Youth Chance High School

Youth Chance, or YCHS, is a small alternative high school for "at-risk" youth in San Francisco, California. [http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/4730 Private Schools Review] , Youth Chance High School, access date August 28, 2008]

Overview and history

It was founded in 1977 and is run and operated by the YMCA. [http://www.ymcasf.org/Embarcadero/teens.html Embarcadero YMCA Teen Programs] , Youth Chance High School access date August 28, 2008] The school accepts students ages 16 to 21 years old with a focus on students that have been expelled from other schools and that have subsequently been referred by probation officers, principals, a guardian or another interested party.The school helps disadvantaged students of all races achieve success, by teaching them the necessary academic skills to pass the GED and/or CHSPE(California High School Equivalency Exam). The majority of the student body (97%) are young people of color and 90% of them are poor. Most students pass the GED, with some finding success on the CHSPE. Many go directly into the workforce, enroll in a training program for various trades, or possibly attend San Francisco City College. The principal is Maureen Miller, a career educator who also serves as the school's resident Math teacher. Youth Chance is a project of the Embarcadero YMCA and is located at that branch in San Francisco's Financial District.

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