With the melodic sounds of trumpets blaring and deep rhythmic tones of the cajon echoing throughout the halls of the San Francisco Design Center, hundreds of community members danced the night away. It was a perfect lively cap to an impactful and beautiful evening celebrating iVIVA MEDA! 51 – the fifty-first anniversary of the Mission…
Leonardo Luna, a father of two, was recognized with the ¡VIVA! Award at MEDA’s annual gala on Sept. 19 at the San Francisco Design Center.
By actively engaging parents and mentors, PPSSF has championed the well-being of public schools and addressed the evolving challenges within communities.
Urban Services YMCA SF, a Mission Promise Neighborhood (MPN) partner, offers this support through the Power Scholars Academy (PSA), a six-week program across San Francisco for students of different ages. At John O’Connell High School, PSA focuses on the transition for incoming ninth-grade students.
On Monday, July 29, MEDA hosted a multi-neighborhood retreat aimed at co-creating a vision for a Promise City – a city where multiple Promise Neighborhoods improve academic and economic outcomes for children and families. The retreat was held at the historic Women’s Building in the Mission District.
The food at Ceviche 19 stands out because it “closely resembles how it is prepared in Peru.”
This week I came to the end of a journey in one of the most transformational and meaningful experiences of my personal and professional life- my three- year tenure as the Chair of the Board of Directors of UnidosUS.
The end of the 2023-2024 school year held special significance for 85 immigrant students at Everett Middle School who arrived in San Francisco over the past two years.
Elmo Urbina, a 51-year-old Latino, recently participated in MEDA’s Mission Techies IT, a free course that equips community members with the skills to start or advance careers in the IT support field.
Access to crucial information about housing opportunities enabled a Latina from San Francisco to achieve the dream of homeownership for her and her family.
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