PEERS GIVING 2018

by San Francisco Peer Resources

Mario Balcita

I get to sit in this funny place, where I can see clearly how many awful things happen in our world, and at the same time, I see all the time the beauty, sass, strength and courage of young people here in San Francisco public schools. Knowing them, serving them, means I am always buoyant with hope. Here are young people of color turning trauma into joy, outrage into action, and beautifully, working across differences of race, gender, class, and multiple identities to create the world we all need.

I've pledged to give back by raising $1000 for Peer Resources to keep raising youth as leaders right now, and growing educator leaders for our community. We need Peers so that youth are each other's champions and fight oppression daily, together, and for the larger community. We need Peers to raise our next generation of leaders--and looking at the world around us, we ALL need this more than ever.

Peers is my job, and it's my real purpose, too. Thank you for joining me in celebrating and supporting young people to lead!

Empower San Francisco youth as agents of change! Help Peer Resources sustain radical programs to raise youth leaders who transform people and the system with your support this giving season.

Peer Resources is a community that unites to do big things together. This Peers Giving season, come together with us to raise funds that are crucial to ongoing services to engage, train, and support low-income youth of color with real and inspiring opportunities for their transformative leadership.

Every dollar helps, and anything you can give means another ally standing with youth who are fighting transphobia, resisting institutional racism, and making daily change towards a better world that we all need, adults and youth alike.

Your gift will support city-wide conferences for youth to see that they are not doing this hard work alone, that they are activated alongside hundreds of youth who are collectively pushing for change. Transformative Change Day, Youth Are Resources Conference, and Future Educators Conference bring together over 300 youth annually to build skills and community. Help us provide these platforms for youth voice by giving today!