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Recent Grants

Neighborhoods

East Bay Housing Organizations

To advance policies that promote equitable community development in Oakland's low-income neighborhoods. $40,000

$40,000 in 2007
Mission Economic Development Association

To advance neighborhood revitalization and economic success for working poor families in the Mission, Bayview and Visitacion Valley while minimizing displacement.

$125,000 in 2007
San Francisco Organizing Project

To create a stronger multiethnic voice for neighborhood revitalization in Visitacion Valley and Bayview, and to advance violence prevention, affordable housing, workforce and school reform work. $125,000

$125,000 in 2007
South of Market Community Action Network
Fiscal Sponsor: Community Development Institute

To engage more South of Market residents in major planning and funding decisons in their neighborhood. $50,000

$50,000 in 2007
San Francisco ACORN
Fiscal Sponsor: American Institute for Social Justice, Inc.

To organize community residents to solve neighborhood problems in Visitacion Valley and Bayview/Hunters Point. $60,000

$60,000 in 2007
Urban Strategies Council

To transform low-income neighborhoods in Oakland and San Francisco into healthy, vibrant communities by helping to develop economic development policies that benefit low-income families. $90,000

$90,000 in 2007
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation

For predevelopment activities related to large-scale, mixed-use family housing development in the Tenderloin. $75,000

$75,000 in 2007
Urban Resource Systems

To help residents and officials in San Francisco develop safe, family friendly parks and playgrounds, particularly in underserved, low-income communities. $150,000

$150,000 in 2007
National Council on Crime and Delinquency

To develop best practice standards for street outreach programs working to reduce youth violence in the Bay Area. $75,000

$75,000 in 2007
Urban Ecology

To improve schoolyards, parks and streetscapes in Lower San Antonio and Fruitvale, and to help develop a comprehensive community revitalization plan for the Fruitvale district. $100,000

$100,000 in 2007
Communities of Opportunity
Fiscal Sponsor: CIF of The San Francisco Foundation

To help create a vibrant commercial and residential district along Third Street in Bayview/Hunters Point. $40,000

$40,000 in 2007
Unity Council

To advance neighborhood planning in the Fruitvale and to strengthen employment programs for immigrants. $100,000

$100,000 in 2007
Survivors' Network
Fiscal Sponsor: Parents Communication Center

For a resident-led early response program to assist victims of violence and prevent violent retaliation in Visitacion Valley. $40,000

$40,000 in 2007
Visitacion Valley Community Development Corporation

For community development and planning in Visitacion Valley. $100,000

$100,000 in 2007
Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation

To promote resident-driven community initiatives in Lower San Antonio, Visitacion Valley and Bayview/Hunters Point. $150,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$50,000 in 2007
National Low Income Housing Coalition

To increase and improve affordable housing resources available for low-income families and individuals. $200,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$100,000 in 2007
East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation

To advance community development, resident engagement and family economic success in Lower San Antonio. $200,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$100,000 in 2007
Citizens Housing Corporation

To prevent the displacement of working-poor families in Bayview and other low-income neighborhoods by building affordable housing in large, mixed-use developments near transit. $150,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$75,000 in 2007
Chinatown Community Development Center

To strengthen and expand its core community development work and to train the next generation of organizational and community leaders. $250,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$115,000 in 2007
San Francisco Neighborhood Centers Together
Fiscal Sponsor: Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center

To enable neighborhood centers in nine low-income communities to share back office resources. $70,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$35,000 in 2007
Low Income Investment Fund

For Bay Area community development, childcare programs and for its permanent capital fund. $300,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$100,000 in 2007
Northern California Community Loan Fund

To increase loans, grants and technical assistance in low-income neighborhoods in San Francisco and Oakland, and for capital support. $250,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$125,000 in 2007
Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California

For policy analysis, public education and advocacy to increase mixed-use community development and affordable housing in low-income neighborhoods. $125,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$50,000 in 2007
Grants of $25,000 and Under
Community Response Networks

Children, Youth and Families

Youth Development

East Bay Asian Youth Center

To provide neighborhood after-school programs and to engage parents in improving local schools in the Lower San Antonio. $120,000

$120,000 in 2007
Rec Connect

To transform recreation centers into vibrant community hubs in five low-income neighborhoods in San Francisco. $50,000

$50,000 in 2007
Children Now

To help shape statewide after-school policy that provides equitable access for children and promotes a quality workforce in after-school programs. $50,000

$50,000 in 2007
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California

For advocacy to increase access to high quality after-school programs, promote universal preschool, and help build local violence prevention efforts. $200,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$80,000 in 2007
Team-Up for Youth

For major program expansion into four Bay Area counties. $5,500,000 over five years (2006-2011)

$1,000,000 in 2007
Youth Radio

To expand programming for teens. $150,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$75,000 in 2007
Grants of $25,000 and Under
Moss Beach Homes, Inc.
St. John's Educational Thresholds Center
Youth Media Council
Youth Treatment and Education Center
GirlSource

Strengthening Families

Bay Area Workforce Funding Collaborative
Fiscal Sponsor: San Francisco Foundation

For a public/private partnership to move low-wage workers into jobs with career paths in health care and biotechnology. $200,000

$200,000 in 2007
Oakland Workers Center Consortium
Fiscal Sponsor: Centro Legal De La Raza, Inc.

To help low-income immigrants and their families become self-sufficient and advocate for their own success. $75,000

$75,000 in 2007
Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

For an assessment of and recommendations for improvements to San Francisco's One Stop employment training and placement program. $50,000

$50,000 in 2007
Earned Assets Resource Network, Inc.

To connect working-poor families in low-income neighborhoods to asset-building opportunities and mainstream financial services. $400,000 over two years. (2006-2008)

$200,000 in 2007
California Budget Project

To analyze policies that impact low-income families in California. $200,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$100,000 in 2007
Chinese Progressive Association

To improve the job prospects of Asian Americans in Bayview/Hunters Point and Visitacion Valley. $100,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$50,000 in 2007
Oakland Ready to Learn, Inc.

To support an innovative partnership to promote school readiness among children in Lower San Antonio. $110,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$55,000 in 2007
Bay Area Network for Diversity Teaching in Early Childhood
Fiscal Sponsor: CIF of The San Francisco Foundation

To improve the ability of early education programs to meet the needs of Latino and Asian immigrant families. $70,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$35,000 in 2007
Grants of $25,000 and Under
Andrew J. Wong Incorporated
San Francisco Family Support Network

Equality and Justice

Gay and Lesbian Rights

Equality California Institute