The Tenderloin will see a boost in after-school and community activities for teens and older transitional-aged youth through a new program funded in part by a federal grant.
The Tenderloin Community Benefit District’s (TLCBD) new Youth Voice program will be the “backbone” of a new neighborhood-wide partnership intended to empower young residents and elevate their voices, Youth Voice director Esan Looper tells Hoodline.
TLCBD’s work to identify and address the needs of young people is well known already, but this program, which will focus more on older youth, began with an intern program to support the PlayStreets series that occurred last fall, Looper said.