The Best Community Center in San Francisco

Alemany Farm

An amazing resource to the Bernal Heights area.   Fun, education, community. Everyone, young or old, experienced or still learning, is welcome to join our community workdays held from 12noon - 5pm every 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month and t... more

Arab Cultural and Community Center of San Francisco

* To provide the Arab community in the Bay Area and neighboring regions with a physical base for cultural activities, where a sense of belonging and unity are strengthened. * To teach the younger generation of Arabs about the components of their cul... more

Bayanihan Community Center

There are tons of opportunities at Bayanihan Community Center to volunteer, learn and connect to a variety of local groups. The event space is also a voting center on election days. Values Bayanihan - Community working together Katatagan -... more

Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center

Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center (BHNC) works to preserve and enhance the ethnic, cultural and economic diversity of Bernal Heights and surrounding neighborhoods.  We promote community action to build a just and equitable community for all and... more

Bernal Heights Recreation Center

The Bernal Heights Community Center features include: It's Available for Rentals Basketball Community Room(s) Gymnasium Open Gym Hours Picnic Area Playground Restrooms more

Betty Ong Rec Center

The Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center has served one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in San Francisco for over 60 years. Today, the center is a state-of-the-art recreation destination, open to the public. more

Bluxome Center

A neighborhood space for community events in South of Market (SoMa) district. more

Booker T Washington Community Service Center

Building on a reputation of service to the needs of a diverse community of rich history and culture, we focus on guiding the development of youth and young adults. more

Castro Country Club

The Castro Country Club is a safe & sober community center for all people and a refuge for the LGBTQ recovery community. We provide programs and services that help people change their lives by supporting personal growth. more

Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA)

The Chinese Historical Society of America Museum is situated in the heart of San Francisco's Chinatown. Located in a historic building designed by renowned architect Julia Morgan, the Museum introduces the rich history of the Chinese American experie... more

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Crissy Field Center

From its setting in a national park, Crissy Field Center offers a wide variety of programs and amenities that connect the diverse population of the Bay Area to urban environmental issues. Working in partnership with the National Park Service and Bay... more

Don Fisher Clubhouse

At Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco, we inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens. more

EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park

The EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park is the first environmental education facility in southeast San Francisco. As a division of bay.org, the EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park's mission is to protect, restore, and inspire conservation of San Francisco B... more

Ella Hill Hutch Community Center

Ella Hill Hutch Community Center features an indoor basketball court, four outdoor tennis courts, and a children's play area with two identical play structures. more

Eureka Valley Rec Center

The Eureka Valley Rec Center offers a wide selection of groups, clubs and classes at this vibrant community center in the Castro District. After a full renovation, the indoor basketball court and play area look brand new again.  The auditorium,... more

Excelsior Community Center

The Excelsior Community Center is an organization that fosters the ethnic, cultural, and economic diversity of Bernal Heights and its surrounding neighborhoods. The center also has after-school and summer programs. more

Filipino Community Center

We stand for paninindigan, where social, cultural, political and economic rights are respected; where relationships are based on equality; and where people actively work for a just society. We believe in pakikipagkapwa and diversity, where people fr... more

Fillmore Heritage Center

The Fillmore Heritage Center, in the heart of the Historic Fillmore Jazz Preservation District, is an amazing venue, with spaces available for rent on an hourly and daily basis. more

Gene Friend Recreation Center

Youth programs play a starring role at this busy Recreation Center in the SOMA neighborhood. Facilities include a full indoor gymnasium, activity room, weight room, auditorium, outdoor basketball court and playground. Badminton and volleyball courts,... more

Hamilton Pool

The pool and adjacent recreation center, this stunning new swimming facility features a large, heated pool and not one, but two, indoor water slides, the only ones in the city.  Available for rentals and that one-of-a-kind swimming party you alw... more

Hamilton Rec Center

In the heart of the Western Addition, Hamilton Rec Center is a true neighborhood hub, offering a wide array of activities and recreation amenities for visitors of all ages. The adjacent Hamilton Swimming Pool is one of the most popular pools in the c... more

Harvey Milk Rec Arts Center

Overlooking beautiful Duboce Park, the Harvey Milk Center for the Recreational Arts is as unique as the Civil Rights leader it was named for. Originally dedicated to the Performing Arts, the building, commonly called "Drama, Dance & Music", was headq... more

Hayes Valley Playground and Community Center

The Hayes Valley Playground is little quarter-acre inner city playground and clubhouse. The clubhouse is a regular gathering space for residents and provides much needed programming for youth from the neighborhood.  The playground is a stone's t... more

I.T. Bookman Community Center

Founded in 1985 by I.T. Bookman, a member of the neighboring Pilgrim  Community Church, and largely supported by the Church and it's members, the I.T. Bookman Community Center was built on the foundation of a communal need for multipurpose space... more

International Hotel Manilatown Center - Manilatown Heritage Foundation

The mission of Manilatown Heritage Foundation is to promote social and economic justice for Filipinos in America by preserving our history, advocating for equal access, and advancing our arts and culture. It's a place for gathering, remembering, a... more

Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California

The JCCCNC is proud to serve the community with programs, events and providing a safe, clean facility. Owned and operated by the community, we work to preserve and promote Japanese and Japanese American culture, heritage and community. We invite y... more

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF)

The JCCSF has provided educational, social, cultural and fitness programs to the community since 1877. Open to all ages, faiths and backgrounds, it offers a state-of-the-art fitness center, world-class performances and lectures, three outstanding pre... more

Joseph Lee Recreation Center

Visit this thriving community center in the Bayview District and you'll find a wide selection of games, sports, programs and classes. Play basketball, ping-pong, tetherball or air hockey. Join a pickup game on the multipurpose field or sign up for an... more

Larkin Street Youth Center

Minnie & Lovie Ward Recreation Center

Choose from a wide selection of programs and classes at this sparkling new Recreation Center. The renovated building includes a gymnasium, community room, teen center, multipurpose rooms, arts and crafts room, preschool, kitchen and weight room. A la... more

Mission Arts Center

Mission Arts is an art destination site in heart of the Mission. Located on Treat and 21st Street, the facility plays host to some of the City's finest music, dance, and visual art offerings in an open and diverse community setting. more

Pomeroy Recreation & Rehabilitation Center

The mission of Pomeroy Recreation and Rehabilitation Center is to provide recreational, vocational and educational opportunities for people with disabilities through programs and services that encourage self-expression, promote personal achievement,... more

Potrero Hill Neighborhood Center

Designed and built in 1922 by late architect Julia Morgan, the Neighborhood House registers #86 on San Francisco's Historic Landmark roster. Originally built for Russian immigrants fleeing Czarist oppression, the center provided the community with cl... more

Precita Valley Community Center

Through culturally appropriate community-based services, MNC Youth programs nurture positive change in the lives of the highest risk youth and their families in the communities they live in. We promote cultural affirmation, social awareness, and comm... more

Project Homeless Connect

Mission Statement: The Mission of Project Homeless Connect is to connect San Franciscans experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness with the care they need to move forward. History of PHC In 2004, then-Mayor Gavin Newsom a... more

Quesada Community Garden

Quesada Gardens Initiative has been building community in San Francisco's Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood since 2002. Our vision of a socially just, sustainable community starts with empowering locals to define their environment and to connect wit... more

Richmond Recreation Center

The community center offers classes and activities for the entire family. Classes include senior aerobics, skateboarding, and origami. The facility also has basketball courts and ping pong tables more

Salesian Boys & Girls Club

"For a Century, this Club has been a safe place for children to channel their energy into athletic, educational, cultural, artistic and career building programs." - Mayor London Breed more

Salvation Army Kroc Center

The 63,000 square-foot San Francisco Kroc Center redefines what a community center is all about. The unprecedented place of gathering and enrichment houses an array of education, sports, faith, arts and supportive programs. The programs, as well as t... more

San Francisco Filipino Cultural Center

The San Francisco Filipino Cultural Center (SFFCC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to celebrate, through arts and culturally sensitive programming, the Filipino community’s past, present and future contributions to the C... more

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