The Village, nestled in the Valley of the Windmills, is a community within a larger Visitacion Valley community and offers comprehensive services to children, youth, adults, and families in the Valley. The Village is the result of the relocation of five agencies who were evicted from the Geneva Towers housing development due to pending demolition. The agencies are: Geneva Towers Residents Council, Camp Fire City Kids, Department of Public Health/Visitacion Valley Neighborhood Health Team, EOC Head Start, and Geneva Towers (now Village) Recreation Program.

The above relocation was part of a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to commit to develop and implement a comprehensive and coordinated plan for the revitalization of the Visitacion Valley neighborhood. In this historic agreement, both governmental parties agreed to change their way of doing business and coordinate efforts to address the complex and interwoven issues of housing, economic development, jobs, and social services.

The Village, as an integral part of the Visitacion Valley Neighborhood Collaborative (VVNC), adopts its mission to strengthen and empower the children, youth, and families of the Valley to fulfill their basic personal and social needs and to build the skills and competencies they need to lead productive, creative lives within their community. The Village also adopts VVNC's purpose to preserve the rich and diverse Valley neighborhood and to strengthen its economic and social infrastructures through its residents, community organizations and businesses.

The Village itself provides comprehensive services to all Visitacion Valley residents.

*Geneva Towers Residents Council is the governing structure of and liaison to the Geneva Towers displaced residents.

*Geneva Valley Development Corporation has acquired, designed, is supervising and will operate the Towers replacement housing in concert with its partner Mercy Charities Housing California which will develop and insure financial viability of the development process.

*Visitacion Valley Jobs, Education and Training offers a structured and viable recruitment, training, placement and retention program for primarily Valley residents.

*Camp Fire Kids (ages 5-12) is an after school enrichment program offering homework help, multicultural activities, and community involvement.

*The Village Recreation Program (ages 2-17) provides homework help, computer training, team sports and counseling.

*The Village Youth Council is the confident voice of and role model for The Village young people.

*DPH/Visitacion Valley Neighborhood Health Team offers primary care, pediatric/adolescent medicine, well baby care, mental health counseling/intervention, screenings/tests/exams.

*EOC Head Start (preschool) is a comprehensive child development program; health, social and nutrition services, and parent involvement. Girls After School Academy (girls 14-20) embraces the African American focus and provides a nurturing environment through positive role models and inspiring educational activities.

*Visitacion Valley Community Center (preschool) is a school readiness program which also provides parent support services and mental health consultants.

*VVNC (5-17) is an after school child care enrichment program which roves and connects Valley youth organizations.

*S.F. Urban Institute offers strategies and practical programs to address critical economic, social, and educational issues. For example, SFUI at The Village offers poetry, community logo identification, jobs and economic development.

*M-RIG, whose Mission is Revenue Income Generating, is a newly formed entrepreneurial arm of The Village.

The Village is located at 1099 Sunnydale Ave. San Francisco, CA 94134; (415) 239-0174, 587-7896, Fax 239-8146.