(SAN FRANCISCO) – Wednesday, June 4, 2008 – The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF) announced today that it is granting $3,337,729 to 114 nonprofits addressing community development, community health, and social justice issues in the Bay Area.
36 Community Development grants totaling $1,060,229 went to address the challenges faced by those unable to make ends meet, including the working poor and those who are unemployed and homeless.
37 Community Health grants totaling $1,367,500 were made to improve the health of communities by expanding access to healthcare services, promoting prevention to reduce illness, and advancing health policy reform.
In the area of Social Justice, the foundation made 41 grants totaling $910,000 to inspire civic action and democratic participation that contribute to a just society.
As a catalyst for change, TSFF places a high priority on initiatives to address policy reform and support advocacy efforts. This batch of grants supports both well-known organizations with proven track records as well as innovative and newer programs.
The Foundation continued its commitment to the Bay Area Workforce Funding Collaborative, which seeks to increase economic security and career advancement opportunities for low-income individuals and low-wage workers while meeting the workforce needs of key industry sectors in the region.
Due to the record-setting state and local budget crisis, protecting health programs from major cutbacks was a priority. Grants were also made to several organizations addressing homelessness in suburban areas, where there are often fewer support services for a large number of family and youth struggling to stay or become housed.
The Foundation’s Social Justice funding emphasized community leadership and organizing, with 67% of those grants aimed at increasing adult and youth civic participation, including support for emerging leaders in the nonprofit sector.
The grants are:
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Affordable Housing
1. Alameda Point Collaborative $55,000
2. Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center $40,000
3. Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth $35,000
4. Community Housing Development Corp. of North Richmond $30,000
5. Community Housing Partnership $35,000
6. Contra Costa Interfaith Housing, Inc. $20,000
7. Council of Community Housing Organizations $50,000
8. Greater New Beginnings Youth Services, Inc. $20,000
9. Habitat for Humanity East Bay $20,000
10. Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County $25,000
11. Lutheran Social Services of Northern California $22,500
12. Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative $10,000
13. Peninsula Interfaith Action $20,000
14. San Francisco Organizing Project $25,000
15. Tenants Together $15,000
Economic Security
16. Legal Aid of Marin $25,000
17. Opportunity Junction $25,000
18. St. Anthony Foundation $40,000
19. Supportive Housing Employment Collaborative $15,000
20. The Bread Project $28,000
21. The Workforce Collaborative $25,000
Safety-net Services
22. Berkeley Food and Housing Project $25,000
23. Building Futures with Women and Children $22,569
24. Catholic Charities CYO $25,000
25. Covenant House California $30,000
26. Ecumenical Hunger Program $25,000
27. Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco $40,000
28. Eviction Defense Collaborative $25,000
29. Family Emergency Shelter Coalition $20,000
30. Raphael House $20,000
31. San Mateo County Interfaith Hospitality Network $15,000
32. St. Mary’s Center $20,000
33. St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Mateo $25,000
34. The Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco $20,000
35. Youth and Family Enrichment Services $20,000
Workforce Development
36. Bay Area Workforce Funding Collaborative $147,160
COMMUNITY HEALTH
Advocacy and Policy
1. California Pan-ethnic Health Network $50,000
2. California Pan-ethnic Health Network $60,000
Health Disparities
3. Public Health Institute $40,000
Health Safety-net
4. Center de Servicios of Alameda County $30,000
5. Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano $25,000
6. La Casa de las Madres $40,000
7. STAND! Against Domestic Violence $30,000
Health Service Access
8. Afghan Coalition $25,000
9. Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants $25,000
10. Center for Independent Living, Inc. $30,000
11. Conard House $30,000
12. Curry Senior Center $50,000
13. Full Circle Addiction Recovery Services $30,000
14. Haight Ashbury Free Clinic $42,500
15. Homebase/The Center for Common Concerns $30,000
16. Jewish Family and Children’s Services $40,000
17. Life Eldercare, Inc. $40,000
18. Opportunity Health Partners, Inc. $20,000
19. Ravenswood Family Health Center $50,000
20. San Francisco Senior Center $80,000
21. Service League of San Mateo County $20,000
22. Survivors International $30,000
23. Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center, Inc. $10,000
24. Transitions Clinic $60,000
25. UCSF, Lesbian Health and Research Center $20,000
26. Youth Homes, Inc. $25,000
Prevention Efforts
27. Arthur H. Coleman Community Health Foundation $40,000
28. California Pacific Medical Center, Bayview Child Health Center $30,000
29. Contra Costa Health Services, PHOEC Division $40,000
30. Homeless Prenatal Program $60,000
31. Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower $25,000
32. Kovno Communications, Inc. $30,000
33. La Clinica de la Raza, Inc. $50,000
34. New Generation Health Center $30,000
35. San Francisco General Hospital, CARE $50,000
36. Women’s Cancer Resource Center $60,000
37. Youth Uprising $20,000
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Civil Rights
1. Applied Research Center $25,000
2. Black Alliance for Just Immigration $20,000
3. California Coalition for Women Prisoners $20,000
4. Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry $25,000
5. Chinese for Affirmative Action $25,000
6. City College of San Francisco, Second Change and Way-pass $25,000
7. Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE) $25,000
8. National Center for Lesbian Rights $20,000
9. Prison University Project $25,000
Leadership and Organizing
10. American Friends Service Committee $20,000
11. And Castro for All $20,000
12. California Youth Connection $35,000
13. Center for Third World Organizing $20,000
14. Chinese American Voters Education Committee $25,000
15. Chinese Progressive Association $25,000
16. Datacenter $25,000
17. Gay Straight Alliance Network/Tides Center $25,000
18. Greenlining Institute $25,000
19. Lavender Seniors of the East Bay $15,000
20. League of Women Voters of San Francisco $25,000
21. Mobilize the Immigrant Vote California Collaborative $25,000
22. One Accord Voting Project $15,000
23. Our Family Coalition $25,000
24. Outloud Radio $15,000
25. Parent Voices $20,000
26. Partnership for Immigrant Leadership in Action $25,000
27. People Organized to Win Employment Rights $20,000
28. Regional Congregations and Neighborhood Organizations Training $25,000
29. Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth $15,000
30. School of Unity and Liberation $20,000
31. Women of Color Resource Center $20,000
32. World Bridges $15,000
33. Youth United for Community Action $20,000
Legal Services
34. African American CalWorks Coalition $20,000
35. African Immigrant and Refugee Resource Center $25,000
36. Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice $30,000
37. Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto $25,000
38. La Raza Centro Legal, Inc. $20,000
39. Legal Assistance for Seniors $25,000
40. Legal Services for Prisoners with Children $20,000
41. Multicultural Institute $15,000