2024-2026 Strategic Plan

November 15, 2024

SRF contributes to the youth-serving system of care by advocating for participatory practices, engaging communities, supporting partners and providing resources. The majority of SRF funding is distributed through grants to community organizations, and historically directed toward three areas: Basic Needs, Well-Being and Education. SRF also funds scholarships, administers a young women’s leadership program and collaborates with partners to advance career readiness.

Recently, SRF has facilitated special projects to better understand the needs of young people and how we might elevate their voices into the system of care that serves them. Through Participatory Philanthropy, we can promote youth and community involvement by activating their role and empowering them for action.

This 2024-2026 Strategic Plan reflects our commitment to implementing participatory design in all we do. The three-year roadmap will advance business processes that promote inclusivity in the planning, grantmaking, implementation and evaluation of youth focused initiatives. To begin, we’ve reorganized our funding framework for an improved pathway to ‘Invest in the Good Life for Kids’.