Not sure who in the right mind hired this Andrew person from IT department. I was just trying to ask him a few questions but the guy was non stop yawning and dozing off at work. The guy is just very unprofessional. He looks like a wannabe kpop chaser. I mean you are kind of at the wrong place for that ? I mean I see him just sitting there like he is at home watching TV on his own crouch, so you r already not doing much at work. But sleeping in front of somebody when they ask you for your professional help is a first for me. Also, the guy was exceptionally rude to me. Terrible management. read more

My son just attended the HD and PHP programs, everyone we dealt with were wonderful people. I do not have a bad word to say about Edgewood. Thank you to all the staff! read more

Edgewood is a great organization, providing assistance to children, families, caregivers and more. They've been around for 160 (almost) years, and have helped children and families in the Sunset district and beyond for that entire time. Kinship services, family services, residential, a non public school and more sit on their campus on Vicente, and they also have a location in San Carlos and San Bruno with a drop in center to give youth a positive and safe place to be. Great LGBTQ services and support. They offer a community food bank on Thursdays, as well. It's a great place to volunteer, to donate to, and to support. I might be a little biased as I have family that were cared for here (back in the 20s - 30s!). Good place, good people, doing good things for people that deserve some good. read more

Edgewood - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - San Francisco, California

This center is one of the oldest children's institutions in the West Coast. They started out as an orphanage a very long time ago and has now evolved into a community facility. This center helps children and families cope with traumatizing events. The center is big and the programs they have are extremely conducive to healing and recovery. I really like how they focus on keeping the family together (if appropriate) and they try to find ways for children to be in a more supportive and caring environment. I had the amazing privilege of volunteering for The Breakfast Club where you get to cook breakfast for at risk children. If you are looking for a fulfilling volunteer activity on Saturday mornings, you should contact the center. They always welcome community members who want to make a difference in a child's life. You can definitely feel the positivity that a simple breakfast brings to these children. I am looking forward to cooking more breakfasts for the center. read more

Edgewood is an organization that provides a wide variety of support and services to children from the Bay Area who have suffered from trauma, or severe physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. It is truly one of those special places where you can see the difference being made just by looking in these kids eyes. I have been volunteering once a month making breakfast for the kids in residence there, and I am awed by the commitment and dedication that people have for this program and effect it is clearly having on these kids. That is not taking anything away from other organizations, but there is just something special about Edgewood that does it for me. Call them up, help out, make a donation, because the kids here need our help and the tireless staff could use our support! This is truly a special place. read more

My son was there for a while for depression and anxiety. When I came to visit him, he was so over drugged, he couldn't hold his head up and was drooling. I asked what was wrong with him and the therapist just shrugged her shoulders. I didn't realize that it was because he was over medicated until he left and the drugs wore off. Be very careful if you have a loved one there. Sasha was his therapist, very ineffective and uncaring. read more

For me Edgewood has its ups and down but was a blessing for me to be there. Staff showed me how strong I could be and were able to help me and give care with a kind heart everyday. A staff once said life is like a roller coaster, sometimes it's up and sometimes it's smooth and that just how life is. This stuck with me and showed me that you just got to keep trying . Also ....... BUMMER read more

Home away from home for the CSU love the staff except one time this morning staff talked to me about raccoons having sex in the tree infont of his and his wife's house. So that was uncomfortable but all the other staff at the CSU were absolutely amazing. The first time I went to the PHP I had an awful therapist and made it almost unbearable to see her especially for the state of mind I was in. The other staff were oh so lovely and I felt I had a deep connection with them. The second time I went to the PHP I loved my therapist the staff were great food is always AMAZING and they care about you a lot. Overall a great place! read more

I lived @ Edgewood from the age of 5 till I was 12. This is before it was a 'safe haven' for abused kids [as it is today]..Then, .it was for kids with no parents or who had 1 parent that couldn't care for them for a time- [that was me]. Edgewood was a great place to grow up. There were 6 Cottages on the beautiful grounds [which were surrounded with pines and eucuayptus trees-] with about 35 kids in each Cottage. I lived in Cottage #5, and my House Mother, Mrs Lee was the Best Mom...How she handled 25+ kids in her cottage every day, I really don't know, but she did it well, and did it beyond 'the call of duty'[all the pancakes she used to make for us on Sunday mornings !!-... ... geeeze !! ...and she never complained, in fact seemed to love doing it. . I have so many wonderful memories growing up @ Edgewood.... ..We actually were truly spoiled..with the Marines coming @ Christmas with presents and a parade, and we were the 'darling' of the San Francisco Jr. League, so always had front row seats @ the Circus + trips all over the city in the many Edgewood yellow busses, ~~which also took us to Skateland, @ the Beach, Fleishackers [Sp?] pool, camp in the mountains [every summer] and horse back riding on the beaches of Pacifica. The best part of growing up @ Edgewood was having so many kids to play with...we were never bored !! I visited Edgewood with my husband and talked to the kids now living in Cottage #5 telling them that hopefully they would look back on Edgewood, as I did, and realize what a Blessing it had been with love and protection during the 'formative years'. am looking for old pixs of my cottage and Mrs. Lee if anyone has knowledge or access- I would very much appreciate these to show my children and for my albums. judith read more

DONT register your kids with this agency if you really love your kids and want them to prosper..they do not provide adequate services , no psychiatry services and the employees only support each other against the parents to get away with the basic services they claim they provide..Stay with your county mental health services so at least you know that Medi-Cal money is not wasted and given away for nothing!!! read more

I was sent here by my therapist when I was 14 (I'm 17 now), it wasn't really feeling welcome. They were in the middle of renovating an old building or something and if memory serves right, the staff (most likely volunteers) were making me uncomfortable. The staff/volunteers back then seemed as if they did not know how to handle teenagers or preteens. Were on their phones most of the time and wasn't attentive and it seemed as if I wasn't important.They held me here for 8 hours and they had to make sure I wasn't suicidal anymore. (part of their jobs, but hey, I didn't have a plan to carry out) I'm taking off 2 stars because they could have handled it better without making me uncomfortable or anxious or stressed. I had a copious amount of homework that day and it wasn't fun going home, then staying up late to finish it. They do good things for other children who really need it. But this has been my personal experience, the staff who worked/volunteered there back then with me might not even work there anymore now. I honestly think my therapist took it too far and sent me here, I needed someone to talk to (which was my therapist), and sent me here. Wasn't a good experience for me but it might be to others. read more

i was there with my brother in the 1940's. i was eight and he was ten. he was there much longer than i, because i ran away. not for long but i was then put into foster care. i remember Edgewood as being very much, every man for himself. the pack mentality existed with both the staff and the other players. the "house mother" ,Mrs. Vikander, was a sweet lady but much too busy to referee the trivia that children consider a crisis. [think; lord of the flies.] my brother continued on as the model inmate and was non the worse for wear. this is neither a complaint nor a condemnation. just a statement. An orphanage is an orphanage. read more

Sounds like an awesome place to spend my Saturday mornings at least once a month. I just called and left a message to start volunteering. Can't wait to start!! read more

I am a "graduate" of Edgewood from the early sixties. I spent two years there and after reading the other reviews, must comment. If it weren't for the individual people that worked there and helped "us" children, who knows where I/we would be (if anywhere) today. THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart and my soul for giving us a chance at life. Your individual sharing of love to us "special" children DID/DOES make a difference. I am a Father of six and Grandfather of 15 now, and as I get older, I tend to reflect on what made my life...MY life. You did. Thank you again for the patience and love that gave me the stable foundation from which to grow and eventually florish . And to the workers and volunteers of today, God Bless you, because someday, someone will be writing what I just did above, and it will be YOU that made the difference in their life. Patrick Cotton read more

So I will star by saying I was sent here at 17. when I first got here me and my parents went up to the admissions office. a greeted us and had us sit down he then after a little bit of small talk asked my parents what my problems were. he phrased it a little less hurtfully than that after talking about my anxiety and insomnia depression for 10 or 15 mins i was shown to my cottage with my stuff with they searched. saw my bed the beds here are a plywood and a mattress that is too thin to help at all I ended up stacking 2 I slep very poorly the whole time i was here .all the activetys are numbingly boring and so is the food. the night staff is nice but they sleep all the time and most of the day staff will not even treat you like a person. 2 people ran away while I was here the staff I could eazely have but that would have started new drama. the staff also full on jumped on some little kid who tried to run. they insisted I start taking sleep meds and anxiety meds I hate pills. the staff also ate some of the food my parents dropped off for me . my counseler was way to busy. sorry for spelling read more

this place is amazing. my nephew had to come here for a couple months and the counselors were awesome and always attentive. he learned alot at this place and still goes to the school near there. he's def benefited coming to Edgewood. read more

I, too, have volunteered at Edgewood and it definitely made an impression on me. However, I believe the organization has undergone some administrative changes and has become more corporate in its view of employees and overall organizational structure. In other words, I believe some of the long time employees may feel more fear and less joy in their jobs (read job security). Too bad. Why do newly minted MBAs tend to screw up a good thing? read more

Amazing organization that does much good for Bay Area children and families in crisis or with special needs. The agency is deserving of continued support from individuals, private donors and public funds. They are a critical safety net for so many people in need of hope. Keep up the good work Edgewood! read more