

Lightbulb Challenge
Explore Lightbulb Challenge photos from DCYF grantees whose names begin with T-Z.
The Richmond Neighborhood Center: Argonne
The Richmond Neighborhood Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the Richmond District and beyond. For 45 years, we have fostered a thriving community through innovative youth programs in 11 public schools, essential food security initiatives, and support for local businesses and neighborhood events. By bringing people together, we create opportunities, build connections, and ensure our community continues to flourish.

The Richmond Neighborhood Center: Lafayette Elementary School
The Richmond Neighborhood Center at Lafayette Elementary School! Celebrating Lights on event with a Parents vs Students dodgeball game!

The Richmond Neighborhood Center: McCoppin After School Program
The Richmond Neighborhood Center at McCoppin Elementary has been offering morning care and after school programs since 2018 but our non profit has been around since 1980. In addition to providing homework assistance and recreational activities, the Richmond Neighborhood Center offers service-learning opportunities for youth in the program. These opportunities include tasks like delivering groceries to seniors and individuals with disabilities. We pride ourselves on empowering our youth, nourishing families, and strengthening communities.

The Richmond Neighborhood Center: San Francisco Public Montessori
The Richmond Neighborhood Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the Richmond District and beyond. For 45 years, we have fostered a thriving community through innovative youth programs in 11 public schools, essential food security initiatives, and support for local businesses and neighborhood events. By bringing people together, we create opportunities, build connections, and ensure our community continues to flourish.

Ultimate Impact
Ultimate Impact creates a positive environment for youth to have fun, be active, and build community through teamwork and athletics. We leverage the non-contact team sport of Ultimate Frisbee as the framework to teach communication, leadership, and conflict-resolution skills. Through our comprehensive pipeline of programs, youth gain access to structured play, joyful experiences, and consistent mentorship.

United Playaz and West Bay Pilipino Multiservice Center
United Playaz and West Bay join forces to provide afterschool programming for more than 100 students across 3 locations in SOMA. Rooted in youth leadership, violence prevention, and positive relationship building our programs provide youth with a safe space explore who they are, how they can be a positive part of their community. and how they can prepare for their bright futures ahead!

Wah Mei
Wah Mei proudly offers quality bilingual programs for school-aged children, both before and after school including Chinese language and culture on Saturdays. Our programs are responsive to the needs of each individual youth including academic support, project-based curriculum aligned with school day learning, social/emotional support through mentorship, and opportunities for middle and high schoolers to gain leadership experience as volunteers or interns.

Youth 1st
Youth 1st is a year around After-school and Summer program offering Homework Assistance, Mentoring, Recreation, Field Trips and Leadership.

Youth Empowerment Fund (YEF) - Urban Services YMCA
The YMCA of Greater San Francisco is here to build community, experience and joy with our youth. As a part of our mission in Youth Development we provide programs for health and wellness, outdoor education, academic support and workforce development programs throughout our 3 counties to youth from early education through transitional age youth. We encourage building the strength of the communities we serve by supporting the youth within them.

YouthSF
YouthSF prepares students (K-12) from underserved populations to more actively participate in the digital revolution that is transforming our world. YouthSF provides dynamic learning environments bursting with stimulating ideas, products and projects where students explore, discover, play, create, collaborate and… learn... without realizing they are “learning”. “Education Insider" magazine recently named YouthSF one of the best K-12 STEM programs in the country.
YSF is pioneering a TEC REC™ pedagogy designed to engage and inspire students in the study of science, technology, engineering, math, maker & media arts; STEM/MM.