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MEDA Joins the Global #GivingTuesday Movement on Nov. 29

Christopher Gil Senior Content Marketing Manager Mission Economic Development Agency (415) 282-3334 ext. 152 cgil@medasf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 21, 2016 MEDA Joins the Global #GivingTuesday Movement on Nov. 29 Political changes create urgent need for donations to stand up for Latino immigrant community   San Francisco, Calif. — The Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) has joined #GivingTuesday,…

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Mission School Social Worker Bridget Early’s Family Buys a Home — Before It’s Too Late

Bridget Early has been a social worker at Everett Middle School in San Francisco for the past nine years, following in the footsteps of her parents, who were both educators. Raised a few hours north in Chico, Early relished her childhood outings to the Bay Area with her folks. These trips solidified one idea: that…

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Mission Elder of the Week: Sharon York

Name: Sharon York Born in: United States Current Neighborhood: Mission When and why did you make San Francisco your home? I came to San Francisco in 1976 following the anti-war movement and became very active. I am currently retired, but considering working again because everything is very expensive in this neighborhood. How long have you lived in in the Mission? I…

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Support Latino Immigrant Community
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Statement of Unwavering Support for Latino Immigrant Community

Christopher Gil Senior Content Marketing Manager Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) (415) 282-3334 ext. 152 cgil@medasf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 10, 2016 Statement of Unwavering Support for Latino Immigrant Community MEDA vows to always stand up for its immigrant families San Francisco, Calif. — For over four decades, MEDA has been a nonprofit at the vanguard of…

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280 Brighton Ocean View
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Apply at MEDA for a Below-Market-Rate (BMR) Rental at 280 Brighton in Ocean View

With 8,000 Latinos displaced in the last decade — over 25 percent of this community — there is an urgent need for affordable housing for MEDA’s clients (see page 6 of this report). That’s why MEDA’s Community Real Estate team is working diligently to produce and preserve housing in the Mission — affordable housing with values built in. Complementing…

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Mission Elder of the Week: Clara Luz Quezada
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Mission Elder of the Week: Clara Luz Quezada

Name: Clara Luz Quezada Born in: Guatemala Current Neighborhood: Mission When and why did you make San Francisco your home? We had to leave Guatemala in 1955 because of political turmoil. My grandparents took their kids and grandchildren and we fled to the U.S. for refuge and for better opportunities such as education and work. How do you love…

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MEDA Job Fair Equals Employment for Dozens of Mission Community Members

MEDA’s Workforce Development team knows the needs of its low-income clients and working families, two-thirds of whom are immigrants. For 2016, there were already 171 job placements by the end of October. MEDA is investing in people’s lives and rebuilding the Mission’s Latino community — a community where over 25 percent have been displaced since 2000….

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MEDA’s Jillian Spindle Promoted to COO, Tse Ming Tam New Director of Development

Christopher Gil Senior Content Marketing Manager Mission Economic Development Agency (415) 282-3334 ext. 152 cgil@medasf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 3, 2016 MEDA’s Jillian Spindle Promoted to COO, Tse Ming Tam New Director of Development Means for nonprofit to continue to invest in people’s lives and rebuild Mission community San Francisco, Calif. — The Mission Economic Development Agency…

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Mission Elder of the Week: Amelia Andrade

Name: Amelia Andrade Born in: Mexico Current Neighborhood: Mission (Navigation Center) Ages: 62 years old Why did you make San Francisco your home? I came from Mexico looking for a better future. I came to the Mission, but was unable to find a place to stay because of the high rents. What is your current living situation? Right now I am homeless…

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Jessie-Rubalcava, Volunteer of the month
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MEDA October 2016 Volunteer of the Month: Jessie Rubalcava

Each month, the Mission Economic Development Agency honors one of its dedicated volunteers — the people who are an integral part of MEDA’s ability to provide free services to low- and moderate-income Bay Area residents. Thanks to all of the selfless MEDA volunteers who choose Plaza Adelante as their second home.  Name: Jessie Rubalcava Program: Workforce Development/Mission Techies Intern Why…

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