Streetside Stories

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 2,000 K-12 students per year at thirty Bay Area public schools, community centers, and low-income housing sites. Focusing on young people who attend struggling schools in under-resourced neighborhoods such as Fruitvale in Oakland and Bayside in San Francisco, Streetside Stories reaches a diverse population: 99 percent of its students come from communities of color and 75 percent come from low-income families. A first-time grant would enable the organization to expand its programs and strengthen their quality.

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 1,000 K-12 students per year, at twenty Bay Area public schools, community centers, and low-income housing sites. Focusing on young people who attend struggling schools in under-resourced neighborhoods, Streetside Stories reaches a diverse population: 97 percent of its students come from communities of color and 88 percent come from low-income families. Renewed support will allow Streetside Stories to plan for the end of a long-time and significant U.S. Department of Education grant, and reexamine its school partnership model in the context of changing school priorities.