To celebrate this season of giving and thankfulness, every Wednesday we will showcase staff, Board members, volunteers and clients telling what this Mission District, San Francisco nonprofit brings to their lives. MEDA is incredibly grateful for the community’s continued dedication, vision and guidance, which enabled our organization in 2015 to provide free services to over 7,000 low-income individuals, start our Adelante Fund…
To celebrate this season of giving and thankfulness, every Wednesday we will showcase staff, Board members, volunteers and clients telling what this Mission District, San Francisco nonprofit brings to their lives. I started off looking for an economic-development nonprofit when I graduated from San Francisco State last December. I searched for the best and most-effective agency that was…
Job training completed? Check. Resume refined? Check. Mock interviews done? Check. You would think with all of the above items accomplished, you’re ready to ace that interview. Well, not so fast. Most assume that putting on your best outfit–the final step of getting ready for an interview–is as simple as pressing an expensive blouse or…
To celebrate this season of giving and thankfulness, every Wednesday we will showcase staff, Board members, volunteers and clients telling what this Mission District, San Francisco nonprofit brings to their lives. I first learned about MEDA from my mother when she went to get help with filing her taxes for free. My sister joined the Mission Techies program…
JPMorgan Chase & Co. knows that too many people lack the tools and resources to manage their daily financial lives, whether for unexpected emergencies or to plan for the future. To help improve financial health, the company provides grants to impactful community-based organizations such as MEDA, which was recently awarded $600,000. MEDA and JPMorgan Chase know that…
Imagine being new to this country … as an 11-year-old. You need to learn the language. You need the learn the culture. You need to just learn, period. To make this process interactive and fun, Streetside Stories and classroom teachers have partnered up to get creative. On Tuesday at Everett Middle School, 6th-graders who are…
The name Pacific Heights brings to mind images of San Francisco living at its finest. There are the old-money mansions on Broadway. Trendy shops and eateries lining Fillmore and Union streets. Beautiful parks for families. All at a price tag out of reach for most. One would think the same about Rockwell, located at 1688…
To celebrate this season of giving and thankfulness, every Wednesday we will showcase staff, Board members, volunteers and clients telling what this Mission District, San Francisco nonprofit brings to their lives. I came to MEDA as a client with the free Business Development program. I’m from the Mission, and the business-education resources we have access to here are…
MEDA has been successfully providing asset-building services to the low-income Mission community for over four decades. Financial capability is the thread that runs through MEDA’s innovative service-integration model of programs that range from workforce development and free tax preparation to business development and housing opportunities. The nonprofit knows that families cannot thrive without financial stability….
To celebrate this season of giving and thankfulness, every Wednesday we will showcase staff, Board members, volunteers and clients telling what this Mission District, San Francisco nonprofit brings to their lives. It really upsets me to know that the people who have created such a wonderful community here in the Mission are being forced from their homes. The…
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