Huckleberry Youth Programs
Huckleberry Youth Programs Geary Offices, 3450 Geary Blvd., Suite 107, San Francisco, CA 94118
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Huckleberry Youth Programs includes Huckleberry House, which offers 24-hour crisis intervention and emergency shelter for youth. The organization also operates a 24-hour teen crisis hotline at 415.621.2929 and offers family and individual therapy as well as case management. Additional services include the Huckleberry Youth Health Centers, the Huckleberry Wellness Academy, Huckleberry ACE (Access to College Equity) Academy, and the Huckleberry Advocacy & Response Team (HART), which provides a 24/7 response line for sexually exploited youth.
• Ages: 12–17 years old
Huckleberry Youth Programs’ history traces back to 1967 when Huckleberry House opened as Huckleberry’s for Runaways, and Youth Advocates, Inc. legally changed its name to Huckleberry Youth Programs in 1998. The organization states it has partnered with Bay Area teens and families for over 50 years. Its mission is to strengthen families and empower young people with services that promote safety in times of crisis, physical and emotional health and well-being, social justice in communities facing inequity, and educational success.
Bruce Fisher became Executive Director in 1988 and is a former partner in Urban and Rural Systems Associates, bringing experience in social policy related to child and adolescent abuse, juvenile prostitution, family violence, and juvenile justice and corrections. Youth Advocates won the first contract ever given by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control to address HIV prevention with runaway and homeless youth. Huckleberry Youth Programs has served as the lead agency in San Francisco’s Community Assessment and Resource Center (CARC), which is part of a city-wide initiative planned by Mayor Willie Brown and funded by state grants to create new community alternatives to detention and incarceration of juvenile delinquents, and CARC has become a national model in juvenile justice.
Huckleberry Youth Programs partnered with Marin’s Department of Public Health to create a teen clinic for Marin. The Glide Foundation and the San Francisco Foundation supported the opening of Huckleberry’s for Runaways, and the Glide Foundation secured the services of State Assemblyman Willie Brown to defend the House staff members and its young clients. Youth Advocates Teen Peer Health Educators were invited to Chicago to testify before the National AIDS Commission.
Last updated August 15, 2026.
• Ages: 12–17 years old
Huckleberry Youth Programs’ history traces back to 1967 when Huckleberry House opened as Huckleberry’s for Runaways, and Youth Advocates, Inc. legally changed its name to Huckleberry Youth Programs in 1998. The organization states it has partnered with Bay Area teens and families for over 50 years. Its mission is to strengthen families and empower young people with services that promote safety in times of crisis, physical and emotional health and well-being, social justice in communities facing inequity, and educational success.
Bruce Fisher became Executive Director in 1988 and is a former partner in Urban and Rural Systems Associates, bringing experience in social policy related to child and adolescent abuse, juvenile prostitution, family violence, and juvenile justice and corrections. Youth Advocates won the first contract ever given by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control to address HIV prevention with runaway and homeless youth. Huckleberry Youth Programs has served as the lead agency in San Francisco’s Community Assessment and Resource Center (CARC), which is part of a city-wide initiative planned by Mayor Willie Brown and funded by state grants to create new community alternatives to detention and incarceration of juvenile delinquents, and CARC has become a national model in juvenile justice.
Huckleberry Youth Programs partnered with Marin’s Department of Public Health to create a teen clinic for Marin. The Glide Foundation and the San Francisco Foundation supported the opening of Huckleberry’s for Runaways, and the Glide Foundation secured the services of State Assemblyman Willie Brown to defend the House staff members and its young clients. Youth Advocates Teen Peer Health Educators were invited to Chicago to testify before the National AIDS Commission.
Last updated August 15, 2026.
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