Larkin Street Youth Services Names Ray Fort Chief Financial Officer

SAN FRANCISCO--(Business Wire)--
Larkin Street Youth Services, San Francisco's leading provider of
housing and supportive services for homeless and at-risk youth ages 12
to 24, announced today that it named Ray Fort as its Chief Financial
Officer. Fort originally joined Larkin Street as Controller in October
2007, bringing with him over 15 years of experience in Corporate,
Governmental and Non-Profit finance and management.

"Larkin Street's operations deliver a diverse mix of educational,
medical, social and job training services across 13 sites and 23
programs supported by our complex funding base. This presents unique
fiscal management challenges," said Sherilyn Adams, Larkin Street's
Executive Director. "Ray's deep understanding of our organization and
our funding requirements makes him particularly well qualified to
successfully address these priorities."

Prior to Larkin Street, Fort worked in New Zealand where he served
as Financial Controller for the Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry. Fort has also worked at the Every Child Can Learn
Foundation, the non-profit arm of the San Francisco Unified School
District, where he served as the Director of Finance and most
recently, the Interim Executive Director. He holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Accounting from Indiana University.

About Larkin Street Youth Services

Founded in 1984, Larkin Street Youth Services is a globally
recognized nonprofit leader providing innovative and effective
housing, medical, social and educational services for at-risk homeless
and runaway youth ages 12-24 across 23 programs and 12 sites in San
Francisco. Seventy-six percent of youth who participate in the full
continuum of services at Larkin Street exit street life. For more
information, please visit www.larkinstreetyouth.org.

Larkin Street Youth Services
Nicole Garroutte, 415-673-0911 ext. 305
ngarroutte@larkinstreetyouth.org

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