HYPE: Helping Young People Elevate

The HYPE Center is a multi-service drop-in center designed by and for young people to easily access the services and resources they want from multiple providers under one roof.

HYPE welcomes ALL Bay Area youth between ages 14-24.

Multiple Services, Under One Roof

Rather than re-creating existing services, HYPE Center brings together community providers who young people know and trust. Our Youth Founders surveyed young people across San Francisco to find out about their needs. Based on the results and their own lived experience, our Youth Founders categorized the services and support identified by youth into the nine categories below:

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The HYPE Center is for Bay Area young people between 14-24 years old. We hold a safe space for all, including those experiencing:

  • foster care or probation systems
  • housing instability and homelessness
  • involvement in the sex trade

Membership and services are 100% FREE!

Become a HYPE Member

Click here to submit a HYPE Referral!   After submitting, the page will load our HYPE Tour Scheduler.
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The first time you visit HYPE, you'll receive a tour and overview of HYPE Center's offerings and member agreements.
When you're ready to join as a member, you'll complete a Member Profile and Consent.  
All new members receive a HYPE sweat suit!

Please reach out below with any questions.

198 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 525-4438

A space designed
for youth, by youth.

Celebrating our Youth!

In December 2019, over 150 community members gathered to celebrate the HYPE Center’s Youth Founders and the work they put in to design the space and its services.

Check out the video from our celebration here!

PLEASE CONTACT US FOR AN APPOINTMENT IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME! WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!