Thank You!

Thanks to Edgewood's supporters, we did it! Because Edgewood's friends sent more than 300 letters to City leaders, Edgewood's residential program will remain open to San Francisco children. We would like to extend our deep appreciation to Mayor Newsom for including funding for children in Edgewood's residential treatment program in this year's budget. Securing funding for this year will give us the time to work with County and State leaders to find a long-term solution to the funding crisis for California kids who need intensive treatment to recover from severe abuse, neglect, and trauma.

Our Kids Depend on You

Thanks to the Mayor and donors like you, we've closed the funding gap for our residential treatment program. It's important to understand that all of our programs depend on private donors. In the 08/09 Fiscal Year, Edgewood must raise $3.5 million through private donations to cover the cost of providing  high-quality services that truly transform the lives of children who desperately need hope.

Believe in S.F. Children

Edgewood is the oldest children’s charity west of the Mississippi. One of many Edgewood programs, our residential treatment cottages have been a safety net for San Francisco’s most vulnerable children for more than 155 years. Edgewood provides the last local alternative to a locked psychiatric hospital or out-of county placement for local children with severe psychological and emotional challenges resulting from abuse, neglect, and crisis.

 

 What You Can Do

• Thank the Mayor more...
• Thank your Supervisor, find out what District you live in, and get contact info more...
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• Take a tour of Edgewood's Campus more...
• Donate to Edgewood programs more...
• Watch the Edgewood video (it may take a minute or two to load, but it's worth the wait) more... 

In The News

S.F. Kids on the Brink by Heather Knight San Francisco Chronicle, 05/05/08 It was founded during the Gold Rush for kids orphaned by parents off seeking riches, and Edgewood Center in San Francisco's Sunset District has been treating and housing the city's most troubled children ever since. The modern-day stories are almost unbearable. Kids treated at Edgewood in the past several months include a suicidal 10-year-old, a 12-year-old prostitute, a boy who threatened to set his grandmother on fire, a girl who repeatedly lay down in the middle of traffic and a child who saw his parents killed. "We've always been there for San Francisco families, no matter what the issue is," said Nancy Rubin, Edgewood Center's chief executive officer. "Now the issues are poverty, drugs, AIDS, parents going to prison, violence." more...

S.F. supes slam agency over Edgewood Center
By Heather Knight
San Francisco Chronicle, 05/06/08
A committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors slammed the director of the Human Services Agency on Monday for having a "backwards" way of ensuring that the city's most troubled children get help. The Government Audit and Oversight Committee, which more...

Budget crunch threatens Edgewood children
KTVU, 05/06/08 watch video...

A vital service to S.F.
San Francisco Chronicle, 05/07/08
Editor - It is apparent from your article "S.F. kids on the brink" (May 5) that Edgewood Center has been underwriting San Francisco's government services for the past five years to the tune of $10 million. While I sympathize with the public officials more…

Edgewood's thanks
San Francisco Chronicle, 05/10/08
Editor - This week, we at Edgewood experienced firsthand the awesome power and importance of good local journalism. Due to The Chronicle's excellent coverage of the funding crisis threatening to uproot San Francisco children in Edgewood's residential mental health treatment program more…

SAN FRANCISCO'S BUDGET - Social services
Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 06/03/08
In his budget letter, Newsom calls homelessness San Francisco's "most vexing" issue and has directed an additional $10.8 million to programs for the homeless, bringing the total to $196.8 million. more...

Budgeting give-and-take over Edgewood center
Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 06/06/08
Leaders of Edgewood, the San Francisco residential treatment center for severely disturbed children, rejoiced when they learned Mayor Gavin Newsom's proposed budget for the 2008-09 year included $330,000 for them from the Human Services Agency. more...

Funds flow in, Edgewood to take S.F. children
Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 06/23/08
Edgewood, the San Francisco residential treatment facility for severely disturbed children, will keep its doors open to city kids for at least another year after receiving enough city and private money. more...