Wu Yee Childrens Services

WU YEE'S MISSION IS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO BE HEALTHY (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)FOR FAMILIES TO THRIVE AND FOR COMMUNITIES TO BE STRONG. WU YEE'S PROGRAMS FOCUS ON PREVENTION, EARLY INTERVENTION, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY. WE OFFER A VARIETY OF SERVICES THROUGH CENTER-BASED INFANT/TODDLER AND PRESCHOOL CARE, FAMILY CHILD CARE (FCC), AND HOME BASED SERVICES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT FAMILIES WITH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES, AND TO PREPARE CHILDREN TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMWU YEE'S CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DELIVERS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN, INCLUDING EARLY HEAD START, HEAD START, AND CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE HEALTH AND NUTRITION, FAMILY SUPPORT, MENTAL HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. WE OFFER FULL-DAY AND YEAR-ROUND HIGH-QUALITY SUBSIDIZED CHILDCARE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AGE 0-5 THROUGH OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS AND FAMILY CHILDCARE HOMES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM. WE ALSO SERVE PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN AGE 0-3 THROUGH OUR HOME-BASED PROGRAM.DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021, WE SERVED 405 CHILDREN IN TWELVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, 46 CHILDREN THROUGH THE FAMILY CHILD CARE PROGRAM, AND 120 PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN THROUGH THE HOME-BASED PROGRAM. DUE TO THE CONTINUED GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE PROVIDED OUR SERVICES IN A HYBRID MODEL OF IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SERVICES. MOREOVER, WE PROVIDED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, SUCH AS FOOD, DIAPERS AND TABLETS, TO THE FAMILIES WE SERVED SO THAT THEY CAN BETTER COPE WITH THE PANDEMIC. OTHER CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE EARLY HEAD START FAMILY CHILD CARE NETWORK, CHILD CARE PROVIDER TRAINING AND CHILD CARE FOOD PROGRAM.

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES CHILDCARE SUBSIDY, RESOURCE AND REFERRAL SERVICES, AND JOY LOK FAMILY RESOURCES CENTER.THE CHILDCARE SUBSIDY PROGRAM, FUNDED BY THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, PROVIDES SUBSIDIZED CHILDCARE FOR ELIGIBLE FAMILIES TO COVER THEIR CHILDCARE COSTS. WU YEE PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT AND CHILDCARE REFERRAL SERVICES TO FAMILIES WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, WU YEE ADMINISTERS PAYMENTS FOR CHILDCARE PROVIDERS. THIS ESSENTIAL PROGRAM ALLOWS PARENTS TO WORK OR TO ATTEND VOCATIONAL TRAININGS WHILE THEIR CHILDREN ARE ENROLLED IN A HIGH-QUALITY CHILDCARE PROGRAM. WU YEE SERVES APPROXIMATELY 922 CHILDREN AND 789 FAMILIES THROUGH THIS CITY-FUNDED PROGRAM.THE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL PROGRAM (R&R) IS ONE OF SAN FRANCISCO'S TWO CITYWIDE R&R PROGRAMS. R&R STAFF PARTNER WITH LOCAL FAMILIES OF ALL INCOME LEVELS TO LOCATE CHILDCARE PROVIDERS THAT BEST MEET THEIR NEEDS. A MAJORITY OF THE CLIENTS ARE LOW-INCOME, MONOLINGUAL CHINESE-SPEAKING IMMIGRANTS WHO SEEK CHILDCARE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT. R&R STAFF EDUCATES FAMILIES ON THE CHILDCARE SYSTEM, ASSISTS FAMILIES IN APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND EDUCATES PARENTS ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PARENTAL RIGHTS. THIS PROGRAM ALSO MAINTAINS A REFERRAL DATABASE AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CHILDCARE PROVIDERS.JOY LOK FAMILY RESOURCES CENTER (FRC) IS A COMMUNITY HUB, LINKING RESOURCES TO FAMILIES WITH VARIOUS NEEDS AND OFFERING ACTIVITIES THAT TARGET EXPECTING PARENTS, FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, AND CAREGIVERS. FRC PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND ACTIVITIES THAT HELP TO REDUCE ISOLATION, INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENT-CHILD BONDING AND PROMOTE POSITIVE PARENTING IN THE CHINESE COMMUNITY. FRC ALSO ASSISTS FAMILIES TO ACCESS PUBLIC BENEFITS SUCH AS CALFRESH AND MEDI-CAL AS WELL AS APPLYING FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.SIMILAR TO THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO THE FAMILIES THAT WE SERVE TO HELP THEM DURING THE TIME OF PANDEMIC.