This report from The Center for Effective Philanthropy includes a summary report on how the Haas, Jr. Fund acted on the results of its grantee perception survey. (June 2005)

Data from Census 2000 from the Williams Project, UCLA School of Law shows that more than half of California’s black same-sex couples are raising children--over 5,100 children under 18--and that these families face the same economic difficulties as other black families in the state. (September 2005)

Data from Census 2000 from the Williams Project, UCLA School of Law shows that Asian and Pacific Islander same-sex couples are raising almost 5,600 children and are struggling with some of the same economic difficulties as other Asian/Pacific Islander families in the state (September 2005)

Surviving the Third Decade of HIV in California from AIDS Partnership California explores the persistent questions of how to craft prevention messages to various audiences at risk; how to target shrinking resources to combat the epidemic; how to assess the impact of technology and recreational drugs on transmission; and how to keep the interest level in HIV prevention and care prominent at the national political level. (May 2004)

What Does Gay Mean from the National Mental Health Association helps parents talk with kids about sexual orientation and prejudice (June 2002)

This paper explains how the San Francisco's Working Families Credit program operated during its first year. It summarizes outcomes and outputs thus far and describes lessons learned and best practices for those considering developing a similar program in their own local jurisdictions. (May 2006)

Between Home and School from the After School Project reviews the progress of after-school projects in poor neighborhoods in Boston, Chicago and San Francisco regarding issues confronting the afterschool field as a whole, including governance, sustainability, and establishing appropriate expectations for programs. (July 2005)

An Examination of Outcomes in the San Francisco Beacon Initiative from Public/Private Ventures is the second evaluation of the San Francisco Beacon Initiative conducted between 1999 and 2001, examining youth outcomes linked to participation in the Beacon Centers and offering a range of positive outcomes in the areas of safety, leadership and core competencies. (March 2004)

San Francisco: Evaluation Findings from 1998-2000 from Public/Private Ventures presents the initial evaluation of the San Francisco Beacon Initiative focusing on the first two years of the Initiative and examining the progress that the first five Beacon Centers made toward meeting early implementation goals between Fall 1996 and Fall 1998. (October 2001)

Authored by Dr. Milbrey McLaughlin at the John W.Gardner Center at Stanford University this is a case study of Oakland Community Organizations that explores how OCO relates to its local government and other community groups; how it mobilizes citizens to become advocates for their own rights; and how OCO both shapes and is shaped by the local context in which it works. (April 2005)