Buckets full of candy, spider webs and pumpkins mean one thing. It’s Halloween.
Residents across San Francisco have one focus, to make children happy.
“A safe experience that gives them that joy of costuming up,” said David Seward, UC Law Chief Financial Officer.
At the UC Law campus, for the last 4 decades they have created a safe haven for children on this holiday.
“Hundreds of children and they come from the elementary schools, the after-school programs and they come with mom and dad and have that experience that would be otherwise challenging given some of the neighborhood conditions,” said Seward
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Parents like Jennifer Martinez appreciate this.
“That is honestly a good idea and a good thing because a lot of families don’t want their kids to be outside especially in the TL in a place that is a bad area,” said Martinez.
Many children San Francisco live in the Tenderloin. Jennifer grew up here and said it’s hard to have to explain the challenges in the area, so business owners and nonprofits work extra to create a refuge for many.