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SFIC MONTHLY BREAKFAST
Thursday, December 12, 2013
8:00 am - 9:30 am
All are welcome! Bring a friend!
St. Mark's Lutheran Church Heritage Hall
(1111 O'Farrell St. at Franklin, San Francisco)
http://stmarks-sf.org
Please do not park in the St. Mark's lot as those
spaces are rented to others. Parking is available
across the street at St. Mary's Cathedral.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST HOST:
Grace Cathedral
http://www.gracecathedral.org/
MEDITATION:
The Honorable Mark Leno
California State Senator
http://sd11.senate.ca.gov/
PRESENTATION:
Louise H. Renne
Louise H. Renne is the chair of Allies United for Children. She formerly served as City Attorney for San Francisco and was a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. She also served as General Counsel for the San Francisco Unified School District and City Attorney for the City of Richmond. She is a founding partner in the law firm, Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai.
Allies United for Children
Allies United for Children is a private non-profit organization that provides mentoring and support services to high-risk children in San Francisco. (The non-profit identification number is 94-3398021). The children served come from families with histories of violence, neglect, and poverty. They are at high risk for teenage pregnancy, involvement with gangs and criminal activity, educational and economic failure, and serious substance abuse. They live in San Francisco's poorest neighborhoods and in public housing developments. Allies United for Children provides the children in the program with nurturing relationships with responsible adults who teach positive values. The mentors create links between the children and other community-based organizations to promote attending school, avoiding early parenting and the criminal justice system, and earning high school diplomas or graduation equivalency diplomas. The mentors work toward specific achievable outcomes with each child and serve as a liaison between the family, school, and community services. The mentors talk with parents, teachers, and administrators; arrange activities and outings; and locate health and social services. The mentors teach ethical behavior and life skills by setting an example and providing guidance at strategic junctures. They model wholesome behavior; expose children to new and positive experiences; and assist with college and job applications. The mentors offer support for each child in an active and preventative approach that can transform the child's life.
FAITH JOURNEY:
The Rev. Victor H. Kazanjian, Jr., Executive Director
United Religions Initiative
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