San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom held a press conference at Hucklebery's CARC to introduce the city's new TARC program

Pictured: Huckleberry staff with Mayor Gavin Newsom, back center.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom held a press conference on Friday, January 15, at the new site of the Huckleberry Community Assessment and Referral Center (CARC) to announce the city's new program that will target chronic truancy and close the achievement gap in San Francisco schools.

The TARC (Truancy Assessment and Referral Center) will be run in conjunction with Huckleberry's CARC Program and will also be located at 44 Gough Street.

Moving San Francisco Pupil Personnel to 44 Gough, this new public/private partnership includes the SF Unified School District, the SF Police Department, and the SF Juvenile Probation Department.  The two community-based organizations managing the project are Huckleberry and Urban Services of the YMCA. 

Watch a video of the press conference here.