Dear OperationSTART Community,

It is with both gratitude and a heavy heart that we announce OperationSTART will be shut down and cease operations on June 30th, 2025.

Over the next month, we will begin winding down our active monitoring and direct support, and after that date, our team will no longer be monitoring any operationstart.org email inboxes. Please note, however, that the OperationSTART website will continue to remain online and available as a resource until March 28th, 2026, giving you time to export any saved materials attached to your account.

When we first launched OperationSTART in 2020, none of us could have imagined the incredible journey that lay ahead. What began as an idea evolved into a resource that hundreds of students in San Francisco used.

We want to express our deepest thanks to each and every one of you. Your support and feedback shaped OperationSTART into what it is today. You made OperationSTART what it is, and for that, we are eternally grateful. Special thanks to Mission Bit, San Francisco Education Fund, YEF, YFYI, Christina Ortega, Amy Anderson, Rebecca Kroll, Jessica Kravin, Monica Luo, Teresa Liu, Karen Li, Kyle Choy, Taylor Phan, Andy Pham, and Joseph Pan for not only believing in OperationSTART and our mission but also supporting us throughout this journey.

While OperationSTART may be winding down, the work and mission continue in new forms. We encourage you to visit Our415, an initiative led by the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families (DCYF). Similar to OperationSTART, Our415 is a one-stop shop for programs and resources from the City and County of San Francisco and its nonprofit partners.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for your trust and unwavering support.

With gratitude and warmest wishes,
Johnny, Tiffany, and Lilian
Co-Founders of OperationSTART