BMAGIC and 3rd Street Youth Center & Clinic

"The essence of what we do, providing stability, providing homes, you know, showing our youth that they are, they have value" – Sakeenah El-AminOur featured voices in this episode are Lyslynn Lacoste the Executive Director of BMagic and Sakeenah El-Ami the Deputy Director of the Third Street Youth Center and Clinic. One of the biggest unintended consequences of our yearlong school closures, on again, off again stay-at-home orders, and ever-changing shutdowns of businesses deemed “non-essential” is the surging rates of both depression, suicide and drug overdoses among the young people in our community. In addition, the pandemic has made housing, food and medical services even that much harder to access for our transitional age youth 18 to 24. In today’s episode we wanted to feature two nonprofits that are working together in the south eastern community of san Francisco to provide services to our youth and families as they struggle to deal with the ongoing economic, health, safety and emotional impact of the pandemic. To find out more about other wonderful organizations working with our youth and families please listen to our interview with Doug in Episode 19 from Huckleberry Youth Programs and our interview with Charles and Demaree in Episode 29 from At the Crossroads and to hear about how the San Francisco Marin Food Bank is helping with Food insecurity check out conversation with Katy McKnight in Episode Two.  🎧Explore Our Award-Winning Special SeriesIf you enjoyed this episode, dive deeper into our 4-part legacy of impact:Where Art Meets Impact: How creativity drives systemic change. Season 1 and Season 2From Bankruptcy to Reinvention: The story of Stockton’s resilience. COVID-19’s Impact Series: Navigating the pandemic's effect on our community.Making the Invisible Visible: Discover the untold stories of finding home.