The Youth Empowerment Fund Advisory Board

The Youth Empowerment Fund Advisory Board (YEFAB) is made up of 12-15 youth ages 14-20 from throughout San Francisco and provides leadership and oversight to the Youth Empowerment Fund. We partner with the San Francisco Youth Commission to ensure that the youth voice is incorporated at every decision-making level.

YEFAB's roles and responsibilities include:

making decisions on how to fund youth-led projects
documenting and assessing the work of youth programs
facilitating community meetings such as trainings, workshops, and focus groups
creating ways for youth in the city to get together, learn from each other and celebrate each other's work
provide feedback on the overall design and implementation of the Youth Empowerment Fund

Annual Project Reports

How YEF Grantees Define "Youth-Led" and the Challenges They Face Running Youth-Led Projects (2009)

The Impact of Youth-Led Projects (2008)

Applying to Join YEFAB

I'm interested in joining YEFAB? How can I apply?

The application period for the YEFAB term starting October 2011 has now closed. Please check back next summer to apply for next year's YEFAB term that starts October 2012.

If you have any questions about YEFAB or the application process, please contact Bryant Tan, Youth Empowerment Fund Manager at yef@dcyf.org or 415-557-6727.

What does it take to be a YEFAB member?

In order to be a member of YEFAB, you must be:

a resident of San Francisco
between the ages of 14-20
a leader at school, in a community organization or in an extracurricular activity
interested in working with youth and adults from diverse backgrounds
in good academic standing and have a 2.5 cumulative GPA
committed to making a positive change for youth in San Francisco