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Keep Oakland Housed Program Prevents 2,100 Oakland Households From Losing Their Homes
Contact: Ling Woo Liu, San Francisco Foundation lliu[at]sff.org OAKLAND, February 3, 2020—In its first 15 months of operations, Keep Oakland Housed has helped prevent more than 2,100 Oakland households,…
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Two New Loans Will Help Create Jobs and Preserve Affordable Space for Nonprofit Tenants
We are thrilled to announce that the San Francisco Foundation has approved two new loans from the Bay Area Community Impact Fund, totaling $1,125,000. Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA)…
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A Donor’s Journey – The Riddell Family
Kay Riddell had an idea. She realized that in order to preserve nature, she would need to invest in its future defenders, and that meant starting with kids today.…
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New Loan Helps Offset Immigration Fees
We are thrilled to announce that the San Francisco Foundation has funded a new $500,000 loan from the Bay Area Community Impact Fund to Mission Asset Fund. They will…
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Our Community Deserves Better: Dangerous Eviction of Moms 4 Housing
Yesterday in Oakland, sleeping women woke up to battering rams and dozens of sheriff’s deputies in riot gear. The women’s act of civil disobedience, to protest unjust practices that…
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An Ohlone Leader Reclaims History, Land, and Culture
The San Francisco Foundation’s Rapid Response Fund has become a powerful resource to help tell the stories of people who are fighting for justice in communities across the region.…
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Donor Laura Lai: A Lifelong Commitment to the Chinese American Community
When Laura (Jung) Lai boarded a ship to the United States from Hong Kong in 1949, she could hardly have imagined the ripple effect she would have on so…
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New Poll: Bay Area Residents Say That Racial Diversity Makes the Region a Great Place to Live
Contact: Eric Brown, San Francisco Foundation ebrown[at]sff.org Residents concerned region is on the wrong track, want to ensure affordable housing, inclusive communities. San Francisco, CA – Amid overwhelming concerns…
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Some Hopeful News About Our Community
The Bay Area is a special place. Folks will agree that it’s one of the country’s most beautiful places to live, but what makes this place special is the…
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How Hack the Hood is Changing Lives in Oakland
The paint on the office walls is barely dry, and the new desks and chairs are piled in the main room as Tashae Hawkins and her colleagues move into…
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Equity Grants Open Cycle
Update on our Equity Grants Open Cycle Both COVID-19 and the growing call for racial justice continue to impact the nonprofit sector. The past several years have underscored our…
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Our History
World War II transformed the Bay Area into the center of the country’s military and industrial complex. Nearly two million soldiers, sailors, and civilians passed through San Francisco en…