Good Samaritan Family Resource Center

What Good Samaritan Family Resource Center does

Good Samaritan Family Resource Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1894 in San Francisco, California, originally established as part of the U.S. settlement house movement to serve European immigrants. Operating today under Executive Director Mario Paz (in role since 2006), the organization serves low-income and immigrant families — predominantly Latino families — across San Francisco's Mission and Bayview neighborhoods through three physical sites: the headquarters at 1294 Potrero Avenue, El Centro Bayview at 45 Conkling Street (co-launched in February 2018), and a preschool at 2060 Folsom Street inside the Casa Adelante affordable housing development (opened June 2021 on a $1/year, 35-year lease with MEDA and Chinatown CDC). Per the 2024-25 Annual Report, 8,718 lives were touched, 2,491 individuals were impacted, 1,280 students were supported, and 3,815 parent-support hours were delivered.

The organization runs a six-core service portfolio on a two-generation model that simultaneously engages children and caregivers: family advocacy and case management, parenting support with adult ESL classes, infant and toddler interactive programs (parent/child literacy, play-based learning, infant massage for ages 0-42 months), dual-language Spanish-English preschool education at approximately $20,000 per student per year with a 1:8 student-teacher ratio and 100% bilingual teaching staff, K-12 youth development programs (Willie Brown and Bryant Beacon sites, Vision Academy, Éxito Escolar, Latinx-Newcomer support), and immigrant services covering asylum support, ESL, and cultural navigation. Services are largely free; preschool tuition is subsidised by state and local government plus family contribution. The model relies on bilingual/multilingual staff drawn from Mexico, El Salvador, Venezuela, and Peru, integration with eight SFUSD partner schools, and participation in citywide coalitions including Mission Promise Neighborhood, the San Francisco Latino Parity and Equity Coalition (co-founded 2016), and the San Francisco Family Services Alliance (co-founded 2018).

Revenue is a diversified nonprofit mix of individual donations (processed through RallyUp), government contracts (California Department of Education, Human Services Agency, SF Department of Children Youth and Their Families), foundation grants (Bella Vista, Chavez Family, Hellman, Tomkat, San Francisco Foundation), and corporate partnerships including law firm Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors chaired by Frank DeRosa; no revenue figures are publicly disclosed. Distribution is exclusively direct service at SF physical sites, with referral pipelines through city agencies, SFUSD, hospitals, and community-based partners. No proprietary technology platform, software products, or AI/ML capabilities were identified.

Name

Good Samaritan Family Resource Center

Legal name

Good Samaritan Family Resource Center

Website

https://goodsamfrc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1894

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Good Samaritan Family Resource Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1894 in San Francisco serving low-income and immigrant families through bilingual two-generation programs spanning family advocacy, parenting/ESL classes, dual-language preschool, and K-12 youth development across Mission and Bayview sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child Care Services (6244), Child and Youth Services (624110), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Coaching, Parent-Mediated & Home Visiting EI Services (EDACAFAJ), Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK), Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Family support services
• Immigrant services
• Early childhood education
• Parenting education
• Youth development programs

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Individual donations and fundraising campaigns including an annual donation drive and preschool capital campaign. The organization operates donation pages through RallyUp platform.
2. Government Grants and Subsidies: State and local government tuition subsidies plus family contributions cover operating costs for preschool programs. Receives grants from government agencies including California Department of Education, Human Services Agency, and SF Department of Children Youth and Their Families.
3. Foundation and Corporate Funding: Funding from multiple foundations including Bella Vista Foundation, Chavez Family Foundation, Hellman Foundation, Tomkat Foundation, and others. Corporate partnerships with law firms and insurance brokers.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Good Samaritan Family Resource Center is a nonprofit social services organization that provides family advocacy, case management, parenting classes, ESL classes, infant and toddler programs, dual language preschool education, youth programs, and immigrant services to low-income and immigrant families in San Francisco. The organization uses a two-generation approach to simultaneously serve caregivers and their children through programs delivered at its Mission District headquarters and El Centro Bayview satellite location. Most services are offered free of charge, with preschool tuition supported by state and local government subsidies plus family contributions.

Product overview

Good Samaritan Family Resource Center is a nonprofit social services organization offering a portfolio of integrated family support programs. The core offerings include Family Support Services (advocacy, case management), Parenting Support (classes, workshops, ESL), Infant & Toddler Programs (parent/child interactive classes), Dual Language Preschool Education, Youth Programs & Summer Camps (Beacon programs, Vision Academy, newcomer support), and Immigrant Services. Programs operate from two main locations (Mission District/Potrero and Bayview/El Centro Bayview) using a two-generation approach that simultaneously engages children and their caregivers to break cycles of poverty.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Support Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 89% of parents are fully satisfied with preschool education
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• San Francisco Unified School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool partnership providing school-based programs, after-school services, and enrollment support. SFUSD schools include James Lick Middle School, Everett Middle School, Mission Education Center Elementary, Visitacion Valley Middle School, San Francisco International High School, Thurgood Marshall High School, ER Taylor Elementary School, and Thomas Edison Charter Academy.
• Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit partner for economic development services. MEDA and Chinatown CDC provided 'Below Market Rate' rent for new preschool at 2060 Folsom Street.
• Mission Neighborhood CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner agency at El Centro Bayview Family Resource Center, collaborating to serve the Latino community in Bayview.
• Mission Promise NeighborhoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of over 30 organizations focused on achieving equity for immigrants and their children. Good Samaritan is a vocal partner working to ensure access to opportunity.
• San Francisco Latino Parity and Equity CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition addressing structural inequities and systemic failures affecting marginalized Latino communities. Co-founded by Executive Director Mario Paz in 2016.
• S.F. Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partnership led by Executive Director Jorge Rivas to ensure San Franciscans have opportunities to contribute and thrive regardless of immigration status or language.
• Safe & SoundsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity-based partner organization collaborating on family support services and child welfare.
• Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLPsupportingOthersCorporate law firm partner providing legal services support to the organization.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mission Neighborhood Centers: Direct peer named in Good Samaritan's partnerships — a San Francisco nonprofit serving the Mission and Bayview Latino communities with family support, preschool, and youth services across overlapping geographies and customer segments.
• Instituto Familiar de la Raza: San Francisco-based nonprofit providing mental health, family advocacy, and culturally rooted services to Latino families — overlapping customer segment (immigrant Latino families) and many of the same service lines (case management, parent support).
• Wu Yee Children's Services: San Francisco early childhood and family services nonprofit operating Head Start and Early Head Start programs with a comparable dual-language, two-generation model serving low-income immigrant families in the same city.
• Compass Family Services: San Francisco nonprofit providing family housing, counseling, and case management to homeless and low-income families — overlapping client base and comparable social services delivery model in the same geography.
• Huckleberry Youth Programs: San Francisco-based nonprofit serving at-risk youth and families with after-school, behavioral health, and juvenile justice services — directly comparable youth program offerings (Good Samaritan's Director of Fundraising previously spent 25 years here).

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities of San Francisco: Large, established San Francisco social services provider offering a broad portfolio of immigrant, family, and youth programs including refugee resettlement — overlapping clientele and program lines but at much greater scale and scope.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco: Established San Francisco youth services organization operating after-school, summer, and teen programs across multiple sites — directly comparable youth programming for low-income youth but a much larger, branded national-affiliate operation.
• YMCA of San Francisco: Large San Francisco youth and family services operator with after-school, preschool, and summer camp offerings — comparable broad service mix and youth/family audience, but national affiliation and broad portfolio.

Regional players

• Bayview Hunter's Point Center for Arts and Technology: San Francisco Bayview-based community nonprofit serving youth and families in the same neighborhood where Good Samaritan operates its El Centro Bayview Family Resource Center — overlapping geographic footprint and family services mission.

Others

• Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA): Partner organization providing economic development services to Mission District families — comparable nonprofit ecosystem participant serving the same immigrant Latino community, including co-developing the Casa Adelante Folsom affordable housing project with Good Samaritan.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/GoodSamFRC
• Facebookfacebook.com/GoodSamaritanFRC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/good-samaritan-family-resource-center
• Instagraminstagram.com/goodsamfrc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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