Approximately a decade after Huckleberry House opened its doors, Johanna began running away from home to escape an abusive home environment. “I was separated from my mother when I was two and a half and raised by my abusive father. I started running away when I was about seven or eight and I found living […]
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“Young People Need a Place where They Feel Safe and Huckleberry Is that Place”
We recently reconnected with Michelle, who stayed at Huckleberry House over thirty years ago when she was just 13 years old. Now a mother of three, she found security and stability at Huckleberry House when she needed it most. “My memories of Huckleberry are nothing but positive. The staff was the best and it was […]
“I Want to Help Break the Cycle of Violence and Abuse”
In 2010, former Huckleberry Executive Director Bruce Fisher and Vicky Valentine, Director of Huckleberry Wellness Academy-San Francisco, gave a presentation about Huckleberry at an event at the Forest Hill Country Club for The Links, a community service organization comprised of African American professional women. During the presentation, someone in the kitchen at the Country Club […]
I Have Somehow Been Able to Make a Life for Myself…
For decades, Huckleberry has had the honor and privilege of serving Bay Area youth and families. One of our former clients, Linelle, shares her story: “I lived at Huckleberry House for six weeks with my younger brother back in 1978. It was a hard time in my life as we left our home where the […]
Huckleberry’s Director of Programs, Mollie Brown, Discusses our Work with Trafficked Youth in the SF Chronicle
Huckleberry Youth Programs was recently asked by the city of San Francisco to take over a contract to serve youth who have been or who are at high risk for exploitation. In collaboration with Children’s Protective Services, SFPD, the District Attorney, and the Probation Department, Huckleberry provides immediate crisis intervention and case management services for […]
1.800.RUNAWAY PSA Features Former Huckleberry House Client, Soy
“I really didn’t feel safe anymore at home,” says Soy, a former client at Huckleberry House. She is the first young person featured in this PSA created by the National Runaway Safeline. The PSA was created as a resource to young people seeking help. Click the image above to watch the full PSA. This federal […]
