The owners of Lovemore Gourmet, Patricia Nee and Caitlin Naramore, hand-roll their vegan truffles.
The following list of grants are those made or renewed in the Economic Security program area in 2008 and through April of 2009. Click on any grantee to view the details.
Future funding [denoted in italics] for multi-year projects is contingent upon fulfillment of the terms of the grant and review by the Fund. The list is divided into sections by goal area.
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Build and Protect Assets To help low-wealth adults and families gain the financial assets and create the social networks that support long-term economic security.
AnewAmerica Community Corporation -
$100,000
AnewAmerica works with first-generation immigrants to help them establish and maintain robust small businesses, increase their incomes, save for a more solid asset base, and achieve a better standard of living for their families. AnewAmerica is distinctive among local micro-enterprise programs: It focuses on helping clients develop socially responsible business practices and requires them to give back to their communities through volunteerism or participation in the political process. Grant Amount:
$100,000 [2007],
$100,000 [2008]
, $100,000 [2009]
, $100,000 [2010] Project Dates: 03/29/2007 through 03/29/2012
Project Web Site:www.anewamerica.org
California Reinvestment Coalition -
$50,000
The mission of the California Reinvestment Coalition is to ensure fair access to quality financial services for low-income communities. Because many of its member organizations offer housing counseling, the Coalition is keenly aware of the need to expand loss-mitigation and foreclosure-prevention services. Last fall, it launched the California Homeownership Preservation Initiative, which has raised $5.3 million from financial institutions to expand the capacity of housing counseling agencies in California. This grant supports implementation of the initiative and the Coalition's advocacy on the foreclosure issue. Grant Amount:
$50,000 [2008]
, $50,000 [2009]
Project Dates: 03/31/2008 through 03/31/2010
Project Web Site:www.calreinvest.org
Office of the Treasurer -
$36,000
Fiscal Sponsor: City and County of San Francisco
An estimated 50,000 San Francisco adults are 'unbanked,' meaning they do not use basic financial services such as checking or savings accounts. The Bank on San Francisco initiative is working with banks and credit unions to offer no- and low-cost checking accounts, and is undertaking extensive outreach to bring 10,000 of San Francisco's unbanked residents into the financial mainstream. Grant Amount:
$36,000 [2007],
$36,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 03/29/2007 through 03/29/2009
Project Web Site:www.sfgov.org/site/treasurer_page.asp?id=14973
Community Housing Development Corporation of N. Richmond -
$50,000
Community Housing Development Corporation of North Richmond was established in 1990 to address the rampant deterioration of housing, violence, and disinvestment plaguing North Richmond. Over time, it has become a highly effective developer of affordable rental and homeownership housing, and a comprehensive asset-building program. This grant supports Community Housing Development's foreclosure-prevention and loss-mitigation work with Alameda County residents. Grant Amount:
$50,000 [2008]
, $50,000 [2009]
Project Dates: 03/31/2008 through 03/31/2010
Project Web Site:www.chdcnr.com
Homeownership San Francisco (HomeSF) -
$15,000
Fiscal Sponsor: Community Initiatives
Declining home prices are creating new opportunities for low- and moderate-income homebuyers. In San Francisco, sales of below-market rate homes increased threefold in 2008 over the prior year, and the number of homebuyers receiving down-payment assistance from the city more than doubled. Homeownership SF is a project of five housing counseling programs that educate prospective homebuyers and lead advocacy to increase affordable homeownership opportunities in the city. HomeownershipSF will develop a centralized Website, a shared calendar of homeownership events and classes, an outreach campaign to reach more prospective buyers, and a coordinated approach to resource development. This grant provides start-up support for the program. Grant Amount:
$15,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 01/23/2009 through 01/23/2010
Project Web Site:www.communityin.org
Corporation For Enterprise Development -
$10,000
Every two years, the Corporation for Enterprise Development hosts what has become the largest national conference of practitioners, advocates, policymakers, and funders working to improve the economic security of low- and moderate-income people through asset-building strategies. W&EHF is a sponsor of the 2008 conference, Advancing America's Assets Agenda, which will be held in Washington, D.C., September 11-13. Grant Amount:
$10,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 02/13/2008 through 10/13/2008
Project Web Site:www.cfed.org
Corporation For Enterprise Development -
$30,000
This planning grant supports the final phase of development of the American Dream Match Fund, an initiative to leverage contributions from high net worth individuals to significantly expand matched savings opportunities for low-income households. Grant Amount:
$30,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 05/22/2008 through 05/22/2009
Project Web Site:www.cfed.org
Creating Economic Opportunities for Women -
$50,000
CEO Women provides training and business development assistance to immigrant women who want to launch small businesses. The program offers classroom training that incorporates business skills and English language instruction as well as ongoing technical assistance from staff and a cadre of trained business volunteers. CEO Women is expanding its reach by opening a new office in San Jose and developing a distance learning program and tools. Grant Amount:
$50,000 [2008]
, $50,000 [2009]
Project Dates: 07/11/2008 through 07/11/2010
Project Web Site:www.ceowomen.org
Earned Assets Resource Network -
$100,000
EARN is nationally recognized in the asset-building field for its work to help low-income households save money and build wealth. By the end of 2008, EARN had helped more than 2,000 people save money in an Individual Development Account. EARN is enhancing its capacity for research and evaluation, bringing the experiences and insights of its savers to bear on policy development. Grant Amount:
$100,000 [2008]
, $100,000 [2009]
Project Dates: 11/21/2008 through 11/21/2010
Project Web Site:www.sfearn.org
Bay Area Asset Support Center -
$25,000
Fiscal Sponsor: Earned Assets Resource Network
The Bay Area Asset Support Center is a funder-initiated, capacity-building program to expand asset-building opportunities for low-income people in the Bay Area. The initiative supports local programs with information and technical assistance to strengthen their asset-building services. It developed an online database of existing asset-building services and programs in the region, offers up to 20 hours of free consulting assistance to eligible programs, and convenes practitioners and policymakers to explore issues of broad concern to the field. W&EHF is a founder of the Asset Support Center, and this grant supports its activities in the final year of the initiative. Grant Amount:
$25,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 01/30/2009 through 01/30/2010
Project Web Site:www.assetpolicy-ca.org/supportcenter-search.php
Housing and Economic Rights Advocates -
$50,000
As the foreclosure crisis continues, housing counseling agencies are inundated with requests for information and assistance. HERA is no exception, responding to calls from 100 distressed homeowners each month. It brings a deep understanding of the mortgage process and related legal issues to its work with distressed borrowers, and maintains a special focus on assisting seniors who have been victims of predatory lending. W&EHF provides general operating supporting to advance this important work. Grant Amount:
$50,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 03/03/2009 through 03/03/2010
Project Web Site:www.heraca.org
Lenders for Community Development / Opportunity fund
$30,000
Opportunity Fund offers microenterprises in San Francisco and Alameda counties small business loans and business technical assistance. With its specific focus on making small loans (the average is under $8,000) to very early stage businesses that generally do not qualify for conventional financing, Opportunity Fund fills a critical need for low-income small business owners. Grant Amount:
$30,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 05/30/2008 through 05/30/2009
Project Web Site:www.opportunityfund.org
Third Street Corridor Project -
$40,000
Fiscal Sponsor: Local Initiatives Support Corporation-Bay Area
The Third Street Corridor Project is a multi-stakeholder initiative to improve the economic vitality of Bayview's Third Street commercial district. This grant supports the project's activities related to attracting, retaining, and promoting local businesses, cleanliness, façade improvement, and safety. Grant Amount:
$40,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 09/30/2008 through 09/30/2009
Project Web Site:3rdstreet.wordpress.com
Mission Asset Fund -
$75,000
An estimated 50% of Latinos living in San Francisco's Mission District do not use conventional banking services, and, as a result, they have thin or no credit histories and pay more for basic financial services. Mission Asset Fund is a neighborhood-focused initiative to develop a range of asset-building opportunities that meet the unique needs of immigrants in this community. This grant provides general operating support to expand financial education, matched savings, lending circle activities, new financial tool development, and shared-ownership strategies. Grant Amount:
$75,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 03/03/2009 through 03/03/2010
Project Web Site:www.missionassetfund.org
National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders -
$10,000
The Walter & Elise Haas Fund is a sponsor of NALCAB's conference, Preserving Assets in a Challenging Economy, to be held in San Francisco in fall 2008. Grant Amount:
$10,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 05/30/2008 through 09/30/2008
Project Web Site:www.nalcab.org
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation -
$35,000
Success Measures, a program of Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, is engaged in a 20-month project to design and pilot a new set of outcome measures and tools to evaluate asset-building activities. This project has the potential to fill a significant gap in the asset-building field by creating uniform measures that demonstrate the link between asset-building efforts and actual changes in individuals' understanding and behavior related to accumulating, leveraging, or protecting their assets. This grant supports the planning process and will sponsor two Bay Area asset-building organizations to participate in piloting these evaluation tools. Grant Amount:
$35,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 02/14/2008 through 02/14/2009
Project Web Site:www.successmeasures.org/smds/Markup/Anonymous/AboutSmds.aspx
San Francisco Homeownership Collaborative -
$15,000
Fiscal Sponsor: Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
San Francisco is known as a city of renters and lags far behind the state's and nation's homeownership rate. The high cost of housing is clearly the primary barrier to homeownership for low- and moderate-income households. Recent improvements in San Francisco's first-time homebuyer assistance programs and inclusionary zoning policy, as well as a substantial increase in the number of affordable for-sale homes in the production pipeline, are poised to expand low- and moderate-income homeownership. This grant supports a second phase of research and planning to create a homeownership coordinating entity charged with significantly ramping up the capacity of nonprofit housing counseling agencies to provide pre-purchase training, screening, and referral of low- and moderate-income prospective homebuyers to take advantage of these new opportunities. Grant Amount:
$15,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 02/15/2008 through 10/15/2008
Project Web Site:www.successmeasures.org/smds/Markup/Anonymous/AboutSmds.aspx
New America Foundation -
$50,000
New America Foundation's California Asset Building Program advances state policies that support the efforts of low- and moderate-income households to build assets. It works extensively with the media to raise public awareness of asset-building ideas and policies; and serves as a resource to California legislators seeking to advance asset-building policies. New America works in partnership with the Asset Policy Initiative of California. Grant Amount:
$50,000 [2007],
$50,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 11/27/2007 through 11/27/2009
Project Web Site:www.newamerica.net
Asset Funders Network -
$15,000
Fiscal Sponsor: New York Regional Association of Grantmakers
The Asset Funders Network is an affinity group of funders from around the country committed to increasing the scale and effectiveness of wealth-building initiatives in low-income communities. Established in 2005, it provides a forum for funders to discuss strategy, promising new practices, and public policies that affect their grantmaking on this issue. Grant Amount:
$15,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 02/06/2008 through 02/06/2009
Project Web Site:www.assetfunders.org
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center -
$50,000
This grant supports the Bayview Business Resource Center's work to help Bayview entrepreneurs build strong businesses that are a catalyst for and beneficiaries of neighborhood economic revitalization. Centrally located on Third Street, the Center offers business skills workshops, one-on-one consulting, access to capital through loan packaging and equity grants, and other services to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses. Grant Amount:
$50,000 [2007],
$50,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 07/09/2007 through 07/09/2009
Project Web Site:www.rencenter.org
San Francisco Housing Development Corporation -
$65,000
The Homeownership Center at the Housing Development Corporation trains and gives one-on-one assistance to current and prospective homeowners in San Francisco's southeast sector. These services help low- and moderate-income residents improve their credit, buy homes, and preserve their assets. Grant Amount:
$65,000 [2007],
$65,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 07/09/2007 through 07/09/2009
Project Web Site:www.sfhdc.org/index.php/main/home
KALW Public Radio -
$50,000
Fiscal Sponsor: San Francisco Unified School District
The Public Interest Radio project at KALW Public Radio explores current issues through the voices and experiences of those individuals most affected. This grant supports in-depth reporting on wealth and poverty and public education. The grant is supported equally by the Fund's Economic Security and the Education programs. Grant Amount:
$50,000 [2008]
, $50,000 [2009]
Project Dates: 07/11/2008 through 07/11/2010
Project Web Site:www.kalw.org
South of Market Foundation / Urban Solutions
$25,000
Urban Solutions provides business assistance services to support the creation and growth of small businesses in San Francisco's lower-income neighborhoods. This grant supports its work in the Western Addition neighborhood. Grant Amount:
$25,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 05/22/2008 through 05/22/2009
Project Web Site:www.urbansolutionssf.org
Spanish-Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County -
$40,000
The Spanish-Speaking Unity Council's Homeownership Center offers foreclosure-prevention workshops and one-on-one counseling to help distressed homeowners understand the foreclosure process, negotiate alternatives with their lenders, mitigate financial losses, and move forward from their current financial crisis. Most families that turn to The Unity Council for foreclosure-prevention services are limited-English-speaking immigrants, and requests for assistance are increasing. This grant pays for simultaneous translation equipment and translators to help The Unity Council to extend its services to clients who speak little English. Grant Amount:
$40,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 02/15/2008 through 02/15/2009
Project Web Site:www.unitycouncil.org
Treasure Island Homeless Development Initiative -
$50,000
On Treasure Island, San Francisco's newest neighborhood, nearly one quarter of its residents are formerly homeless individuals and families. The Initiative has spent 10 years working with residents to bring much needed services and amenities to the island, including after-school programs, a food bank, and a community center. This grant supports community center programs to help residents strengthen their financial management skills, gain access to banking and savings opportunities, and expand a monthly farmers market that highlights the goods and services of local entrepreneurs. Grant Amount:
$50,000 [2007],
$50,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 07/09/2007 through 07/09/2009
Project Web Site:www.tihdi.org
Tri-Valley Housing Opportunity Center -
$60,000
Even Alameda County's more affluent cities have been affected by the housing crisis: In the Tri-Valley area alone (Dublin, Livermore, and Pleasanton), 900 homes were in default or foreclosure in early 2008. Because housing affordability challenges are relatively new to these cities, they do not yet have housing counseling services focused on loss-mitigation and foreclosure-prevention. This grant helps Tri-Valley Housing Opportunity Center expand its services to meet this critical need. Grant Amount:
$60,000 [2008]
, $30,000 [2009]
Project Dates: 03/31/2008 through 03/31/2010
Project Web Site:www.tvhoc.org
Urban Strategies Council -
$40,000
This grant supports Urban Strategies Council's work to address the foreclosure crisis. Urban Strategies facilitates service coordination and resource development activities among Oakland's housing counseling groups, legal assistance providers, social services, and public agencies working with distressed homeowners. It also is developing a land bank, through which foreclosed properties can be acquired and preserved as affordable housing. Grant Amount:
$40,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 09/30/2008 through 09/30/2009
Project Web Site:www.urbanstrategies.org
Women's Action to Gain Economic Security -
$75,000
WAGES supports immigrant women to establish cooperatively owned house-cleaning businesses that use non-toxic cleaning products and methods. WAGES recently completed a three-year strategic plan to double the number of co-op members it supports to 200 and develop new co-ops in San Francisco, Marin, and the South Bay. WAGES' house-cleaning co-op members earn $12-$14.50 per hour, receive health and dental insurance and short-term disability, and hold equity in their co-ops. This grant provides general operating support for the organization's expansion. Grant Amount:
$75,000 [2007],
$75,000 [2008]
, $75,000 [2009]
Project Dates: 11/27/2007 through 11/27/2010
Project Web Site:www.wagescooperatives.org
La Cocina -
$60,000
Fiscal Sponsor: Women's Foundation of California
La Cocina, a shared-use commercial kitchen and business incubator in San Francisco's Mission District, helps low-income and immigrant entrepreneurs develop food-related businesses. Participants receive affordable hourly rental of the facility, training in business development and knowledge of the food industry, and support as they seek to gain entry to new markets and distribution channels for their products. The program cultivates a sense of community and mutual support among client entrepreneurs while also helping them expand their professional networks in the food industry. Grant Amount:
$60,000 [2007],
$60,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 03/29/2007 through 03/29/2009
Project Web Site:www.womensfoundca.org
Women's Initiative for Self Employment -
$75,000
Women's Initiative for Self-Employment provides low-income women with a broad range of business development services. This grant supports Women's Initiative's SuccessLink program, which offers business development training graduates an opportunity to continue building professional networks and gain access to new markets for their products and services. Grant Amount:
$75,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 11/21/2008 through 11/21/2009
Project Web Site:www.womensinitiative.org
Economic Development
To ensure that economic development activities in and near low-income neighborhoods result in income and asset gains for low-income residents and small business owners.
Mission Economic Development Association -
$75,000
Mission Economic Development Association (MEDA) assists homeowners who are facing default or foreclosure. It offers foreclosure prevention workshops and one-on-one counseling to help distressed homeowners understand the foreclosure process, negotiate alternatives with their lenders, mitigate financial losses, and move forward from their current financial crisis. MEDA also coordinates San Francisco's Don't Borrow Trouble campaign, a coalition of local groups working together on consumer education, outreach, and advocacy on this issue. Grant Amount:
$75,000 [2008]
, $75,000 [2009]
Project Dates: 03/31/2008 through 03/31/2010
Project Web Site:www.medasf.org
Alliance for District 10 -
$15,000
Fiscal Sponsor: Urban Strategies Council
This grant supports the work of a coalition of community interests to secure community benefits from development activity in Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point. The Alliance for District 10 achieved a legally binding agreement that sets standards for developing affordable rental and purchase homes, funding for job training, card check neutrality, and living wage requirements. Grant Amount:
$15,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 07/17/2008 through 12/17/2008
Project Web Site:www.urbanstrategies.org
Increase Incomes
To help low-income adults and families meaningfully increase their incomes and strengthen their social and professional networks.
Community Center Project of San Francisco / San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center
$50,000
The Transgender Economic Empowerment Initiative, a partnership between the LGBT Center, the Transgender Law Project and Jewish Vocational Services to provides comprehensive employment and self-employment services to transgender individuals. The approach includes job-readiness and placement support, legal assistance and coaching as well as training and technical assistance for employers. Grant Amount:
$50,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 07/11/2008 through 07/11/2009
Project Web Site:www.sfcenter.org
Cypress Mandela Training Center -
$35,000
Established in 1989, the Cypress Mandela Training Center is an award-winning pre-apprenticeship training center in Oakland. The Center integrates robust personal supports, general construction skills training, and occupation-specific training to prepare disadvantaged students to enter and succeed in a union apprenticeship. With substantial federal investment this year in infrastructure and energy efficiency projects, improved job prospects for graduates of this training are expected. This grant provides general operating support for the program. Grant Amount:
$35,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 01/30/2009 through 01/30/2010
Project Web Site:www.cypressmandela.org
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy -
$30,000
EBASE was established in 1998 to bring the interests and perspectives of working class families and communities into the economic development process in Oakland. This grant supports broad dissemination of EBASE's recent report on effective community benefit-agreement processes, as well as its work to integrate analysis of the community impacts and benefits of development into the permitting and approval processes in Oakland. Grant Amount:
$30,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 09/30/2008 through 09/30/2009
Project Web Site:www.workingeastbay.org
English Center for International Women -
$40,000
Centrally located in Oakland's Jack London Square, The English Center offers a highly effective English language program for new immigrants. Training includes instruction in language fluency, career readiness, computer skills, and civic participation. Eighty percent of students either find employment or pursue further education. W&EHF supports a scholarship program for students with earnings just high enough to make them ineligible for a full Pell grant and too low to afford tuition and fees. Grant Amount:
$40,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 01/12/2009 through 01/12/2010
Project Web Site:www.englishcenter.edu
Jewish Vocational Service -
$150,000
The mission of JVS is to strengthen the Bay Area community and fulfill Jewish values by helping people, particularly those with barriers to employment, acquire the skills and resources they need to secure meaningful employment and advance toward self-sufficiency. JVS builds its programs around specific industry sectors and works closely with employers to design and deliver training and job placement services. Several programs within JVS address the needs and aspirations of immigrants and, as a Jewish organization, JVS is well positioned to build bridges between Jewish and non-Jewish communities. Thus this core support grant is jointly funded by the Fund's Economic Security and Jewish Life programs. Grant Amount:
$150,000 [2005],
$150,000 [2006],
$150,000 [2007],
$150,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 12/07/2005 through 12/07/2010
Project Web Site:www.jvs.org
Building Skills Partnership -
$35,000
Fiscal Sponsor: Leadership Training and Education Fund
Building Skills Partnership establishes and runs worksite classes in English, vocational skills, occupational health and safety, computer literacy, parent educational involvement, and other topics for janitors and other low-wage building service workers. Each year, Building Skills trains more than 1,000 workers, the majority of them limited-English-speaking immigrants, at some 45 work sites. This grant supports research and planning to improve Building Skills' outcome evaluation tools; a skills audit of building services jobs that will inform the development of new training and encourage career mobility within the sector; and development of a cost-benefit analysis that illustrates to building owners and other stakeholders the merits of supporting Building Skills' on-site training. Grant Amount:
$35,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 02/15/2008 through 02/15/2009
Project Web Site:www.buildingskills.org
Carpenteria Fina Program, Laney College -
$25,000
Fiscal Sponsor: Peralta Colleges Foundation
The Carpenteria Fina class was designed by the Chair of the Laney College Woodworking Department to train the next generation of skilled, custom design woodworkers. The popular program, which targets Spanish-speaking students, is largely funded by the community college system; this grant supports a second concurrent set of classes in the coming school year to help meet demand from both employers and students. Grant Amount:
$25,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 05/30/2008 through 05/30/2009
Project Web Site:www.laney.peralta.edu/apps/comm.asp?Q=31359
Bay Area Workforce Funding Collaborative -
$150,000
Fiscal Sponsor: San Francisco Foundation
The Bay Area Workforce Funding Collaborative is a philanthropic initiative that leverages public and private dollars to support workforce training programs. With the goal of preparing low-income, disadvantaged adults for careers in high-wage, high-demand industries, the Workforce Collaborative invests in programs that move people from entry-level jobs to progressively more skilled positions that pay family-sustaining wages. This grant supports Workforce Collaborative's initiative to help community colleges more effectively link basic math, reading, writing, and English language instruction with occupational training, and to improve the personal and academic supports and job-placement services for students in these programs. W&EHF is a member of the Workforce Collaborative's steering committee and also supports its policy and regional coordination activities. Grant Amount:
$150,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 03/03/2009 through 03/03/2010
Project Web Site:www.sff.org/programs/community-development/bawfc
Springboard Forward -
$35,000
Springboard Forward partners with employers to provide career advancement services to their incumbent entry-level workers. This grant supports the core program which includes an exploratory course that helps employees discover their career aspirations; one-on-one coaching to create individualized plans for career mobility; and activities to mobilize the direct support of supervisors. Grant Amount:
$35,000 [2008]
, $30,000 [2009]
Project Dates: 03/31/2008 through 03/31/2009
Project Web Site:www.springboardforward.org
SF Works -
$75,000
Fiscal Sponsor: The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Foundation
During the past year, SF Works launched a new effort, partnering with employers to improve the economic security of their incumbent entry-level workers. Even when fully employed, people at the entry-level earning up to roughly $40,000 still struggle to make ends meet (depending on their family size and if they are the sole earner). Many also are eligible for public benefits. This grant supports the development and use of a 'benefits bundling' software which SF Works will use to assess the eligibility of these incumbent workers for an array of benefits that can either enhance their incomes (like the EITC) or reduce their expenses (for example, utility or child care subsidies). Grant Amount:
$75,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 03/31/2008 through 03/31/2009
Project Web Site:www.sfworks.org
Support Training and Employment Program (STEP) -
$35,000
Fiscal Sponsor: United Way of the Bay Area
STEP is a partnership between the San Francisco Labor Council and City College of San Francisco to prepare new and incumbent workers for well-paid positions within San Francisco's unionized hospitality industry. Currently, most STEP trainees are immigrants. This planning grant will help STEP design and pilot a new training component focused on preparing more African Americans for career in the hospitality industry. Grant Amount:
$35,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 09/30/2008 through 09/30/2009
Project Web Site:www.uwba.org
Earn It! Keep It! Save It! -
$50,000
Fiscal Sponsor: United Way of the Bay Area
Earn It! Keep It! Save It! is a multi-county tax-filing campaign that helps working poor families prepare their taxes and apply for the Earned Income Tax Credit for free. In 2006, the campaign helped more than 16,000 low-income families in San Francisco and Alameda counties secure $16.3 million in tax refunds. The Earn It! campaign is expanding its services to include information about other public benefits, access to free checking and savings accounts, and links to financial planning and savings tools. Grant Amount:
$50,000 [2007],
$50,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 11/27/2007 through 11/27/2009
Project Web Site:www.uwba.org
Upwardly Global -
$50,000
Twenty-four percent of foreign-born U.S. residents with bachelor's degrees or above work at the margins of the economy, earning less than $20,000 a year. This grant supports Upwardly Global's work with unemployed and underemployed immigrant professionals to help them re-launch their careers in the United States. Grant Amount:
$50,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 11/21/2008 through 11/21/2009
Project Web Site:www.upwardlyglobal.org
Capital
Mission Economic Development Association -
$150,000
For 35 years, Mission Economic Development Association (MEDA) has been a key resource for the Mission neighborhood's Latino immigrants, providing leadership on issues related to neighborhood economic development, small-business assistance, and homeownership. This grant is a capital campaign contribution toward MEDA's purchase and renovation of a building at 19th and Mission streets. The facility will become the San Francisco Immigrant Center, offering a broad range of financial, health, and legal services provided by up to 10 co-located community agencies. Grant Amount:
$150,000 [2008]
Project Dates: 07/11/2008 through 07/11/2009
Project Web Site:www.medasf.org
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