For the fifth straight year, San Francisco nonprofit Real Options for City Kids (R.O.C.K) is proud to put together a charity race team to participate in the 2015 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. Now, this is not a competitive team, but a team with heart as...

The 10th Annual Funk out with R.O.C.K. Funk out with R.O.C.K. is one of the hottest parties you will ever go to while 100% of proceeds benefit San Francisco nonprofit Real Options for City Kids (R.O.C.K.) Get funky for a good cause and win United Airlines Tickets Saturday, May 30,...

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...

It's briefly quiet in late afternoon on a hill above San Francisco's most violent housing projects. But then suddenly, more than 130 young teenagers rush into the cafeteria of Visitacion Valley Middle School for snacks, before breaking off into smaller groups to do homework and...

The following speech was written by R.O.C.K.'s Founder, Michelle Groe, and read during R.O.C.K.'s 20 Year Anniversary Celebration on Oct 19, 2014. Dear Fellow R.O.C.K.ers, As I sit 2,000 miles away in my Ann Arbor home, holding R.O.C.K. and its 20 years of history in my mind...

Velodyne Sponsors June 20 ‘Funk Out With R.O.C.K.’ Event in Support of ‘Real Options for City Kids’ What do a non-profit organization that enriches the lives of youth in San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley neighborhood have in common with a pair of community resource networks and a...

Our community storytelling project Hear Here also had the chance to visit the ROCK program at Visitacion Valley Middle School to record the stories of young people there. Read the full article....