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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – (January 25, 2016) – The Challenged Athletes Foundation® (CAF), LIVESTRONG Foundation, Michael J Fox Foundation, Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF), Real Options for City Kids (R.O.C.K.), Save the Children and the Travis Manion Foundation have been named the official charity partners of the...

25 January, 2016

We constantly hear stories of success such as the past participant who became a San Francisco 49ers Cheerleader, to the recognition R.O.C.K. has received from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, to Hilda, who as you will read, was so inspired at R.O.C.K.’s camps as...

08 December, 2015

By Sarah Meike, Real Options for City Kids Hilda grew up participating in R.O.C.K. programs.  She remembers one Skills Drills soccer team in particular that lost… a lot.  As an adult, she traces this early lesson of resilience in the face of defeat, to her happiness...

07 December, 2015

CBS Bay Area Focus interviews Real Options for City Kids Director Curt Yagi and Middle School Co-Coordinator Corinne Wong. Aired 11/8/15....

16 November, 2015

September marks the start of R.O.C.K.’s 21st year of service to children, youth and their families in San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley. ...

01 September, 2015

At TechSoup, we're all about community organizations coming together to improve the quality of life for citizens. So when I heard about a collaborative project between nonprofits, city agencies, and the local library happening in my own backyard (almost literally!), I knew I had to...

14 August, 2015

Executive Director Curt Yagi of Real Options for City Kids (R.O.C.K.) was recently honored by the San Francisco Board of Directors for his work in Visitacion Valley. About R.O.C.K. R.O.C.K.’s programs are designed to serve over 500 children ages 6-17 utilizing a proven youth development framework. Programs...

05 May, 2015

On Friday, March 27, the Warriors hosted an Earn Your Future event in alliance with PwC and San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) at Visitacion Valley Middle School in San Francisco. Over 25 students filed into the computer lab at the Visitacion Valley R.O.C.K. Beacon...

27 March, 2015
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