Horizons, summer camp, youth programs
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*Paid* Summer programming from Horizons: 

Jovenes Education and Empowerment Program (JEEP)

Program Summary:  A six-month education and leadership program for Latinx and other youth of color, ages 14 to 18, and offers a stipend for successful completion of the program.

*Stipend up to $750* 

Age/Gender: Young men between 14 and 18

Location: 440 Potrero Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94110

Time:
24 weeks, 6 hours per week
Session Dates: July to December
Days: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Times: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Contact Coordinator:
Alejandra Barcena, Program Coordinator
(415) 487-6701
abarcena@horizons-sf.org

Program Link: https://www.horizons-sf.org/programs/gender-specific/jeep/

Application Link: https://www.horizons-sf.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/JEEP_Application.pdf

Females Against Violence Program (FAV)

Program Summary  A six-month peer educator training and leadership program for young women of color, ages 14 to 20, that offers stipends up to $750 to $900 for successful completion of the program.

*Stipend between $750 to $900* 

Age/Gender: Young women ages 14 to 20

Location: 440 Potrero Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94110

Time:
22 weeks, six hours per week
Session Dates: July to December
Days: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
Times: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Contact Coordinator:
Valeria Romo, FAV Program Coordinator
vromo@horizons-sf.org

Program Link: https://www.horizons-sf.org/programs/gender-specific/fav/

Appliction Link: https://www.horizons-sf.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/FAV_Application.pdf

*Non Paid* Summer programming from Horizons: 

Youth Substance Abuse

Program Summary: “The Youth Substance Abuse program goal is to support youth in their need to decrease or stop drug and alcohol use. Additionally, individual and group counseling services are also provided at various high schools in San Francisco. Our program includes individual, group, and family counseling, case management, referrals, and classes in the arts and recreational activities, as well as educational workshops.”

*No stipend included*

Ages: 12 to 25

Location: 440 Potrero Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94110

Time:
Session Dates: On-going basis throughout the year
Days: Monday through Friday
Times: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday

Contact Coordinator: Solymar Solá- Negrón, AMFT, Acting Director of Treatment & Gender Specific Programs
Phone: (415) 487-6717
ssnegron@horizons-sf.org

Program Link: https://www.horizons-sf.org/programs/treatment/substance-abuse/

*No Application Provided* 

EMIC Behavioral Health Services

Program Summary: “The primary purpose of the mental health program is to meet the unmet mental health needs of youth and families who are traditionally unwilling to pursue treatment, and whose problems place them at significant risk, and impede adequate functioning within their family, school, community, and mainstream society.”

*No stipend included*

Ages 12 to 25

Location: 440 Potrero Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94110

Time:
Session Dates: On-going basis throughout the year
Days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Times: From 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. (1 hour per session)

For Appointment: Call Rebeca, (415) 487-6738

Contact Coordinator: Solymar Solá- Negrón, AMFT, Acting Director of Treatment & Gender Specific Programs
Phone: (415) 487-6717
ssnegron@horizons-sf.org

Program Link: https://www.horizons-sf.org/programs/treatment/emic/

*No Application Provided* 

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