Press Release: “Rise Up SF” Education Program to Support Children Facing Hardship

“Rise Up SF” Education Program to Support Children Facing Hardship
The goal is to provide educational support for under-supported children in San Francisco
to give them confidence and hope, and to help lift them up to better lives. 

(San Francisco) – Urban Angels SF is proud to launch its educational support program, Rise Up SF, benefitting children from families experiencing homelessness or living at the poverty level in San Francisco. Nearly half of the students in the City are not reading proficient, and 1 in 24 students come from families who do not have a steady, safe, and secure place to live. 

Phase one of the program is to provide high-impact one-on-one tutoring in reading to 100 K through 4th grade children. “Research shows that it is vitally important that they be reading-proficient by the time they finish 4th grade because if they aren’t, they may never catch up,” says Nelson Barry, Founder and President of Urban Angels SF. “Getting children to read at grade level helps them with comprehension in other subjects, boosts their confidence, reduces absenteeism, and improves emotional behavior in the classroom,” Barry added. 

Three groups of children are most vulnerable to falling behind in reading; those from homeless families, those from families that are traditionally underserved (black and brown), and those from families where English is a secondary language. The vast majority of children served by UASF meet all three of these criteria! 

Headquartered in Diamond Heights since 2015, Urban Angels SF relies on 50+ volunteers and caring donors to fulfill its mission of providing frontline aid to San Francisco men, women, and children. “Rise Up SF” is the latest addition to the organization’s mission. The program focuses on providing educational support strategically and effectively. One of Urban Angels SF’s core values is to be agents of change for under-supported children. 

For more information or to be part of the solution, please visit www.UrbanAngelsSF.org.

For media inquiries, please contact:

Lupita Franco, Media Relations Volunteer (415) 531-8573, Lupitanews@gmail.com 

Nelson Barry, President, Urban Angels SF at (415) 518-0075, nb3@urbanangelssf.org