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Pacific Islander community urges SFUSD partnership and access to Sunnydale space for programs
Summary
Representatives of a Pacific Islander Collaborative and the Samoan Community Development Center asked the board for partnership and access to district space at 2055 Sunnydale Avenue to expand services, citing low college-eligibility rates and concentrated community need in southeast San Francisco.
Multiple speakers representing a Pacific Islander Collaborative and the Samoan Community Development Center asked the San Francisco Unified School District to partner with community organizations and to consider providing more space and resources.
John Nower (Nauer) and John from the Samoan Community Development Center described the centers long-standing community services and requested that SFUSD consider allowing the collaborative to use the full building at 2055 Sunnydale Avenue rather than the two small rooms the center currently occupies. The speakers said they serve a large Pacific Islander population in Sunnydale, District 10 and Visitation Valley and that coordinated services require more space.
Neil Vervea described the collaborative as an anchor for Pacific Islander families and urged the board to help secure additional district space to host multiple partner organizations. Speakers emphasized cultural programming, mentoring and identity-support services for youth, and some highlighted recent grant support from City College of San Francisco.
The board acknowledged the requests and invited further follow-up. The public remarks placed emphasis on partnership, local leadership development (including the aspiration for Pacific Islander principals and counselors) and the programmatic potential of a single-site hub to serve dozens of youth and families.
