About Us

Golden Gate currently serves over 6,000 children, youth, adults, and seniors annually through a wide variety of minimal or no-fee programs and services for tots to seniors for the surrounding neighborhoods.  Services are provided in response to community need and serve family members of all ages.  Because Golden Gate exists, thousands of children, teenagers, adults and seniors have affordable access to recreation and personal development activities, education classes, or preventive health services including:

• Head Start for preschool children and families.
• K.A.R.E. Intergenerational Center:  information, referral and case management services for grandparents and other relatives raising grandchildren and children born to others.
• After-school Life Skills and Sports:  educational assistance and personal development for elementary school-aged children.
• Adult Sports Leagues.
• Adult education including computer classes, citizenship classes, English as a Second Language and a reading club.
• Nutrition and Physical Activity awareness classes for the entire family.
• Health and immunization fairs.
• Aerobics for women and seniors.
• Mother/daughter dance classes.
• Senior socialization, recreation, field trips, health screenings and information and meals.
• Clothing, food and gifts to neighborhood families during the holidays.
• Golden Gate Neighborhood Revitalization Project.
• Pathways to Success program: a collaborative effort to help high school students stay in school and continue on to higher education.