Youth Programs
Good Samaritan Family Resource Center, 1294 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110
About
Youth Programs offers a range of activities including Summer Camps, an Afterschool program with homework help and learning to play Chess, and an Infant Toddler Program. The program also includes a Dual Language Preschool in a Spanish-English environment, Parent/Child Interactive Programs, and English as a Second Language classes for both youth and adults. Families can also access Parenting Support, Family Advocacy, case management, education services, adult ESL classes, leadership programs, and bilingual, expert-led, semester-long classes that provide caregivers with personalized support.
• Schedule: Family services are available in English and Spanish from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, in the Mission neighborhood – Potrero and at a Bayview neighborhood satellite site; Parent/Child Interactive Programs run as semester-long classes.
• Price: Not specified.
Good Samaritan Family Resource Center, which runs Youth Programs, is described as celebrating 130 years of building relationships and creating bonds. The mission statement says the organization focuses on meeting families where they are, responding to their needs holistically, and investing early and deeply, and states that it helps those in need above all expectations without allowing differences, fears, or misconceptions to prevent support for neighbors. Leadership connected to the programs and organization includes Mario Paz, Executive Director of Good Samaritan Family Resource Center; Jorge Rivas, Executive Director of the S.F. Office of Civic Engagement & Immigrant Affairs; Frank De Rosa, Board President and Donor; and Erika Castro, Director of the Willie Brown Beacon Program.
Community members describe Good Samaritan as a trusted lifeline for immigrant and low-income families, with strong trust from other nonprofits, the city of San Francisco, and the broader community, and note its partnership with the S.F. Office of Civic Engagement & Immigrant Affairs. Testimonials from parents and staff highlight experiences in preschool, afterschool, and youth leadership settings, including a parent describing afterschool homework help and Chess, and a preschool parent describing teachers and staff as caring about children and their development.
Last updated June 6, 2026.
• Schedule: Family services are available in English and Spanish from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, in the Mission neighborhood – Potrero and at a Bayview neighborhood satellite site; Parent/Child Interactive Programs run as semester-long classes.
• Price: Not specified.
Good Samaritan Family Resource Center, which runs Youth Programs, is described as celebrating 130 years of building relationships and creating bonds. The mission statement says the organization focuses on meeting families where they are, responding to their needs holistically, and investing early and deeply, and states that it helps those in need above all expectations without allowing differences, fears, or misconceptions to prevent support for neighbors. Leadership connected to the programs and organization includes Mario Paz, Executive Director of Good Samaritan Family Resource Center; Jorge Rivas, Executive Director of the S.F. Office of Civic Engagement & Immigrant Affairs; Frank De Rosa, Board President and Donor; and Erika Castro, Director of the Willie Brown Beacon Program.
Community members describe Good Samaritan as a trusted lifeline for immigrant and low-income families, with strong trust from other nonprofits, the city of San Francisco, and the broader community, and note its partnership with the S.F. Office of Civic Engagement & Immigrant Affairs. Testimonials from parents and staff highlight experiences in preschool, afterschool, and youth leadership settings, including a parent describing afterschool homework help and Chess, and a preschool parent describing teachers and staff as caring about children and their development.
Last updated June 6, 2026.
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