Huckleberry’s Community Assessment & Resource Center (CARC) was featured in Hoodline’s article In a San Francisco with less police spending, youth programs could be a vision of the future.
This piece demonstrates the effectiveness of diversion programs like Huckleberry’s Community Assessment & Resource Center (CARC).
“Operating chiefly in communities of color — Bayview, Hunters Point, Western Addition, and the Haight — Huckleberry’s Community Assessment and Resource Center (CARC) is designed to break the cycle of incarceration for kids and teens.
Youth arrested for non-violent offenses are paired with a staff member and case manager, who connect them with tutoring, mentoring, mental health services and job referrals.”
CARC staff (past and present) at the program’s 20th Anniversary celebration in 2018.
