Real Options for City Kids (R.O.C.K.) https://rocksf.org Celebrating 25 Years of service for children and youth in San Francisco Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:58:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.21 Leaderspring Center Spotlight on Alumnus Curt Yagi https://rocksf.org/leaderspring-center-spotlight-on-alumnus-curt-yagi/ https://rocksf.org/leaderspring-center-spotlight-on-alumnus-curt-yagi/#respond Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:58:20 +0000 https://rocksf.org/?p=12816 January 23, 2026 At LeaderSpring Center, we are honored to celebrate the many ways our alumni lead with purpose and heart — especially when their impact uplifts entire communities. We are proud to spotlight Curt Yagi, a Class of 2007 San Francisco alum, whose lifelong...

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At LeaderSpring Center, we are honored to celebrate the many ways our alumni lead with purpose and heart — especially when their impact uplifts entire communities.

We are proud to spotlight Curt Yagi, a Class of 2007 San Francisco alum, whose lifelong commitment to youth and community service was recently recognized in a feature by CBS News San Francisco. Curt serves as the Executive Director of Real Options for City Kids SF, a nonprofit organization supporting students and families in Visitacion Valley. For more than two…

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]]> https://rocksf.org/r-o-c-k-alumnus-featured-in-pacific-islander-cultural-district-segment/feed/ 0 R.O.C.K. Featured on KTVU’s Mornings on 2 https://rocksf.org/r-o-c-k-featured-on-ktvus-mornings-on-2/ https://rocksf.org/r-o-c-k-featured-on-ktvus-mornings-on-2/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2025 23:09:39 +0000 https://rocksf.org/?p=12734 Interview by Gasia Mikaelian January 7, 2025

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]]> https://rocksf.org/abc7-news-day-of-giving/feed/ 0 Now a ‘R.O.C.K.’ for students, SF nonprofit staffer goes ‘full circle’ https://rocksf.org/now-a-r-o-c-k-for-students-sf-nonprofit-staffer-goes-full-circle/ https://rocksf.org/now-a-r-o-c-k-for-students-sf-nonprofit-staffer-goes-full-circle/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2024 22:26:28 +0000 https://rocksf.org/?p=12712 By Allyson Aleksey, SF Examiner – November 27, 2024 It has been years since Tristan Warmsley was a student in San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley, but she says the challenges her current counterparts face are similar. Warmsley said there have “always been community struggles, like food...

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It has been years since Tristan Warmsley was a student in San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley, but she says the challenges her current counterparts face are similar.

Warmsley said there have “always been community struggles, like food insecurity, housing insecurity, and gun violence” in the southeastern neighborhood.

“When I was younger, gun violence was very prevalent, and so I just had to learn early on to be hyper aware of my surroundings,” she said. “I still hear about these things [from students], and it’s hard, and it can be heavy sometimes.”

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The Warriors will celebrate this year’s grant recipients with an on-court check presentation prior to tonight’s matchup against the Atlanta Hawks. Nicole Lacob will join Warriors President & Chief Operating Officer Brandon Schneider, Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell, Real Options for City Kids (R.O.C.K.) Executive Director Curt Yagi, and various members of the Warriors Community Foundation board for the presentation.

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