Samoan Community Development Center

The Samoan Community Development Center serves lower-income and disadvantaged families in the Pacific Islander and Samoan communities.

DCYF-supported program:

- The Pacific Islander Youth Alliance (PIYA) program serves children and youth who live primarily in the Bayview-Hunters Point, Visitacion Valley, Outer Mission, and Potrero Hill neighborhoods. They provide mentoring, counseling, tutoring, case management, and outreach to families. They host an annual six-week Youth Leadership Summer Program that teaches and promotes the Samoan Culture to children and youth through music, language, dance, arts and crafts, and youth leadership skills. Cultural values of respect, love of family, appreciation, and accountability for one's actions are stressed during the summer sessions.