These documents are for youth programs funded by the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF). Read them for:
- Grant requirements
- Help entering data into DCYF's Contract Management System (CMS)
- Payment information
- Forms to fill out
Documents
Guidebooks
Guide for partnering with the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF). Expectations, requirements, procedures, and practices involved in being a DCYF grantee. April 2024 edition.
Guide to using the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families' (DCYF) Contract Management System (CMS), our online platform for grants management, reporting, and invoicing. Last updated July 9, 2024.
Result area guides
We fund youth programs under 4 areas based on long term, population-level results we aim to achieve for all San Franciscans. These guides contain goals, requirements, and performance measures for programs in these result areas.
Guide for youth programs funded under the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) result area: children and youth are supported by nurturing families and communities.
Guide for youth programs funded under the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) result area: children and youth are physically and emotionally healthy.
Guide for youth programs funded under the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) result area: children and youth are ready to learn and succeed in school.
Guide for youth programs funded under the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) result area: youth are ready for college, work and productive adulthood.
Orientations
Grantees attended orientations to help them understand how to do business with DCYF and to share information specific to the service areas they are funded under.
Presentation from the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families' (DCYF) grantee orientation meeting for the Doing Business with DCYF guide.
Presentation from the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families' (DCYF) grantee orientation meeting for the enrichment and skill building service area.
Presentation from the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families' (DCYF) grantee orientation meeting for the youth workforce development service area.
Presentation from the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families' (DCYF) grantee orientation meeting for the out of school time service area.
Presentation from the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families' (DCYF) grantee orientation meeting for the educational supports service area.
Presentation from the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families' (DCYF) grantee orientation meeting for the youth empowerment service area.
Presentation from the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families' (DCYF) grantee orientation meeting for the community navigators initiative.
Presentation from the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families' (DCYF) grantee orientation meeting for the justice services service area.
Forms
Photography release form for Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) grantees.
Previous grantee guidance
Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) grantee guidance for fiscal year 2023-24.