CHILD FRIENDLY IN SAN DIEGO, CA

Replicating a Child-Friendly City

Let’s define “Child-Friendly”

A child-friendly city is a place where children:

Experience equality in social services, education, and a clean environment
Have a good start in life: healthy, safe in the community, cared for, protected from violence
Live in a safe space: access to green spaces, places to play, and clean neighborhood
Participate in family, cultural, and community social life
Have a fair chance in life regardless of their ethnic origin, religion, income, gender or ability

Why San Diego was voted the Most Kid-Friendly City in The U.S.

1. “San Diego has the most playgrounds per capita in the country”

San Diego’s parks place among the top for the best parks in the country. Additionally, San Diego has beaches and a Botanic Garden that have also placed in the top ten for the countries best! San Diego has access to many parks, beaches, activities for the children. It is filled with several kid activities such as the A new Children’s museum park, several splash pads, water parks, Tidepools, and Birch Aquarium.

2. “Thriving Food Scene”

San Diego has many restaurants and places that accommodate any age group. Not only do these places accommodate people, but they also accommodate allergies. There are many vegan, vegetation, and gluten-free restaurants in San Diego. There are also restaurants from many different cultures such as Mexican, Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Salvadorian, American, Creole, etc. San Diego makes is possible for kids to have alternate choices with eating healthy and explore other cultures’ goods.

“Accessible City”

San Diego has access to many bike paths through-out the city of San Diego. Not only are these bike paths available, but they are also deemed safe for children of all ages. Most of the paths are wide and tucked out of the way of traffic. The paths come in many sizes. This ensures that you can still have a bike experience, even if you have younger kids. Historic Old Town is a walkable town with a courtyard in the middle. This town will help you indulge in the Mexican culture that is dominant in San Diego.

“Fair chance in life regardless of their ethnic origin, religion, income, gender or ability”

There are many free and cheap things to do in San Diego such as scavenger hunts, local splash pads, Sunny Jim Sea Cave, Legoland, Seaport village, Hiking trails for kids, museums, and the list goes on. There are endless amounts of activities for kids in San Diego. There are all throughout the city, so kids can have access regardless of where they live. Most places in San Diego offer free admission to kids or reduced. There is something for everybody in the city of San Diego. Whether its hiking, playing, swimming, biking, learning, art, etc. San Diego has a place for every need!

San Diego’s Current Youth Projects

Kids4PlanetEarth
- Kids write letters to President Trump about climate change and conservation in honor of Earth Day
- Give kids a voice in the community
- Provides awareness to through the community with a strong voice behind it
Climate Kids
- This is a program that educates kids on climate change and is very active in SD
- Explore Outdoors- Field trips to Cabrillo National Monument, Living Coast Discovery Center, San Diego Zoo, Batiquitos Lagoon
- Climate artwork shop where art is displayed at the Art of Change art show
- Hands-on Science lesson with regional scientists and experts from various disciplines; regional research projects
Climate Walk-out
- High school student organized a walk to raise awareness
- It is a global event taking place September 20^th
- Students across the globe will be marching across their communities in hopes of creating momentum in the current climate change issue