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Casa Adelante – 681 Florida “Community Art Day” Held

Photo: Monica Almendral When MEDA and co-developer Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Center (TNDC) started construction on Casa Adelante – 681 Florida, they knew a celebration of the Mission’s flourishing art scene had to be incorporated into the design and space. In that vein, Saturday, April 17, was a memorable day, as Casa Adelante – 681 Florida…

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The 10 Best Quotes from Civil Rights Leader Cesar Chavez

MEDA is intricately tied to Cesar Chavez. The mission of MEDA emulates that of the great leader, plus Plaza Adelante is just a few blocks from the Mission District’s Cesar Chavez Street, Also, one of the Mission Promise Neighborhood schools is aptly named Cesar Chavez Elementary. As we take time out today to celebrate the life of…

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Free Books, Santa Photo Ops and a Resource Fair at Mission Holiday Book Giveaway

With the collective goal of fostering reading at home, the Mission Promise Neighborhood held its “Third Annual Holiday Book Giveaway” on Dec. 15. The venue was Plaza Adelante, MEDA’s neighborhood center. (MEDA is the lead agency of this education initiative.) Mission kids donning holiday attire — ranging from colorful sweaters to Santa hats — chose…

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Mission Education Forum Gets Families Ready for Upcoming School Year

With an eye toward the exciting start of school, 110 families attended Mission Promise Neighborhood’s third annual Education Forum at the Mission Campus of City College on July 29. The theme was ”Putting Success in a Backpack,” but the event offered so much more. MEDA is the lead agency of the Mission Promise Neighborhood education…

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Karoleen Feng’s Speech at MEDA 1,000 Homes Saved Celebration

(Watch video of MEDA’s community-development work.) “Good evening. I want to welcome the community. Thank you for joining us this evening. My name is Karoleen Feng, and I am proud to be the director of Community Real Estate for the Mission Economic Development Agency.  “Tonight is our chance to all take a pause to celebrate not…

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Holiday Book Giveaway Brings out Hundreds to MEDA’s Plaza Adelante

The importance of reading can never be underestimated. The staff of the Mission Promise Neighborhood — for which MEDA is the lead agency — always keep this fact front of mind when speaking to our families, whether at community-based organizations or in the four schools that comprise this federal education initiative. To ensure that the…

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Double Duty by DoubleDutch: Thanksgiving Meal Donations and Volunteerism at MEDA Today

Everyone’s got a long shopping list for this Thursday’s Thanksgiving meal, but for some that list cannot easily be met … if at all. The habitually underresourced sometimes cannot fit the added expense of this holiday meal into their tight budget. This is true of a number of MEDA’s 7,000+ annual clients, with household incomes…

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“An American Dream?” Photo Voice Exhibit to Showcase Health Issues of Housing Crisis in the Mission

June is HUD’s first-ever “National Healthy Homes Month,” but a dearth of affordable housing is translating to stress-related health issues being the norm for the historically underserved Mission families. It’s definitely anxiety creating when you spend over 50 percent of your household income on an apartment in San Francisco, as is the case for the…

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Fundraiser for Two Mission Student College Scholarships

What: Mission Promise Neighborhood Scholarship Fundraiser When: Friday, April 15, 6pm to 9pm Where: Cease & Desist, 2331 Mission Street (near 19th) How: All tips and donations from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m will go toward the scholarships Why: Two college scholarships for John O’Connell High School students! One of the goals of the Mission Promise Neighborhood, for…

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“Get Connected!” Presented by Google Helps Mission Community

While most low-income Mission families know the need for being connected, they often don’t know how to get started. This is especially true of immigrants—newcomers to this country with myriad tech options from which to choose. That’s why the goal of today’s sixth “Get Connected!” event, held at MEDA’s Plaza Adelante, was to help parents…

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