b'KEY STRATEGIESBECAUSE OUR CLIENTS HAVEnDIRECT WEALTH-BUILDING SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIESMANY DIFFERENT FINANCIALnMULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILY WRAPAROUND SERVICES WITH AGE-SPECIFIC SUPPORTSSERVICE NEEDS, MEDA HAS AWe offer a suite of asset-building programs, from universal financial coaching to reduce debt, increase income and savings, and improve MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH,credit (DISC), to sector-based workforce development programs. In SUPPORTING COMMUNITYaddition, our Mission Promise Neighborhood staff connect families in the Mission to an integrated suite of financial, housing, health, legal, social MEMBERS ALONG VARIOUSand academic support services, including programming for young FINANCIAL PATHWAYS WHILEchildren, school-age students and adults.SIMULTANEOUSLY SOLICITINGnRESTRUCTURING OF SERVICES TO MEET CLIENTS URGENT NEEDS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC NEIGHBORHOOD CAPITALBecause COVID-19 has imperiled so many community members financial INVESTMENT AND ENGAGINGwell-being, MEDA has transformed its suite of services and programs to address the most critical financial resource needs among clients (see below).LOCAL POLICYMAKERS.nHOUSING CONTINUUM: HOMELESSNESS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP AND INVESTMENTWe expand clients housing opportunities by working with families on their finances to become mortgage and rental ready; navigate the application process for rental leases and mortgage loans; and secure affordable housing. 72% of Latino families in the Bay Area are low income orCOVID-19 AND MEDAS RESPONSEvery low incomeGiven long-term economic disparities, our community members have disproportionately suffered the financial and health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of our clients own small businesses or work in industries facing widespread closures and layoffs, and many others are 97%of MEDA clients low-wage essential frontline workers who have risked exposure to COVID-are LMI or VLI 19 without the privilege of working from home. The pandemic has imperiled Latino community wealth: Families have seen their savings dry up and debts rise, and many face the dilemma of covering months/years of unpaid housing costs in the face of eviction risk.The Mission has theIn response to this crisis, MEDA leveraged our community presence and 12th-highest poverty rate outinfrastructure to quickly address families urgent needs. We delivered of San Franciscos millions of dollars in direct financial relief to our community members, 41 neighborhoods, helping families keep their homes, put food on the table and maintain with income. While COVID-19 necessitated a temporary strategy of keeping 11.6%of residents livingfamilies afloat, preventing further financial losses is crucial in preserving below the poverty lineour long-term goal of equitable wealth-building. Despite the many (73rd percentile) setbacks from the pandemic, we are committed to expanding these programmatic pathways to further our communitys financial prosperity.STRATEGIC PLAN 2021-2417'