our Annual report

 

It is the policy of the Jamestown Community Center to make its financial information available to the public, community and funders. Members of the public may request the information by email to: info@jamestownsf.org. Within 10 days of the request we will make the following available electronically:

1). most recent budget, 2). most recent filed State and Federal tax returns, and 3). any financial audits and performance evaluation performed by or for the City pursuant to a City contract.

 
 
 
 

Letter from the Executive Director

Dear Jamestown Supporters,

As I write this letter and reflect on our unwavering ability to continually show up for our community and each other, I am amazed by our transformation and growth. We served over 10,000 youth, five times more than we did just four years ago! The timing of this growth happened when our community needed us more during pandemic.

We continue to transform in the manner we deliver our programming and bring them to our community in a new way. We offered all our services online with hybrid capabilities and in-person Community Hubs, for our students needing the most support while school remained virtual. We transformed what it means to do our work through continuing to support families with access to basic and vital family needs, ensuring our community had food, health information, financial resources– access our families needed and the pandemic made much worse. We transformed how we came back to in-person services. Our summer programming returned, doubling the number of participants, introducing credentialed teachers to support our students in real life academic instruction after 15 months of virtual learning.

For the first time ever, Loco Bloco’s ReclaMisión went beyond one site and was brought to various neighborhood communities in one night and broadcast live via social media, bringing us together in-person and virtually to celebrate much needed cultural connections for Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead.

In transformation and challenges - there is still joy and celebrating too.

I am very proud of Jamestown’s achievements and our ability to adapt as we continue to face the pandemic and it is a great honor to lead a Latina led organization meeting the needs of our community in ways we never imagined. I am endlessly grateful for the many ways you continue to stand by Jamestown and look forward to how we continue to go above and beyond for our community — together.

With Thanks and In Community Spirit,

Nelly Sapinski

Transformation: Joy

SERVICES IN THE PANDEMIC

Jamestown experienced a year of pivoting services to meet our community’s needs. We prioritized connecting our students and their families to the basics, including access to food, housing, and healthcare assistance. We then worked to engage and build community with our youth virtually, so students felt seen, heard, and supported.

SCHOOL YEAR

During the school year alone, we connected with 10,388 participants. Our services included food distribution, school day virtual classroom support, and wellness checks. With San Francisco public schools in distance learning mode, we played a vital role in connecting students and teachers; during the school day in online classrooms, in virtual after school classes, and at three in-person Community Hubs for students with the highest needs. We supported 498 of our students virtually after school and 42 students in-person at learning Hubs.

COMMUNITY ART HUBS

We hosted three in-person neighborhood Community Art Hubs in partnership with DCYF, Walter & Elise Hass Fund, Hewlett Foundation, and other organizations. These sites supported small groups of students with the highest need to attend online school. Students were grouped by age, sat at socially distanced desks and provided with free Wi-Fi and teacher support. The assistance ranged from academics to physical education and art.

Hub partners included 826 Valencia, Community Music Center, Geneva Car Barn & Powerhouse, Playworks, Youth Art Exchange, Mission YMCA, Flyaway Productions, Performing Arts Workshop and Occupational Therapy Training Program (OTTP-SF).

EMERGENCY PANDEMIC SUPPORT

Our educational material assistance included the distribution of Chromebooks, connecting families to the internet, and distributing over 1,500 books and 100 backpacks.

Jamestown was a proud partner playing a leadership role with the Latino Task Force, working to provide 7,000 families a week with access to food, shelter, financial relief, healthcare services, and COVID testing in the Mission and Excelsior. Our Jamestown team members served as essential links for student support with our school day partners.

 
 
 

Our Financial Information FY 2020-2021

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A heartfelt thank you to Jamestown’s donors

GOVERNMENT

AmeriCorps VISTA, California Arts Council, Children’s Council of San Francisco, JCYC, Opportunities For All, San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Families, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco Grants for the Arts, San Francisco Unified School District, US Department of Education

FOUNDATIONS/CORPORATIONS

Caerus Foundation, Capital Group Companies Charitable

Foundation, Cisco Systems Foundation, Crankstart Foundation, Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Kimball Foundation, Latino Community Foundation, Mission Economic Development Agency- Mission Promise Neighborhood, Morris Stulsaft Foundation, Olympic Club, Silver Giving Foundation, UnidosUS, Violet World Foundation, Walter & Elise Haas Fund, William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, Zellerbach Foundation, Corporate Matching: Apple, Capital Group, Hewlett, Microsoft, Salesforce

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

We thank all the individuals who support our work especially in a challenging time for every one of us. Individual donors are listed on our website (because there are too many to list).

  • Individuals donate $5- $50,000.

  • Everyone is contributing what they can.

  • The most common gift is $1,000.

Transformation: reimagined

 
 

Jamestown Board of Directors:

Betty Pazmiño (President), Aleks Zavaleta (Vice-President), Rich Gross (Treasurer), Luis Barahona, Patricia Barraza, Efrain Barrera, Katie Brackenridge, Lisa Bransten, Gary Furney, Renu Karir, Paul Vega

Jamestown Advisory Council:

Eric (co-chair)and Jessica Spaly, RD Kern and Kendra Klang (cochair), Lisa Bransten, Amy Carr, Shannon Cogen, Lamisse Droubi, Carolyn Frey, Martin Romo, Jeff Spaulding, Matthew Walsh and Sara Witt

Partners:

Jamestown’s programs involve key partnerships with other community agencies that provide specialized programming and services. These partners include 18 Reasons, 826 Valencia, Accion Latina, Brava Theater, Be The Change, Calle 24, CARECEN, City College of San Francisco Puente Program, Community Music Center, Crissy Field Center, Danza Xitlali, Faith In Action, Flyaway Productions, Huckleberry Youth Programs, Geneva Car Barn & Powerhouse, Good Samaritan, Instituto Familiar de la Raza, Latino Task Force, Larkin Street Youth Services, Mission Economic Development Agency, Mission Bit, Mission Girls, Mission Language Vocational School, Mission Science Workshop, Mission Neighborhood Health Center, Mission Y, Occupational Therapy Training Program (OTTP), Pathway to Teaching (SFUSD), Peer Resources, Pin@y Educational Partnerships (PEP), Playworks, PODER, Precita Eyes, Reading Partners, Root Division, San Francisco Beacon Initiative, Safe & Sound, SF Giants, YouthSF,Youth Art Exchange, and Performing Arts Workshop

It is the policy of the Jamestown Community Center to make its financial information available to the public, community and funders. Members of the public may request the information by email to: info@jamestownsf.org. Within 10 days of the request we will make the following available electronically:

1) most recent budget, 2) most recent filed State and Federal tax returns, and 3) any financial audits and performance evaluation performed by or for the City pursuant to a City contract.