Preventing Homelessness and Making Housing Affordable Wins Big With Record Number of New Laws

...last Wednesday. I was thrilled to be in the room when Governor Newsom signed the first of a set of 11 bills that will prevent homelessness, protect renters, preserve…

Breaking Down the Cycle of Incarceration – Expanding Access to Opportunity

  Darris Young grew up in the Bay Area in the 60’s and 70’s, and, as a young child, was surrounded by images of the Black Panthers, social unrest…

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WEBINAR: COVID-19 Frontline News From Nonprofits—Their Urgent Needs

On April 7, the San Francisco Foundation hosted a webinar to discuss how to support people in the community who are most affected by COVID-19. SFF CEO Fred Blackwell…

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Potrero Hill’s Biggest Housing Project Starts With Plenty of Hope

On January 28th, 2017, The San Francisco Chronicle reported on HOPE SF breaking ground on its Portrero Hill development project. “This is a big moment for our city, let…

Nonprofit Serving Homeless Youths Finds New Home With City-assisted Lease

...of the real estate market on their long-term financial sustainability’ and 68 percent ‘think they will have to make a decision about moving in the next five years.’ The…

Colin Kaepernick Keeps Promise to Drive Change

...where people feel they belong and feel safe, it’s important to have conversations like this between law enforcement and people of color,” said Gail Fuller, the vice president of…

50 Grant Makers and Philanthropy Organizations Protest Trump’s Travel Ban

...citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States. Mr. Trump’s immigration orders “compromise our nation’s founding principles and the Constitution, our standing in the world, and our…

A last-minute save for Oakland’s guaranteed income program—but is it sustainable?

February 8, 2023 A last-minute save for Oakland’s guaranteed income program—but is it sustainable? The Mercury News: Just as money seemed to have run out for a program that…

‘Ready for Life’ prison inmate reentry program provides crucial support to break the cycle

February 13, 2023 ‘Ready for Life’ prison inmate reentry program provides crucial support to break the cycle CBS News Bay Area: Every year, 30,000 people are released from jails…

Community Foundation Update

March 18, 2023 Community Foundation Update Candid. Philanthropy News Digest: The San Francisco Foundation (SFF) has announced a $3 million investment to strengthen the Bay Area’s ecosystem of Latinx…