my name is nicole menez, and i am the program director for youth aware educational theater. as a facet of what new conservatory theater center does for san francisco as a city and for the sf unified, we have been bringing free and health education plays to students within the sfusd for over 38 years now. and in that time, youth aware alone has served ov over .5 million students a an institution of san francisco health and wellness quick lum. since 1986 we've provided age appropriate educational and high quality theaterical productions. it educates students about h.i.v. and aids, and other subjects. so within the 19,000 sfusd students that we see annually, about a third of them come down to our basement in order to see and experience these health and wellness plays. the rest of the students are served by after educators that we train, rehearse and activate at our theater space. so the sustainability longevity and maintenance of our space at 25 vanness is incredibly important to what new conservatory does as an education that supports countless teachers, educators and make sfu