The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department’s Tennis & Learning Center (TLC) is an out-of-school-time program that promotes academic achievement, health and wellness, and social-emotional development through the sport of tennis.

Since 2014, TLC has served elementary school children in four of San Francisco’s most high-need communities: Western Addition, Chinatown, the Portola, and Bayview Hunters Point.

In March 2021, the TLC program welcomed its first middle school students at the Lisa + Douglas Goldman Tennis Center in Golden Gate Park. Students receive advanced academic support in the Koret Teaching & Learning Center classroom, work on their tennis skills on the brand new courts, and engage in mindfulness activities in the Koret Garden.

TLC combats increasing disparities for San Francisco’s underserved communities by providing resources and opportunities not otherwise readily available. At the heart of TLC is the belief that providing youth with access to educational support systems and positive relationships will promote healthy youth development and improve their long-term outcomes.