2006 Grants

Neighborhoods

Affordable Housing Associates

For physical revitalization of the Lower San Antonio neighborhood. $80,000 over two years (2005-2007)

$40,000 in 2006
Alameda County Health Care Foundation

For a youth violence prevention program at Highland Hospital in Oakland. $30,000

$30,000 in 2006
Alliance for West Oakland Development

For predevelopment activities for the Mandela Transit Village in West Oakland. $100,000 over two years (2005-2007)

$50,000 in 2006
Andrew J. Wong Incorporated

To build the capacity of local violence-prevention collaboratives to better understand and respond to gun-related youth violence. $48,000

$48,000 in 2006
Asian Neighborhood Design, Inc.

To advance neighborhood plannning in Visitacion Valley, South of Market, Tenderloin and the Mission. $60,000

$60,000 in 2006
Asian Pacific Environmental Network

To organize and train Asian immigrant residents from Lower San Antonio to advocate for increased jobs, affordable housing and community development. $50,000

$50,000 in 2006
Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center

For community organizing, resident leadership development and neighborhood planning. $85,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$50,000 in 2006
BRIDGE Housing Corporation

To advance large, mixed-use projects along transit corridors in Visitacion Valley, Bayview, Lower San Antonio and West Oakland. $300,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$200,000 in 2006
California Housing Partnership Corporation

To preserve affordable housing in San Francisco and Oakland. $35,000

$35,000 in 2006
California Reinvestment Coalition

To advocate for greater bank and insurance company investment in San Francisco and Oakland's low-income neighborhoods. $30,000

$30,000 in 2006
Center for Third World Organizing

To train organizers in communities of color. $35,000

$35,000 in 2006
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)

$135,000 in 2006
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 2006
City of Oakland, Department of Human Services

To support the development of a citywide strategic violence prevention partnership in Oakland. $170,000

$85,000 in 2006
Communities of Opportunity
Fiscal Sponsor: CIF of The San Francisco Foundation

To launch the Communities of Opportunity initiative in Bayview and Visitacion Valley. $1,000,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$500,000 in 2006
Community Housing Partnership

To revitalize the Tenderloin by developing mixed-use, supportive housing projects and engaging its tenants in community improvement efforts. $150,000 over two years (2005-2007)

$75,000 in 2006
Congregations Organizing for Renewal

To increase affordable housing, neighborhood safety and youth development opportunities in southern Alameda County and to give residents a greater voice in the county and regionally. $120,000 over two years (2005-2007)

$60,000 in 2006
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 2006
East Bay Housing Organizations

To advance policies that promote community development in Oakland's low-income neighborhoods. $80,000 over two years (2005-2007)

$40,000 in 2006
Enterprise Community Partners

For the Frederick Rose Architectural Fellows program to help residents and local community development organizations revitalize Visitacion Valley and South of Market. $180,000 over three years (2005-2008)

$60,000 in 2006
Filipino American Development Foundation

To help San Francisco's low-income Filipino families participate in community planning efforts and gain greater access to economic opportunities and affordable housing. $45,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$30,000 in 2006
Glide Economic Development Corporation

For predevelopment activities for a mixed-use transit village in the Tenderloin. $65,000

$65,000 in 2006
Harder and Company Community Research

To build strong violence prevention partnerships in San Francisco and Oakland. $100,000

$70,000 in 2006
Harvard University, JFK School of Government
Fiscal Sponsor: President and Fellows of Harvard College

For the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management to develop and implement violence prevention strategies in San Francisco and Oakland. $250,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$125,000 in 2006
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 2006
Local Initiatives Support Corporation

To build the capacity of local community development organizations and improve commercial corridors in Visitacion Valley, Lower San Antonio, Bayview and Fruitvale. $400,000 over two years. (2006-2008)

$205,000 in 2006
Low Income Investment Fund

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

$200,000 in 2006
Mercy Housing California

To improve housing conditions and services for Visitacion Valley families and develop affordable family housing and nonprofit/retail space in mixed-use projects in San Francisco and Oakland. $265,000 over two years (2005-2007)

$125,000 in 2006
Mission Economic Development Association

To advance neighborhood revitalization and economic success for working class families in the Mission and to expand financial services to Visitacion Valley and Bayview families. $225,000 over two years (2005-2007)

$100,000 in 2006
National Community Development Institute

To develop a plan for resident leadership and engagement in Visitacion Valley, Bayview/Hunters Point and Lower San Antonio. $40,000

$40,000 in 2006
National Low Income Housing Coalition

To an organization dedicated to increasing and improving affordable housing resources available to low-income families and individuals. $75,000

$75,000 in 2006
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 2006
Neighborhood Parks Council

$150,000 in 2006
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)

$75,000 in 2006
Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California

For general support to educate city officials and community groups regarding best practices around affordable housing policy. $100,000 over two years (2005-2007)

$50,000 in 2006
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 2006
Northern California Community Loan Fund

To assist in the creation of the Lower San Antonio Community Development Fund, a predevelopment and acquisition pool. $150,000

$150,000 in 2006
Oakland Community Organizations, Inc.

To develop community leadership to improve affordable housing, safety and education for Oakland's low-income families. $300,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$150,000 in 2006
Partnership for Working Families

To promote the development and use of model community benefits policies and best practices for economic development in low-income communities in Oakland and San Francisco. $40,000

$40,000 in 2006
PolicyLink

To develop strategies for neighborhood revitalization in the context of regional policy opportunities. $40,000

$40,000 in 2006
Safe Passages

To strengthen a public/private partnership aimed at assisting children and youth exposed to violence in Oakland. $40,000

$40,000 in 2006
San Antonio Community Development Corporation

For tax preparation and neighborhood improvement work in Lower San Antonio. $30,000

$30,000 in 2006
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 2006
San Francisco Housing Development Corporation

To advance mixed-use projects along Bayview's Third Street transit corridor and advocate for land use and development policies that benefit existing residents. $50,000

$50,000 in 2006
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 2006
San Francisco Organizing Project

To create a stronger, multi-ethnic 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 2006
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association

To lend expertise and support to neighborhood planning in Visitacion Valley, Bayview/Hunters Point and South of Market. $55,000

$30,000 in 2006
Senior Action Network

To mobilize a multiethnic group of seniors to advocate for neighborhood improvements in Visitacion Valley, South of Market, and the Tenderloin. $80,000 over two years. (2005-2007)

$40,000 in 2006
South of Market Community Action Network
Fiscal Sponsor: Community Development Institute

To engage South of Market residents in neighborhood planning. $100,000 over two years. (2005-2007)

$50,000 in 2006
St. Peter's Housing Committee
Fiscal Sponsor: Tides Center

To organize Latino immigrants in the Mission District to advocate for neighborhood improvements and immigrant rights. $60,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$30,000 in 2006
Survivors' Network
Fiscal Sponsor: Parents Communication Center

To strengthen and support a resident-driven prevention partnership in Visitacion Valley mobilizing to address youth violence. $48,000

$48,000 in 2006
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation

To strengthen organizational effectiveness and create a stronger resident voice. $200,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$100,000 in 2006
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation

For predevelopment activities related to large-scale, mixed-use family housing development in the Tenderloin. $125,000

$125,000 in 2006
Transportation and Land Use Coalition

To give residents a greater voice in the development of transit villages and related improvements in Lower San Antonio and Fruitvale, and to catalyze a broad community planning process. $125,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$62,500 in 2006
Trust for Public Land

To create and maintain safe, inviting parks in low-income neighborhoods, and finish Visitacion Valley's Greenway Project. $430,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$280,000 in 2006
Unity Council

To expand core programs, train immigrants for living-wage jobs and complete tenant improvements for the Fruitvale Transit Village. $300,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$200,000 in 2006
Urban Ecology

For community planning to improve public spaces and schoolyards in Lower San Antonio and Fruitvale. $100,000

$100,000 in 2006
Urban Habitat

For the Social Equity Caucus to build leadership in low-income communities to advocate for equitable regional policies on land use, housing, jobs, and transportation. $50,000

$50,000 in 2006
Urban Strategies Council

To transform Oakland's low-income neighborhoods into healthy, vibrant communities by developing a citywide economic development policy agenda that benefits low-income families. $180,000 over two years (2005-2007)

$85,000 in 2006
Visitacion Valley Community Center, Inc.

To support youth-led violence prevention efforts and build resident partnerships in Visitacion Valley. $42,000

$42,000 in 2006
Visitacion Valley Community Development Corporation

For a community revitalization plan to identify the levels of affordable housing, jobs, safety and youth services needed for low-income families to remain and thrive in Visitacion Valley. $75,000

$75,000 in 2006
Youth Employment Partnership, Inc.

To plan for employment training for hard-to-employ youth in Lower San Antonio and for renovation of the Partnership's building facade. $50,000

$50,000 in 2006
Grants of $25,000 and Under
Bridgespan Group, Inc.
Chinatown Community Development Center
Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco
Inner City Advisors
Mission Community Council
Mission Economic Development Association
Neighborhood Funders Group
Northern California Community Loan Fund
San Francisco Organizing Project
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association
Social Compact
Tenderloin Housing Clinic
Visitacion Valley Community Center, Inc.
Visitacion Valley Community Center, Inc.

Children, Youth and Families

Youth Development

Alternatives in Action

For the HOME project, providing after-school leadership activities for low-income youth in Oakland and West Alameda. $120,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$60,000 in 2006
Asian Community Mental Health Services

To support AYPAL, an after-school youth leadership program for low-income Asian Pacific Islander youth. $70,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$35,000 in 2006
Bay Area Partnership

To help low-income communities access after-school resources and improve state funding for after-school programs. $70,000 over two years (2005-2007)

$35,000 in 2006
Bay Area SCORES
Fiscal Sponsor: America SCORES

For expansion of its after-school sports and academic programs. $30,000

$30,000 in 2006
Boston Consulting Group

To develop an implementation plan for California's After School for All initiative. $200,000

$125,000 in 2006
Boys and Girls Clubs of Oakland

For after-school programs at three clubhouses serving low-income African American youth in Oakland. $40,000

$40,000 in 2006
Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco

To increase its effectiveness in Visitacion Valley and Bayview/Hunters Point, and raise attendance in all eight clubs. $125,000

$125,000 in 2006
Camp Fire USA, Oakland East Bay Council

For an after-school program for low-income African American youth in public housing. $60,000 over two years (2005-2007)

$30,000 in 2006
Center for Collaborative Solutions

To develop a visionary leadership training program for upcoming after-school leaders in California. $50,000

$50,000 in 2006
Center for Governmental Studies
Fiscal Sponsor: Center for Governmental Studies

To develop a plan for a campaign to improve the performance and accountability of state government. $77,000

$77,000 in 2006
Children Now

To help shape a statewide after-school policy agenda that promotes equitable access for children to the state's after-school programs. $100,000 over two years (2005-2007)

$50,000 in 2006
Coleman Advocates for Childre