Huckleberry Youth Programs
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, as well as a 24-hour teen hotline with counselors available for confidential conversations. The program also offers family and individual therapy and case management, and provides comprehensive health services to teens through the Huckleberry Youth Health Centers and the Cole Street Youth Clinic. The Huckleberry Advocacy & Response Team (HART) operates a 24/7 response line for sexually exploited youth, and the Huckleberry Wellness Academy and Huckleberry ACE (Access to College Equity) Academy focus on college and career access, including a college pipeline into health professions.
• Ages: 12–17 years old
Huckleberry Youth Programs’ history traces back to 1967 when Huckleberry’s for Runaways opened its first residential facility, and it was incorporated as Youth Advocates, Inc. in 1969 before legally changing its name to Huckleberry Youth Programs in 1998. Huckleberry House was established in 1969, Nine Grove Lane opened in Marin County in 1974 and was later designated by the county in 1991 to be the primary shelter for abused teenagers, and a 26-foot mobile outreach van called C.C. Rider traveled throughout Marin County providing on-the-spot counseling and crisis services. Huckleberry’s Teen Health Program opened in 1996, the organization became the lead agency in San Francisco’s Community Assessment and Resource Center (CARC) in 2000, and the Huckleberry Wellness Academy was created between 2006–2008, with a Marin campus opening in 2008. The Community Assessment and Resource Center sees on average 400 non-violent offenders annually, all police-delivered, and has become a national model in juvenile justice.
The mission of Huckleberry Youth Programs 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. Huckleberry Youth Programs has partnered with Bay Area teens and families for over 50 years, including operating the Cole Street Youth Clinic in partnership with the San Francisco Department of Public Health and receiving support and grants from organizations such as the Glide Foundation, the San Francisco Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the California Wellness Foundation. Youth Advocates, the organization’s earlier name, won the first contract ever given by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control to address HIV prevention with runaway and homeless youth. Bruce Fisher became Executive Director in 1988 and brings experience in social policy related to child and adolescent abuse, juvenile prostitution, family violence, and juvenile justice and corrections.
Last updated May 16, 2026.
• Ages: 12–17 years old
Huckleberry Youth Programs’ history traces back to 1967 when Huckleberry’s for Runaways opened its first residential facility, and it was incorporated as Youth Advocates, Inc. in 1969 before legally changing its name to Huckleberry Youth Programs in 1998. Huckleberry House was established in 1969, Nine Grove Lane opened in Marin County in 1974 and was later designated by the county in 1991 to be the primary shelter for abused teenagers, and a 26-foot mobile outreach van called C.C. Rider traveled throughout Marin County providing on-the-spot counseling and crisis services. Huckleberry’s Teen Health Program opened in 1996, the organization became the lead agency in San Francisco’s Community Assessment and Resource Center (CARC) in 2000, and the Huckleberry Wellness Academy was created between 2006–2008, with a Marin campus opening in 2008. The Community Assessment and Resource Center sees on average 400 non-violent offenders annually, all police-delivered, and has become a national model in juvenile justice.
The mission of Huckleberry Youth Programs 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. Huckleberry Youth Programs has partnered with Bay Area teens and families for over 50 years, including operating the Cole Street Youth Clinic in partnership with the San Francisco Department of Public Health and receiving support and grants from organizations such as the Glide Foundation, the San Francisco Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the California Wellness Foundation. Youth Advocates, the organization’s earlier name, won the first contract ever given by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control to address HIV prevention with runaway and homeless youth. Bruce Fisher became Executive Director in 1988 and brings experience in social policy related to child and adolescent abuse, juvenile prostitution, family violence, and juvenile justice and corrections.
Last updated May 16, 2026.
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