Vulnerable Youth Enrichment Programs 

In 2012, FPCSR became dedicated to supporting vulnerable middle school and high school age teens in Marin. In partnership with the Marin YMCA and the Marin Food Bank, we provide community service opportunities and other inventions for under-served Marin youth. Our primary goal is to help them access the many benefits of altruism including increased self-assurance, empathy, mental and physical health, social and leadership skills. To do this, we offer quality community service opportunities with education and reflection components, as well as other empowering services. 

Our intention is to make a small contribution in Marin County toward closing the achievement gap for some young people, promote mutual understanding between diverse youth, generations and faith communities and to perhaps create a self-sustainable model for other faith communities that can be replicated.

Youth on the Move

FPCSR hosts an after-school enrichment program called Youth On the Move for middle school students who attend Davidson Middle School. In addition to community service opportunities, they are befriended by role models of various generations, receive health education including healthy cooking lessons from Kids Cooking for Life, which was featured in a November IJ article, and homework support which is resulting in higher grades.

We are also partnering with other Marin agencies to provide quality community service experiences for older at-risk teens, after school and during school holidays.

Enjoy a video of our Youth on the Move students at our new fundraising website:  http://igg.me/at/youthonthemove/x/3295315

Our goal on this site is to earn $5,000 to help us continue this valued program for at-risk middle school youth in San Rafael.