R.A.Y. Outreach Overview

The RAY Outreach project provides free and reduced price capoeira classes, performance opportunities, youth leadership opportunities, artist training, and health workshops to youth aged 5 - 19 from low-income families.

The RAY Project offers youth opportunities to travel, compete, and pursue professional positions as artists and instructors.

Due to funding restrictions, membership in The RAY Project is limited. Eligible children will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. If ACSF is unable to award a scholarship to an eligible youth, that youth will be kept on a waiting list and will be accepted into the program when a space becomes available.

Children and teens aged 5-19 years old are eligible. The students' parent(s) or guardian(s) need to fill out an application. Applicants will be notified by EMAIL or mail of their membership status after their completed application has been reviewed.

Enrollment application:
Download here in Spanish or English or call 415-206-0650.

The RAY Project is named in memory of Raymond Gardner, a talented student of the ACSF no-cost teen program who was an innocent victim of youth violence and lost his life at age 22, on January 12, 2003. In Raymond's honor and memory, ACSF takes an active role in promoting peace and non-violence through expanded youth programs.

Special thanks to:
The Gardner Family, The Freund Family Fund, Team Up for Youth, The San Francisco Art Commission, The San Francisco Foundation, and all our individual donors for their generous support.