YMCA of San Francisco Urban Services Denman Beacon

The Denman Beacon Center, a program of Urban Services YMCA, serves the neighboring District 11 communities of Oceanview, Merced Heights, Ingleside, and Excelsior at James Denman Middle School. We offer comprehensive programs and services that include after school enrichment, academic support, arts and recreation, technology education, leadership development, job skills and career development, and community service learning opportunities for the families and students of James Denman. In addition, we offer wellness services that support the physical and behavioral health needs of youth by providing mental health and trauma counseling, substance abuse prevention and treatment, gang prevention and intervention, case management services for transitional aged youth and diversion youth, life skills and family support workshops, information and referral services for students in the neighborhood. During the evenings, we offer educational, recreational and enrichment classes to parents, adults, and families in the community.