SCUSD - Foster Youth Services/Youth Development-Dist Office

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Organization Description

Sacramento City Unified School District is one of the oldest K-12 districts in the western United States (established in 1854). SCUSD serves 43,175 students on 75 campuses spanning 76 square miles.

SCUSD is home to a 2013 California Distinguished School (West Campus High School), the only public Waldorf-inspired high school in the nation (George Washington Carver) and the only Hmong language immersion program in the state (Susan B. Anthony Elementary School).

Alumni from SCUSD’s schools include U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, nationally renowned political scholar Dr. Cornel West and author Joan Didion. Recent graduates from SCUSD are currently attending Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UC Davis and host of other prestigious universities.

Our Board-adopted mission statement promises the community that our students will “graduate as globally competitive life-long learners, prepared to succeed in a career and higher education institution of their choice to secure gainful employment and contribute to society.”

SCUSD’s students reflect the rich diversity that is the hallmark of Sacramento’s central city. Our student population is 37.1 percent Hispanic or Latino; 17.4 percent Asian; 17.7 percent African American; and 18.8 percent white. About 5.3 percent of students are of two or more races or ethnicities.

Residents within SCUSD speak more than 40 languages; 38 percent of students do not speak English at home.

SCUSD employs 4,213 people and operates with a budget of $383 million.

Program Information

The goal of Youth Development Support Services (YDSS) is to empower our schools and district to meet the academic and social-emotional well being of all students by providing support to plan, implement, monitor, and integrate the delivery of high quality and high impact educational and social-emotional programs.
 
Our focus is on supporting the continuous improvement of our elementary, middle and high schools by offering:
 
    Expanded Learning programs
    Mentoring and character education services
    Youth voice and action opportunities
    Student, family, and community engagement
    School culture and climate initiatives
    Intervention and prevention of tobacco, alcohol, other drug use
    Bullying and violence prevention
    Service learning; social media and youth development

Our services are rooted within a variety of proven frameworks, including social justice youth development, resiliency, safety and supports, and intervention and prevention models as key building blocks for student success.

Personal vehicle is required.  Student interns will just need to be able to drive from school to school and other events.  Student interns will not be driving clients or students. 

Health & Safety
Additional requirements and/or considerations
  • Background Check (e.g. fingerprinting/livescan, driving record)
  • Fingerprinting or Livescan is Required
Address 
5735 47th Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95824
United States
Website:
http://www.scusdyouthdevelopment.org/
Program(s) 
Social Work
Organization type 
Education - Administration/District (Nonprofit)
Focus Population(s)
Children/Youth, Teens/Young Adults
Focus Area(s)
Education
Additional site tags 
children, Youth, & Families, School Social Work, adolescents, foster youth
Maximum students 
4