Richmond District Neighborhood Center Inc

OUR MISSION IS TO NURTURE A DIVERSE URBAN COMMUNITY BY DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY YOUTH, ADULT, AND FAMILY PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS AND FOSTER RESPECT FOR ALL PEOPLE AND OUR ENVIRONMENT.

MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS RDNC COORDINATES TWO MIDDLE SCHOOL BEACON PROGRAMS BASED ON THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL MODEL WHICH PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DAY, SETTING PARTICIPANTS UP FOR SUCCESS IN EVERY PART OF THEIR LIVES. THE PROGRAM USES A SHARED LEADERSHIP MODEL WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF. DURING THE PANDEMIC SCHOOL YEAR OF 2020-2021, PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED VIRTUALLY AS WELL AS IN-PERSON AT OUR COMMUNITY LEARNING HUB FOR 40 ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS MOST IN-NEED. REGULAR PROGRAMMING WAS RESUMED DURING SUMMER AND SCHOOL YEAR 2021-2022 AND OFFERED FOR FREE, TO ASSIST WITH PANDEMIC RECOVERY.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS - RDNC OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF SUPPORTIVE BEFORE, AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AT FIVE RICHMOND DISTRICT PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH SUPPORT FOR ACADEMICS AND LITERACY FOCUSING ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATH (STEAM), AND INCLUDE RECREATION, SPORTS AND ENRICHMENTS. DURING THE PANDEMIC SCHOOL YEAR OF 2020-2021, PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED VIRTUALLY IN ALIGNMENT WITH SFUSDS REMOTE LEARNING. SUMMER 2021 PROGRAMMING WAS HELD IN-PERSON AND OFFERED FOR FREE, TO ASSIST WITH PANDEMIC RECOVERY. IN 2021-2022, RDNC RESUMED IN-PERSON SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAMMING AND CONTINUED TO SUPPORT PANDEMIC RECOVERY, PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILL BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SUMMER 2022

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS RDNCS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ADDRESS ISSUES OF FOOD SECURITY, WELLNESS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. OUR FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMMING PROVIDES FRESH GROCERIES TO 1,000 LOW-INCOME SENIORS AND FAMILIES EVERY WEEK AT THREE PANTRIES AND THROUGH A HOME DELIVERED GROCERY PROGRAM. DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE ADDED A POP-UP PANTRY THROUGH THE END OF 2020 AND WE BEGAN TO DELIVER TO ALL PANTRY PARTICIPANTS OVER THE AGE OF 65, SO THEY WOULD NOT NEED TO RISK EXPOSURE TO COVID-19 TO GET THEIR FOOD. TO EXPAND DELIVERIES, WE COUNTED ON OUR 150 VOLUNTEERS, AND INCREASED DRIVERS HOURS TO DELIVER FOOD TO ALL QUALIFYING SENIORS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. AS WE RECOVERED FROM THE PANDEMIC IN 2021-2022 PROGRAMS MOSTLY MAINTAINED THEIR EXPANSION BY ADDING MANY OF THE PARTICIPANTS WHO STARTED DURING THE PANDEMIC TO REGULAR SERVICES. OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL MERCHANTS TO GET TOGETHER TO SHARE AND LEARN ABOUT RESOURCES AND CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER TO STRENGTHEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. DURING 2020-2021 THE PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) AND MINI-GRANTS TO STRUGGLING LOCAL BUSINESSES, PROVIDED MEALS FROM LOCAL RESTAURANTS TO UNHOUSED AND UNDER-HOUSED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, OFFERED COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS VIRTUALLY, AND RESPONDED TO ANTI-ASIAN RACISM WITH ON-LINE FORUMS AND IN-PERSON SELF-DEFENSE CLASSES. IN 2021-2022, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BUSINESSES AND LOCAL RESIDENTS AS THEY RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC.IN ADDITION, RDNC IS HOME TO TENANT ORGANIZATIONS THAT BROADEN THE SCOPE OF SERVICES THAT RDNC PROVIDES TO THE COMMUNITY. THESE INCLUDE CROSS CULTURAL FAMILY CENTER'S CHILDCARE PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER'S SLIDING-SCALE MUSIC LESSONS