This fall, we welcomed our 2025 cohort of National Health Corps AmeriCorps members, 14 individuals who have committed their year to advancing community health in San Francisco. We celebrated with longstanding traditions like a scavenger hunt in the Mission District and our annual Ocean Beach cleanup with the Surfrider Foundation.

This milestone almost didn’t happen: as you may have heard, the AmeriCorps program is in peril nationwide, and unfortunately, SFCCC is no exception.

Since launching our National Health Corps AmeriCorps program in 2019, we have graduated 88 members, many of whom cite the program as the catalyst for launching careers in medicine, social services and policy. During their service, members support vital public health efforts: addressing food insecurity, supporting people experiencing homelessness, connecting individuals with substance use treatment, and responding to the COVID-19 crisis.

Thanks to the generosity of our host sites and some creative restructuring, our program is safe this year. However, our reduced AmeriCorps grant only covers part of that group, leaving five privately funded members who no longer qualify for the AmeriCorps education awards that many rely on to cover tuition or student debt.

This is where we are humbly requesting your support: we are launching a $35,000 fundraising campaign to cover education awards for those five members. All funds will go directly to support members post-service education, whether that’s college, graduate school, medical school, or repaying student loans.

How You Can Help:

Donate: Every contribution, no matter the size, makes a real impact.
Share: Spread the word with your friends, networks, and on social media.
Partner: Connect us with potential sponsors, donors, or grant opportunities.

This program exists because people like you believe that everyone deserves access to quality, equitable public health services, and that building and supporting the next generation of public health professionals is key to achieving that vision. Together, we can sustain this essential work and strengthen the workforce that makes it possible.

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