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# Side by Side

With Youth, Through Adversity

## Sitemaps

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## Pages

- [Home](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/)
- [Board of Directors](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/about/board-of-directors/)
- [Leadership](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/about/leadership/)
- [Financials](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/about/financials-2022-2023/) - To read our 2024-2025 Annual Report, click on the report. Learn more about our Financials and agency here To review our 990s, please click on the links by year below July 1, 2020- June 30, 2021 -Side
- [Careers & Internships](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/careers-and-internships/) - EMPLOYMENTSide by Side is a Joint Commission-accredited mental and behavioral health organization serving youth and family members in four counties – Marin, Alameda, Sonoma, and Napa–with a staff of over 120 clinicians and professionals. We believe in investing in our team with training, continuing education, and clinical supervision, as well as providing a competitive salary
- [Donate Now](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/donate/) - It takes tremendous resources to provide the individualized, holistic services required for our youth to heal from trauma and ultimately thrive in society. Side by Side partners with many organizations to provide this support, but gifts from our community are critical in helping fill in funding gaps, especially during these uncertain times.Your generosity today will
- [Donate Now (Blackbaud)](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/donate-test/) - It takes tremendous resources to provide the individualized, holistic services required for our youth to heal from trauma and ultimately thrive in society. Side by Side partners with many organizations to provide this support, but gifts from our community are critical in helping fill in funding gaps, especially during these uncertain times.Your generosity today will
- [Ways to Give](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/ways-to-give/) - Your gift this year sends a message to the youth of Side by Side that someone cares and that you are with them on their journey. Thank you. Donate Now
- [Land Acknowledgment](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/about/our-approach/land-acknowledgment/) - Side by Side respectfully acknowledges that our work takes place on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands of the several Native American tribes. We honor the rich history and cultural heritage of these tribes, who have stewarded these lands for generations. We recognize that indigenous peoples are alive, present, and sustaining their cultures in
- [Videos](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/videos/) - Ben’s Journey Ben’s Journey from Side By Side on Vimeo. Ben’s Journey is the latest video from Side by Side, which first premiered at our Reach for the Stars Denim & Diamonds gala on September 19, 2025. This powerful story follows Ben Freeman—a former student of the Irene M. Hunt School—through the eyes of both Ben and his
- [Videos](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/videos-2/) - Ben's Journey Ben’s Journey is the latest video from Side by Side, first premiered at our Reach for the Stars: Denim & Diamonds gala this September. It highlights the inspiring path of Ben Freeman—a former Irene M. Hunt School student—through his and his mother’s eyes, Deanna Brock (Side by Side’s Board President).At Side by Side, we walk alongside
- [History](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/about/history/)
- [e-News](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/enews/) - 2025 e-News June 2025 e-News May 2025 e-News March/April 2026 e-News February 2025 2024 Denisse Mendoza is Our New Director of Practice and Program Development
- [Events](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/events/) - Join us for a variety of events and fundraisers throughout the year, including gala evenings, cocktail and conversation events, a golf tournament and community dine-and-donate happenings.
- [Our Stance](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/about/our-approach/our-stance/) - We Are Here. No Matter What. Since 1895, Side by Side has worked tirelessly to ensure that all young people have the opportunity to thrive. This includes creating safe spaces for diverse opinions, beliefs, and ideas, fostering a community that is inclusive regardless of race, creed, country of origin, immigration status, religious or political beliefs, sexual
- [Privacy Notice](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/privacynotice/) - Privacy Notice: No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
- [Home Slider Test](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/home-slider/) - NOW SHOWING! BUILDING HOME SIDE BY SIDE Building Home is the newest video from Side by Side. Our agency walks with young people impacted by adversity on their unique journeys to heal from trauma, restore resilience, and embrace their potential. This is the story of two of these young people–Maya and Sky. Learn more about
- [Stay in Touch with Side by Side](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/stay-in-touch/)
- [Donate](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/donate-old/) - It takes tremendous resources to provide the individualized, holistic services required for our youth to heal from trauma and ultimately thrive in society. Side by Side partners with many organizations to provide this support, but gifts from our community are critical in helping fill in funding gaps, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. Your generosity today
- [Matching Gifts](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/matching-gifts/)
- [Legacy Giving Options](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/legacy-giving-options/)
- [Contact Us](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/contact/) - We want to hear from you!Visit us: See map!Call us: 415-457-3200Email us: contactus@sidebysideyouth.org or click the button below. CLICK HERE
- [Elementor #2491](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/2491-2/) - sidebysideyouth We walk with young people impacted by adversity to embrace their potential. Load More Follow on Instagram
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- [About](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/about/)
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- [Holiday Wishes](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/holiday-wishes/) - We are grateful to Temple Beth Sholom and Zocalo Coffeehouse in San Leandro for privately supporting Holiday Wishes for Side by Side's Real Alternatives and Our Space programs in Alameda County. Side by Side endeavors to brighten our young people’s holiday season by ensuring that each has a present to unwrap. Questions or want to
- [News](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/news/)
- [Social Media](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/news/social-media/)
- [Instagram](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/news/social-media/instagram/)
- ["Meet Jamila McCallum" Event Registration](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/events/meet-jamila-mccallum-event-registration/)
- [Our Commitment to Inclusivity](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/about/our-approach/our-commitment-to-inclusivity/)
- [¡Salud, Sonoma Youth! Event Registration](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/events/salud-sonoma-youth-event-registration/) - It takes tremendous resources to provide the services required for our youth to heal from trauma and ultimately thrive in society. ¡Salud, Sonoma Youth! is critical in helping fill in inherent funding gaps in Side by Side's Sonoma County programs. We couldn’t undertake this essential work if it weren’t for your support of this event –
- [¡Salud Sonoma Youth! Donations](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/events/salud-sonoma-youth-donations/) - We'll miss you at ¡Salud, Sonoma Youth! but are delighted that you still want to help provide the individualized, holistic services required for Sonoma's youth to heal from trauma and ultimately thrive in society. Side by Side partners with many organizations to provide this support, but gifts from individuals like you are critical in helping
- [Employees](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/employees/)
- ["Meet Dr. Garcia" Event Registration](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/events/meet-dr-garcia-event-registration/)
- [Theory of Change](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/about/our-approach/theory-of-change/)
- [Our Approach](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/about/our-approach/)
- [Our Rebranding Story](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/about/our-approach/new-name/)
- [Queer Love Youth Pride Donation](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/events/queer-love-youth-pride-donation/) - Thank you for supporting Side by Side's Our Space program that provides the much-needed safe space where LGBTQ youth can express their authentic selves and feel seen, accepted, and celebrated. Side by Side is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization whose federal tax identification number is 94-1156301.
- [Reach for the Stars Donation](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/events/reach-for-the-stars-donation/) - We’ll miss you at our Reach for the Stars Gala in September 2020 but are delighted that you still want to help provide the individualized, holistic services required for our community’s most vulnerable youth to heal from trauma and ultimately thrive in society. Side by Side partners with many organizations to provide this support, but
- [Reach for The Stars Gala Registration](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/events/reach-for-the-stars-gala-registration/) - It takes tremendous resources to provide the services required for our youth to heal from trauma and ultimately thrive in society. Our fundraising events are critical in helping fill in funding gaps throughout the year. We couldn’t undertake this essential work if it weren’t for your support of Reach for the Stars – thank you.
- [Queer Love Youth Pride Event Registration](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/events/queer-love-youth-pride-event-registration/) - Queer Love Youth Pride celebrates LGBTQ interconnectedness, performance and brilliance. 100% of the ticket sales and donations from this event will support the youth programs and community trainings offered by Side by Side's Our Space. Side by Side is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization whose federal tax identification number is 94-1156301. Can’t attend and want to make a
- [Glenwood Guild BINGO Event Registration](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/events/glenwood-guild-bingo-event-registration/) - Hosted by Side by Side's Glenwood Guild, the 26th Annual BINGO Night helps support the Irene M. Hunt School, and enables us to provide the services required for our students to return students to their neighborhood mainstream public school setting, equipped with the skills to thrive socially and academically. We couldn’t undertake this essential work
- [Bank of Marin Golf Tournament Event Registration](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/events/bank-of-marin-golf-tournament-event-registration/) - It takes tremendous resources to provide the services required for our youth to heal from trauma and ultimately thrive in society. The Bank of Marin Golf Tournament is critical in helping fill in inherent funding gaps in Side by Side's Bay Area programs. We couldn’t undertake this essential work if it weren’t for your support
- [SHINDIG Event Registration](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/events/shindig-event-registration/) - It takes tremendous resources to provide the services required for our youth to heal from trauma and ultimately thrive in society. SHINDIG is critical in helping fill in inherent funding gaps in Side by Side’s Alameda County programs. We couldn’t undertake this essential work if it weren’t for your support of this event – thank you.
- [Glenwood Guild Donations](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/events/glenwood-guild-donations/) - Thank you for supporting Side by Side's Glenwood Guild and the commitment of the Guild members to help provide the individualized, holistic services required for our community's most vulnerable youth to heal from trauma and ultimately thrive in society. We couldn’t undertake this essential work if it weren’t for your contributions – thank you. Side
- [SHINDIG Donations](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/events/shindig-donations/) - We'll miss you at SHINDIG but are delighted that you still want to help provide the individualized, holistic services required for Alameda's youth to heal from trauma and ultimately thrive in society. Side by Side partners with many organizations to provide this support, but gifts from individuals like you are critical in helping fill in
- [Bank of Marin Golf Tournament Donations](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/events/bank-of-marin-golf-tournament-donations/) - We’ll miss you at the 25th Annual Bank of Marin Golf Tournament in June 2019 but are delighted that you still want to help provide the individualized, holistic services required for our community's most vulnerable youth to heal from trauma and ultimately thrive in society. Side by Side partners with many organizations to provide this
- [Mission & Vision](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/about/our-approach/misson-vision/)
- [Regions](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/regions/)
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- [Programs](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/programs/)

## Events

- [Reach for the Stars](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/event/reach-for-the-stars/)
- [Bank of Marin Golf Tournament](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/event/bank-of-marin-golf-tournament/)
- [Glenwood Guild Bingo Night](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/event/glenwood-guild-bingo/)
- [Marin Valentine's Ball](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/event/marin-valentines-ball/)
- [Sonoma County Human Race](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/event/sonoma-county-human-race/)
- [Playing in the Stars](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/event/playing-in-the-stars/)
- [Give OUT Day](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/event/give-out-day/)
- [Queer Love Youth Pride Event](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/event/2260-2/)
- [Come Play with Us!](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/event/come-play-with-us/)
- [Bank of Marin Golf Tournament](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/event/bank-of-marin-golf-tournament-2/)

## Programs

- [TAY Space](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/programs/tay-space/)
- [Irene M. Hunt School](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/programs/irene-m-hunt-school/)
- [Independent Living Program](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/programs/independent-living-program/)
- [Real Alternatives](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/programs/real-alternatives/)
- [Community Counseling](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/programs/community-counseling/)
- [Our Space](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/programs/our-space/)
- [Enhanced Care Management](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/programs/enhanced-care-management/)

## Regions

- [Marin County](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/region/marin-county/)
- [Alameda County](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/region/alameda-county/)
- [Sonoma County](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/region/sonoma-county/)
- [Napa County](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/region/napa-county/)

## Ways to Give

- [Monthly Giving & End-of-Year Appeal](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/ways-to-give/monthly-giving/)
- [Give in Kind & Holiday Giving](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/ways-to-give/give-in-kind/) - http://https://www.sunnyhillsservices.org/images/holiday-partners/Black_Rabbit_Trading_Co.jpg
- [Campaign Scope & Goals](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/ways-to-give/hunt-capital-campaign-goals/)
- [Project History](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/ways-to-give/hunt-capital-campaign-history/)
- [Campaign Donors](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/ways-to-give/campaign-donors/)
- [Campaign Recognition Opportunities](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/ways-to-give/hunt_capital_campaign_recognition/)
- [Gift of Stocks](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/ways-to-give/gift-of-stocks/)
- [Workplace Giving](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/ways-to-give/workplace-giving/)
- [Corporate Sponsorship](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/ways-to-give/corporate-sponsorship/)
- [Legacy Giving](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/ways-to-give/legacy-giving/)

## Categories

- [Special Education](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/category/special-education/) - Sometimes young students and older youth experience social, emotional, and/or behavioral challenges too acute for them to function in traditional schools. They require intensive therapeutic support and an education plan fitted to their specific needs. 
- [Behavioral and Mental Health](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/category/behavioral-mental-health/) - Behavioral challenges, emotional difficulties, and mental health issues often reveal themselves in childhood and early adulthood. These challenges and issues can impact a young person’s functioning at home, in school, and in community. We view therapy as a partnership between youth, parents, other caregivers, and the clinician. Together, we help young people identify and understand their feelings, learn effective coping skills, and begin to heal from life’s challenges.
- [Transitional Housing](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/category/transitional-housing/) - Young people who will be transitioning out of foster care and/or probation need housing and specialized support to stabilize, grow and establish the kind of safe, self-sufficient existence many of us take for granted.
- [LGBTQIA+ Support](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/category/lgbtqia-support/) - For many young people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, or Asexual (LGBTQIA+), it can feel like no place is safe. LGBTQIA+ young people experience significantly higher rates of bullying, harassment, intimidation, and abuse at school, home, and out in the world. Add to this poverty, homelessness, and/or involvement in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems – categories in which LGBTQIA+ youth have a disproportionate representation – and it’s not a surprise to also find increased risk factors like depression, school drop-out, increased self-harm, and suicide attempts.
- [Individualized Care Coordination](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/category/individualized-care-coordination/) - Many youth need support to access medical care and social services, provide support in obtaining housing, and identify school and job opportunities. Side by Side’s Enhanced Care Management (ECM) uses a whole-person approach so our clients feel seen and understood and can gain independence through our multidisciplinary teams’ support.
- [Independent Living Program](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/category/independent-living-program/) - ILP provides every eligible youth in care with independent living skills training to support their transition to a successful and independent lifestyle. Side by Side, partnered with Alameda County Social Services, currently delivers ILP services to youth ages 14-21.

## News Categories

- [Publications](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/news/publications/)
- [Press Releases](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/news/press-releases/)
- [Side by Side in the News](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/news/side-by-side-in-the-news/)
- [Videos](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/news/videos/)
- [e-News](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/news/e-news/)
- [Notices](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/news/notices/)

## Regions

- [Marin County](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/regions/marin-county/)
- [Sonoma County](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/regions/sonoma-county/)
- [Alameda County](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/regions/alameda-county/)
- [Napa County](https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/regions/napa-county/)