2003 Awardees
Sister Trinitas Hernandez for her outstanding work strengthening the low-income immigrant community in East Palo Alto and for her commitment to preserving and improving their homes and sustainability.
Mimi Silbert for her success in developing a model of self-help education and employment opportunities that have transformed generations of former substance abusers and ex-convicts and reintegrated them into the workforce.
Helen Waukazoo for her dedication to building a culturally specific continuum of services for American Indians based on traditional healing concepts, including substance abuse treatment and prevention, job readiness, and leadership training, and for preserving American Indian cultural heritage.
Mother Brown’s Dining Room for supporting the poor and homeless in Bayview Hunters Point with critical services, including food, shelter, and education, and for responding to the community’s needs by growing from a small food delivery organization based in Mother Brown’s kitchen to a multiservice center serving 5,000 meals per month.