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Huckleberry Receives Funding to Expand Services for Sexually Exploited Youth

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Mayor London Breed (center) and Huckleberry’s Executive Director Douglas Styles (far right) at a press conference announcing funding to combat human trafficking in SF.

On Wed. July 10, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced that the city of San Francisco received a $9.3 million dollar grant from the CA Depart. of Social Services to provide housing and services for SF youth who are survivors or at risk of human trafficking. Huckleberry, along with community-based partners, will pilot innovative alternatives for working with commercially sexually exploited youth. The funding will support a Drop-In Center, a state of the art launch pad shelter, residentially-based treatment, family-based foster care, and a 24/7 mobile crisis response team.

“Any young person who is homeless or experiencing exploitation in our streets is one too many. We must do better in San Francisco,” said Mayor Breed. “This funding will allow us to develop programs and provide services that help our most vulnerable residents and survivors of commercial sexual exploitation, and prevent chronic homelessness in our City.”

READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE FROM MAYOR BREED’S OFFICE 

Huckleberry is one of 11 grant partners who will be providing SAFETY to trafficked youth across the city as part of a collaboration with the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women. Huckleberry’s Executive Director Douglas Styles spoke at today’s press conference and described how our Huckleberry Advocacy & Response Team (HART) will continue to provide 24/7 crisis support to our city’s commercially sexually exploited youth.

“From our pioneering Huckleberry Advocacy and Response Team, we know youth do best when they define safety, healing, and success on their own terms. This grant will allow us to meet youth where they are,” said Douglas Styles, Executive Director of Huckleberry Youth Programs. The Huckleberry Advocacy and Response Team has provided crucial crisis response and case management to commercially sexually exploited youth since 2016. 

 

 

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Gifts to support Huckleberry's Mental Health Services are still being matched UP TO $50,000 by the Quest Foundation until June 30! These donations will help us support families like Sandra's. Please consider a tax-deductible gift today! Our youth need you.

Donate here to have your impact DOUBLED: www.facebook.com/donate/1217062792280813/625694562934748

SANDRA'S STORY: Sixteen-year-old Sandra* was skipping school, lying to her family, and visiting her boyfriend in Oakland without permission. Her mother became concerned about her behavior and brought her to Huckleberry House, after a referral from her school counselor. A Huckleberry therapist completed a thorough assessment with Sandra and during the intake process, Sandra reported past emotional abuse by her mother.

Sandra’s therapist also discovered that she had only been living with her mother in San Francisco for a year. Sandra was born in Mexico however, her mother moved to the United States, leaving Sandra at age six to live with her grandmother. After her grandmother died, Sandra moved to San Francisco to live with her mother.

During Sandra’s stay at Huckleberry House, she met consistently with her Huckleberry therapist for individual sessions and her mother joined her in family sessions. Sandra’s therapist referred her to the Huckleberry Youth Health Center where she was given access to birth control and information about safe choices.

After five days at Huckleberry House, a family reunification session was held in which Sandra’s family was able to openly communicate. The Huckleberry therapist was able to reunify Sandra and her mother and they continue to visit Huckleberry for aftercare therapy.
*The name has been changed to protect client identity.
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Gifts to support Huckleberrys Mental Health Services are still being matched UP TO $50,000 by the Quest Foundation until June 30! These donations will help us support families like Sandras. Please consider a tax-deductible gift today! Our youth need you. 

Donate here to have your impact DOUBLED: https://www.facebook.com/donate/1217062792280813/625694562934748

SANDRAS STORY:  Sixteen-year-old Sandra* was skipping school, lying to her family, and visiting her boyfriend in Oakland without permission. Her mother became concerned about her behavior and brought her to Huckleberry House, after a referral from her school counselor. A Huckleberry therapist completed a thorough assessment with Sandra and during the intake process, Sandra reported past emotional abuse by her mother.

Sandra’s therapist also discovered that she had only been living with her mother in San Francisco for a year. Sandra was born in Mexico however, her mother moved to the United States, leaving Sandra at age six to live with her grandmother. After her grandmother died, Sandra moved to San Francisco to live with her mother. 

During Sandra’s stay at Huckleberry House, she met consistently with her Huckleberry therapist for individual sessions and her mother joined her in family sessions. Sandra’s therapist referred her to the Huckleberry Youth Health Center where she was given access to birth control and information about safe choices.  

After five days at Huckleberry House, a family reunification session was held in which Sandra’s family was able to openly communicate. The Huckleberry therapist was able to reunify Sandra and her mother and they continue to visit Huckleberry for aftercare therapy. 
*The name has been changed to protect client identity.
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Huckleberry's Community Assessment & Resource Center (CARC) recently collaborated with the National Assessment Center Association @nacassociation on a brief overview of how Assessment Centers create a single point of access to community-based resources and supports for youth involved in the juvenile justice system. 
 
Assessment Centers, like Huckleberry's CARC, identify underlying issues and needs of youth and families and partner with them to access individualized services and/or resources, diverting them from further involvement in the juvenile justice system. 

Check out the full publication at the link in our bio! #juvenilejusticereform #juvenilejusticesystem

Huckleberry's Community Assessment & Resource Center (CARC) recently collaborated with the National Assessment Center Association @nacassociation on a brief overview of how Assessment Centers create a single point of access to community-based resources and supports for youth involved in the juvenile justice system.

Assessment Centers, like Huckleberry's CARC, identify underlying issues and needs of youth and families and partner with them to access individualized services and/or resources, diverting them from further involvement in the juvenile justice system.

Check out the full publication at the link in our bio! #juvenilejusticereform #juvenilejusticesystem
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