San Francisco community organizations rally to call out potential city budget cuts NBC Bay Area [Video]

On the steps of San Francisco City Hall Wednesday, a coalition of youth service organizations, immigrant support groups and LGBTQ youth support groups came together to call on the city to not cut their programs.

The groups said their services are vital to making San Francisco a safe, vibrant and diverse place and should not be on the chopping block as the city tries to balance its strained budget. In fact, they said investing in their programs will prevent bigger costs later.

“We’re gonna wait until someone’s on the street and try to get them care. We’re gonna wait until a violent crime happens and then, try to clean it up,” said Amy Anderson with Horizons at San Francisco Friends School. “Let’s try to get ahead of those things by trying to investing in where it can have an impact and prevent those things from happening in the first place.”

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