Yesterday I had to do one of the hardest things that I've done in this work so far. I look at all the youth that I work with as a part of my direct community and treat them as if they were my own kids. Yesterday one of the youth…

There we were, after 2 weeks of trying to get the place that I thought was right for her. I had called a lot of people to try and get some help for her.

I walk through the halls of Civic Center and constantly see the young people with a piece of plastic, a string that secures it around their neck and  a picture of a young person with a date that signifies a date of birth and a date of death. It's always…

 Every day is special and unique at Civic Center Secondary School.

   Anthony Jenkins budding blogger, from Transitional Age Youth-San Francisco. Anthony's "Notes from the Frontline" are profound insights into his world  working with disconnected youth. He is a direct service provider and frontline youth worker at Civic Center Secondary, San Francisco's alternative education model for students expelled from other schools.