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“Having personally viewed Streetside in the classroom, I believe it is a wonderful program that brings not only knowledge, but joy and deep levels of engagement.”
— Susan Stauter, Artistic Director, San Francisco Unified School District
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OUR MISSION
 Through the power of storytelling, Streetside Stories cultivates young people's voices to develop literacy and arts skills, fosters educational equity, values diversity, and builds community.
OUR HISTORY
It all started when brothers Seth and James Levy kicked off the first of two cross-country “Rides for Reading.” To promote reading and writing, they rode their bicycles cross-country, bringing storytelling, theater, and creative writing to kids in the communities they stopped in along the way. After their second ride, the brothers moved to San Francisco and established Streetside Stories, offering Streetside’s flagship program, the Storytelling Exchange, in San Francisco public school classrooms. During that first year, Streetside served 60 students in three schools.
 Since then, Streetside has helped over 16,000 students engage with learning by sharing their life stories. We offer
high-quality literacy arts education programs to students in kindergarten through the 8th grade in schools, after school programs, and community-based organizations throughout San Francisco and the East Bay. While Streetside services are available to a wide array of schools and community organizations, we focus our resources on reaching underserved young people who attend struggling schools.
Learn more about our nationally-recognized programs here.
Streetside Stories is made possible by generous support from:
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