Circus Center offers its community several programs designed to give as many people as possible opportunities to experience the magic of circus.

Our at-risk youth program, funded by local foundations, teaches circus skills to young people from throughout the city to help them develop self-confidence, self-esteem, teamwork skills and trust in others.

Aviatrix, our program for women who have experienced violence, provides training in basic circus skills and clowning to help the participants in their recovery processes.

Clown Conservatory students perform in nursing homes, hospital pediatric care units and adult day-care centers.

Performers from New Pickle Circus and the San Francisco Youth Circus regularly stage free shows for community festivals, neighborhood fairs, and civic celebrations.

We provide scholarships to low income and disadvanted children to attend our annual circus camp, a nine-week summer program that features basic training in circus skills and performances.

We distribute free tickets to the Pickle's annual holiday shows to non-profit organizations serving homeless families, at-risk youth, low-income seniors, the disabled, and people with AIDS. In addition, we provide tickets to 50-60 non-profit groups which they then raffle or auction for their own fundraising programs.

This year well over 100,000 people will benefit from these community programs that are the cornerstone of Circus Center's community outreach.