Streetside Stories

Streetside Stories, through the power of storytelling, cultivates young people’s voices to develop literacy and arts skills and fosters educational equity. In-school and after-school programs reach over 2,000 K-12 students per year at 30 Bay Area public schools, community centers and low-income housing sites. Focusing on young people who attend struggling schools in underresourced neighborhoods such as Fruitvale in Oakland and San Francisco’s Bayside, Streetside Stories reaches a diverse population, with 99% of its students of color and 75% from low-income families. The long-serving Executive Director has resigned, effective by the end of 2013; this grant will support the imminent succession planning and transition efforts of the board, along with leadership development of the senior management team.

Through the power of storytelling, Streetside Stories cultivates young people’s voices, develops their literacy and arts skills, and fosters educational equity. In-school and after-school programs reach more than 1,200 K-12 students per year at 20 Bay Area public schools, community centers, and low-income housing sites. Focusing on young people who attend struggling schools in under-resourced neighborhoods, 97 percent of the students that Streetside Stories reaches come from communities of color, and 88 percent come from low-income households.

Through the power of storytelling, Streetside Stories cultivates young people’s voices, develops their literacy and arts skills, and fosters educational equity. In-school and after-school programs reach more than 1,200 K-12 students per year at 20 Bay Area public schools, community centers, and low-income housing sites. Focusing on young people who attend struggling schools in under-resourced neighborhoods, 97 percent of the students that Streetside Stories reaches come from communities of color and 88 percent come from low-income families.