Ma'at at Homeless Children's Network: Findings from July 2024 to June 2025

The purpose of this report was to evaluate the Ma'at Program at Homeless Children’s Network (HCN). Designed by HCN and working through an extensive network of collaborative community agencies, the Ma’at Program was launched in 2019 to create greater opportunity for culturally responsive mental health approaches for children, youth, and families in San Francisco who have been historically marginalized, while also supporting those impacted by systemic inequities, intergenerational trauma, and racism.

Together, with HCN, Indigo Cultural Center evaluated the impact of the Ma’at Program this year. In line with a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) rooted in racial equity, HCN’s staff, including the Ma’at Director and Ma’at Program Manager, collaborated with the Indigo Cultural Center team on evaluation design, survey development, data collection, and the interpretation of quantitative and qualitative findings. The current evaluation continues our exploration of the impact of the Ma’at Program for caregivers and families (see last year’s report). This evaluation covered program implementation from July 2024 to June 2025.

Learn more about Homeless Children's Network at: hcnkids.org/impact

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