Eric Mendez was ready to start his life anew. The young man came back to San Francisco after having paid his dues by being incarcerated for several years. One of the first things Eric noticed was that his five-year-old son was not doing well academically. This compelled Eric to immediately pursue full custody of the boy,…
Back in 1983, Jerome Nash was a landlord in the coastal Southern California city of Santa Monica. Nash decided he no longer wanted to be in the rental business, so he challenged Santa Monica’s local measure the citizenry had passed to counter the more than 1,300 units of rental housing that had been razed in…
The Mission Dolores Academy, at the spot the city was started in 1776, was the appropriate venue for a community forum on the changes going on in the rapidly gentrifying Mission. Hosted by the San Francisco Chronicle, with reporter Joe Garofoli as moderator, this forum served as a follow up to the paper’s recent, in-depth…
Teri Charest, Vice President, Corporate Communications U.S. Bancorp (612) 303-0731 teri.charest@usbank.com Christopher Gil, Senior Content Marketing Specialist (415) 282-3334 ext. 152 cgil@medasf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2015 U.S. Bank’s Mission Branch and MEDA to Host Event for Mission Fire Business Fund: Unite and Restore Aim to garner community donations for victims of recent fire…
A neighborhood is made up of its many residents—the pieces of a puzzle that need to come together to complete a picture. While many make a name for themselves, it is often the people in the background that can truly help lift up a community. Take someone born in the Mission to a spirited immigrant…
“The organization MEDA is in 2014 is different than it was in 2013,” reflects Executive Director Luis Granados on the nonprofit’s work serving low-income Latinos in the Mission District. Granados’ statement is definitely true, the juxtaposition all the greater when comparing the organization of five years ago to that of today. From two programs to…
On October 7th, MEDA Executive Director Luis Granados accepted The San Francisco Foundation’s ”Robert C. Kirkwood Award,” made to an individual in recognition of outstanding community service, commitment and inspired leadership. Granados’ acceptance speech follows . . . Thank you to The San Francisco Foundation. I also want to thank my daughter, Anna, and my wife,…
With the November 4th election right around the corner, it’s time for MEDA to advise of its stances on ballot measures as they pertain to the nonprofit’s mission of asset building for its low- and moderate-income clients, who are predominately Latino. Ballot Measure: Prop G MEDA Says: Yes on Prop G The essentials The gist of…
Christopher Gil, Senior Content Marketing Manager (415) 282-3334 ext. 152 cgil@medasf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2014 MEDA’s Luis Granados Honored with “San Francisco Foundation 2014 Community Leadership Award” Recognition for Years of Service to the Latino Community of the Mission District San Francisco, CA – The San Francisco Foundation (TSSF) has announced that it will…
A sweet eight-year-old approached a volunteer from Target, the awaiting youngster being handed the first of 2,000 free backpacks the company had generously donated to Mission District schoolchildren. The child’s face was aglow as she rifled through the supplies in the backpack–her backpack. “Gracias. Thank you,” the grateful child sheepishly stated, cognizant that she was…
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