Programs

Executive Director: (Position Open) http://sfheadstart.org	The San Francisco Head Start Program offers free comprehensive child development services for 1,397 of San Francisco's low income, foster families, and recipients of supplemental income. Families with children three to five years of age are encouraged to apply. Services are offered to meet the individual needs of children with disabilities. Head Start helps children develop to their maximum potential. Early Head Start provides care for children 0-3 months of age in home-based and center-based sites.

HSS 328 415-405-3593 Senior Site Manager: Annaleah Glick http://jumpstart-sf.sfsu.edu	Jumpstart San Francisco Jumpstart SF is an affiliate of the national non-profit organization created to "engage young people in service towards the day that all children in America enter school prepared to succeed". From its inception in 1993, Jumpstart has fostered literacy and social skills development in young children by placing college students in preschools to provide additional support to preschool programs. The Jumpstart program recruits, trains, and pairs Federal Work-Study supported San Francisco State University students with preschool children struggling in early learning programs. Throughout the school year and a special summer program, approximately 130 college students help preschool children develop the skills needed to be successful in school.

Diversifying Leadership in Nursing Burk Hall 387 San Francisco State University Project Coordinator: Dr. Lynette Landry, RN, EdD	Diversifying Leadership in Nursing The Diversifying Leadership in Nursing program identifies and supports underrepresented students in San Francisco State's MSN program who are interested in pursuing a PhD. The program encourages students to explore various aspects of health inequities, and matches students with clinical nurse researchers in a variety of fields throughout the Bay Area. Working with their preceptors, students have the opportunity to learn research methods and to see first-hand how research findings are applied in clinical settings to improve health. Students receive stipends for summer research as well as preparation for the Graduate Records Examination. By developing professional leaders from underrepresented and underserved communities, the program aims to rectify existing health inequities and improve the quality of care, as well as promoting greater participation in health screening, education, and prevention activities within communities.

Family Acceptance Project http://familyproject.sfsu.edu Director: Dr. Caitlin Ryan, Ph.D.	Family Acceptance Project The Family Acceptance Project is a community research, intervention and education initiative to study the impact of family acceptance and rejection on the health, mental health and well-being of lesbian, gay and bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth. Results will be used to help families provide support for LGBT youth, to develop appropriate interventions, programs and policies, and to train providers to improve the quality of services and care they receive. The project is funded by The California Endowment, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and individual donors.

gatewaytoquality.sfsu.edu Science 389 415/ 405-3976 San Francisco State University Project Manager: Gretchen Ames	The Gateway to Quality project involves collaboration between the Department of Human Services, Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, City College San Francisco, Children's Council, First Five Commission, and the Miriam and Peter Haas Fund. The overall goal of the program is to improve the quality of childcare in the City San Francisco. San Francisco State University's Marian Wright Edelman Institute houses the assessment and technical assistance effort for the project, which involves a group of highly experienced assessors, trained to reliability on the Harms Environmental Scales, who evaluate child care sites and family child care homes under the supervision of a Project Coordinator. Sites receive a quality improvement report, and coaching and technical assistance is available to help improve practice. Assessors are experienced child care educators and coaches.

Metro Early Childhood Academy Program Director: Lygia Stebbing	The Metro Early Childhood Academy was developed to support the next generation of leaders for early care and education in urban communities. Metro gives students personalized support for college success through in-class academic support and tutoring. At the core of Metro Academy is a learning community made up of two linked courses each semester, pairing a general education course and a Metro Child Development course. After completing the Metro program students are prepared to continue taking courses for completion of their major requirements with the necessarily skills for college success.

Children’s Campus at SF State http://childrenscampus.sfsu.edu Contact Children´s Campus at SF State Marian Wright Edelman Institute SCI 394 children@sfsu.edu. Director: Tracy Farstadt, MA	Children's Campus, A Center for Early Care and Education, Professional Development, and Research, serves the families of SF State faculty, staff, and the community on a full-day, year-round basis and supports positive child development through quality care and education for infants, toddlers, and preschool children. Located on the SFSU campus on North State Drive, Children's Campus provides opportunities for student internships in a variety of disciplines such as child development, teaching, nursing, psychology, and social work. Faculty and graduate student research is encouraged to improve best practices in early care and education, and the facility serves as a site for observation to augment classroom instruction. Children's Campus was designed by and is staffed with highly qualified professionals to meet state and federal licensing and accreditation requirements. An Advisory Council of participating parents, staff, and faculty provides guidance and support to the center.

Affiliated Programs

SCI 394 415-405-3564 cadp@sfsu.edu http://cad.sfsu.edu Director and Professor: Dr. Rene Dahl, Ph.D. Community College Partners Liaison: Dr. Janet Egiziano, Ed.D.	Child and Adolescent Development (CAD) Program The CAD department, housed within the College of Health and Human Services, began accepting students in the fall of 1998 and today is one of the top ten degree programs on the SFSU campus. As of summer 2010, more than 900 SFSU students have declared CAD as their major. The department has four full-time tenure-track and one part-time tenured faculty members. As an interdisciplinary major, CAD courses are taught not only by CAD faculty but also by faculty from seven different SFSU colleges. Concentrations are offered in the areas of Young Child and Family; School Age Child and Family; Youth and Family Services; and Research and Public Policy. To aid in workforce development and student transfer, CAD courses are brought directly to students at City College of San Francisco and to the College of Marin Indian Valley campus through the College of Marin/SFSU Partnership. A full baccalaureate degree in the CAD major is offered on the Cañada College campus in Redwood City.

http://sfsuativc.com Program Director: Dr. Janet Egiziano, EdD Partnership Coordinator: Jeanie Jacobson, MA	College of Marin and SFSU Partnership The College of Marin and San Francisco State University are engaged in a partnership designed to meet the workforce needs of the Bay Area community in unique and innovative ways. The two institutions pair academic programs to bring upper division courses to the College of Marin's Indian Valley Campus with the future goal of offering degree and graduate programs. With funding from the Marin Community Foundation, the first program-to-program partnership is SFSU's Child and Adolescent Development department and the College of Marin's Early Childhood Education program. Through this program, students may transfer to SFSU and take most of the CAD degree courses on the College of Marin's Indian Valley Campus in Novato. Other program-to-program partnerships are under consideration.

http://www.wiredinternational.org Executive Director: Dr. Gary Selnow, Ph.D.	WiRED International WiRED International's mission is to provide medical and healthcare information, education, and communications in developing and war-affected regions. We can connect doctors to doctors virtually anywhere. We also link grassroots communities directly to essential health information. WiRED's information centers are locally run and become a central part of the communities they serve. WiRED has set up nearly 100 health information centers in 12 countries on four continents including the Balkans, Africa, Central America, and in the country of Iraq. Providing equipment, coordination, and contacts, we offer vital medical information to communities coping with the challenges of war, poverty, and dislocation. Within a single day, WiRED can convert an empty room into a technology hub with global reach – some places so remote we must use solar panels to power the equipment we provide. We promote local collaboration and equal access for professionals and everyday people alike. Our Medical Information Centers (MICs) provide up-to-date medical information to doctors and other healthcare professionals. Our Community Health Information Centers (CHICs) provide health information to people at the grassroots level – often the only source of medical information available to them. Currently, WiRED is collaborating with faculty in the SFSU School of Nursing to develop educational modules for dissemination on the telemedicine website to health professionals who cannot access continuing medical and nursing education.