreneurship. - CREATIVITY Young people learn visual, written, and recording arts to develop their expressive voice, celebrate their communities, and enhance their academic and personal growth. - AND HOUSING We oversee 75 units of community-based affordable housing, and assist residents with access to our other programs and public services. - BREAKING BARRIERS We bridge information, transportation, digital, and trust gaps to facilitate access to services, employment preparation and placement, and housing. It’s a lot. But we can sum it up in one word: EQUITY. When you donate to Success Centers, you foster equity and reduce the impact of systemic racism by helping people pursue their education, obtain employment, and discover their expressive potential. Operating in San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, and Sonoma counties, Success Centers annually serves about 3,500 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. While our programs are grounded in employment, education, housing support, and the arts, we must meet the individual day-to-day needs of our participants to enable them to access and get the most out of our programs: meals, transportation, referrals for housing and health services, clothing, supplies, and more. Those who cross our threshold are making a conscious effort to change. We help them make changes that improve their lives and communities even as we demand change from within the system. And as long as inequality persists, we won’t stop. Many institutions have failed our participants. We are the last house on the block. With your help, we will always be here.