News & Impact

High school junior Marley Freyman has always been passionate about leadership, an interest she nurtured through her involvement in JFCS’ YouthFirst programming. Her first experience was as a YouthFirst Impact Year Leader. As her service project for that program, she collaborated with Shupin Social Club, JFCS’ meet-up group for adults with developmental disabilities. She organized the Shupin volunteers in an effort to clean up walking paths in San Francisco’s Presidio district. “We took a lot of time walking in pairs through nature, picking up trash and forming bonds between groups that might never have connected otherwise,” she reflects. She… Read More