Huckleberry Youth Programs
Wendi Deetz, MSW, currently serves as the Director of Human Resources at Huckleberry Youth Programs, overseeing HR functions for a staff of 75 while prioritizing health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, Wendi held various leadership roles at the Global Fund for Women, including Director of HR and IT, where responsibilities encompassed HR strategy and IT management. Additional experience includes positions as Operations and Human Resources Manager and Staff Accountant at the Global Fund for Women, Therapy Intern at Queer LifeSpace, and Board Member at Women's Safety Project. Educational qualifications include a Master's Degree in Social Work from California State University - East Bay and a Bachelor's Degree in English and Women's Studies from UCLA.
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Huckleberry Youth Programs
Huckleberry's mission is to educate, inspire, and support under-served youth to develop healthy life choices, to maximize their potential, and to realize their dreams. Since 1967, we have accomplished this by providing San Francisco and Marin youth and their families with a network of services and opportunities by caring peers and adults. For 50 years, we have partnered with teens and families to overcome adversity. Huckleberry strengthens families and empowers young people with services that promote safety in times of crisis, physical and emotional health and well-being, social justice in communities facing inequality, and educational success. When all youth succeed, the entire community is stronger. We seek to empower young people to develop and maintain healthy relationships as well as promote their talents, ideas, leadership and health; to assist youth and their families in overcoming the obstacles they may encounter, which can include family concerns, drug and alcohol abuse, mental health challenges, teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, violence, social and economic inequities, and physical and sexual abuse; and to assist clients in navigating complex social welfare, educational and juvenile justice systems. Our San Francisco programs include: Huckleberry House - Crisis Shelter - Health Career Training & College Access Huckleberry Youth Health Center - Health Care & Health Education Counseling Services Huckleberry Community Assessment & Resource Center - Juvenile Justice Diversion Our Marin programs include: Huckleberry ACE (Access to College Equity) Academy - Health Career Training & College Access Huckleberry Youth Health Center - Health Care & Health Education All of Huckleberry's services for youth and their families are provided free of charge.