Welcome to the Club, Teens!

Here at the Club, you can make new friends, spend time with existing friends, and have fun in a safe, supportive and positive environment.

Just as importantly, you can build new skills that will help you now and in the future!
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But don’t just take it from us. Hear from other teens to learn how the Club helped them get into college and figure out their path to success.

Join our Leaders-In-Training Program

Calling all teens!

Through our Leaders-In-Training Program, teens become “ready for life” through unique projects, coaching, career exploration and on-the-job training. We welcome all teens in grades 9-12 who want to be part of a welcoming and inclusive environment and develop their leadership skills! Teens who complete the requirements receive a $800 gift card!

Questions? Contact Earl Declet, Citywide Director of Youth Leadership & Workforce Development, at edeclet@kidsclub.org

Learn more

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At the Club I really enjoy playing sports with the kids like Basketball and Tennis. I think the most meaningful part of my Club experience is the community. Not only is it a fun place to go after school but it is also a group of adults and kids who I know care about me.”

Elda

3-year member at the willie mays clubhouse at hunters point

2025 Northern california Youth of the Year

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My favorite part of my Club experience is how intertwined the whole Clubhouse is. It feels really heartwarming when a lot of the younger kids can talk to the older kids and have that smaller sibling relationship with them.”

Diego

Mission CLubhouse alumni
2024 citywide youth of the year

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I like to do the Teen Advocacy Group or TAG, because we are able to advocate for different social problems and issues inside our community.”

Janelle

10-year Visitacion Valley CLubhouse member

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The Club environment helps me with my academics because they offer support. There is tutoring, there is staff there that are just very inviting, very warm, they are people I would never forget."

Majestic

10-year springer CLubhouse in sunnydale member

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Engaging with my community allowed me to understand how invaluable forming connections is. Just because I am a first-generation kid doesn’t mean I will go through everything alone, which is what the Club made apparent to me. The Club is the place that brought my family a sense of belonging in SF. Through it, we discovered the close-knit community fostered in the Tenderloin and the resources it provides.”

yazaira

9-year tenderloin CLubhouse member

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Some of my favorite activities at the Club are Keystone and Money Matters. Something about Money Matters I really enjoy is being able to learn financially literacy. I think it's pretty important especially because I am going to college soon.”

Richard

excelsior CLubhouse Alumni

What We Do

We offer programs that help you with everything from daily homework, to applying to college, to finding scholarships and job opportunities.

Stop by your local Club to take a tour, meet some great staff, and learn how to become a member!

Find your local club

CareerLaunch

We help you learn professional skills that you can use in the workplace. We also visit Bay Area companies in a wide range of industries to give you insight into what it’s like to work there.

College Prep

We work with you to prepare you for college. From college tours, to free SAT prep classes, to financial support for college applications, to college scholarship opportunities, we are by your side throughout the college application and acceptance process. Last year, we connected teens to $945,000 in college scholarships!

Money Matters

We teach you the ins and outs of budgeting, managing a checking and savings account, investing, paying for college, and much, much more.

Part-Time Jobs & Internships

We teach you the ins and outs of budgeting, managing a checking and savings account, investing, paying for college, and much, much more.

Youth of the Year

Every year, we choose one outstanding teen from each Clubhouse to participate in our Citywide Youth of the Year program, a four-month program that will build your leadership and public speaking skills, while preparing you for success in college and beyond.

Keystone Club

Every year, our youth-run Keystone Clubs host a community service project and attend the National Keystone Conference to meet other Keystone Club members from across the country. The Keystone Club program has a powerful impact on many teens each year.

Camp Leaders-in-Training (LIT)

Leaders-in-Training (LIT) is Camp Mendocino’s job readiness and character development program for teens ages 15-17. Each summer teens participate in the LIT program for between one session and four session (sessions are ten days long). Visit Camp Mendocino's website to learn more.

Meet Our Awesome Team

Our team comes to work every day for one reason: to help you succeed now and in the future! Feel free to contact your local High School Services Director to get a tour of the Clubhouse and learn about upcoming events.

Earl Declet

Citywide Director of Youth Leadership and Workforce Development

edeclet@kidsclub.org

Lupe Cabrera

Manager of Leadership and Workforce Development
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gcabrera@kidsclub.org

Erin Jones

Manager of College Success
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ejones@kidsclub.org

Davina Martino

High School Services Director,
Don Fisher Clubhouse

dmartino@kidsclub.org

Oscar Rodriguez

High School Services Director,
Columbia Park Clubhouse

orodriguez@kidsclub.org

Jenny Franco

High School Services Director,
Excelsior Clubhouse

jfranco@kidsclub.org

Jeanelle Daus

High School Services Director,
Tenderloin Clubhouse

jdaus@kidsclub.org

For additional information, please contact Earl Declet, Citywide Director of Youth Leadership and Workforce Development, at edeclet@kidsclub.org.