Agency Details:

Up On Top’s mission is to offer hope, stability, and fun to children of low-income families in San Francisco, enabling them to be successful in school and in life.

Description:
Up On Top creates a nurturing environment, which prepares children for academic and social success. A well-rounded curriculum is offered including homework support, academic tutoring and enrichment, science, leadership classes and field trips. The Creative Arts Program includes art and music classes taught by professional artists.
The staff oversee two after school programs for children in grades K-5 and they help them become comfortable readers by the fifth grade and competent with math at their grade level. The staff works closely with each child’s teacher, parents and caregivers to reinforce academic skills.
The staff oversee two after school programs for children in grades K-5 and they help them become comfortable readers by the fifth grade and competent with math at their grade level. The staff works closely with each child’s teacher, parents and caregivers to reinforce academic skills.
Research shows that if children are not reading comfortably by the third grade they are more vulnerable to drug usage, teen pregnancy or incarceration in later years. The Up On Top program helps to prevent these negative behaviors in children by reinforcing good reading, writing and math skills by the fifth grade, preparing children for middle school and beyond.

History:
Up On Top began as a way to address the crisis in affordable after school care. The initial idea emerged in 1998 as a response to the shifts in federal welfare, which moved families into working situations without providing childcare. Concerned members of the Unitarian Universalist Church of San Francisco formed a Task Force and later opened Up On Top in 2001. Today, the program has a waiting list each year and is recognized as a model academic enrichment program.

Contact people:

Matthew Gluck, Board President, (phone), (email) Nan Parks, Executive Director, (phone), (email)

Address:

1187 Franklin Street San Francisco, CA 94109 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.upontop.org

Directions:

At the intersection of Franklin and Geary and Starr King, inside the Unitarian Universalist Church.

Miscellaneous Information

Besides English, which languages are spoken at your agency?
	Spanish
What is the minimum age for volunteers at your agency?
	No written policy
Is your agency wheelchair accessible?
	No
Does your agency have the capacity to host groups of more than 10?
	Yes
Does your agency have the capacity to host groups of more than 20?
	Yes

Last updated on December 19, 2009