Christi Baker gives everyone much-needed information about program enhancements and changes for the upcoming year at MEDA. Christi Baker Director of Asset Building Programs MEDA: First off, will all MEDA programs remain free to low-income clients in 2015? CB: Of course! MEDA is committed to making its services available to everyone. We…
Christopher Gil, Senior Content Marketing Specialist (415) 282-3334 ext. 152 cgil@medasf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2014 NALCAB Fosters Growth of Latino Businesses Nationwide Sub-Grant to MEDA’s New Mission Community Loan Fund in San Francisco San Francisco, CA –The Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) has announced its receipt of a sub-grant of $32,500 from the…
Growing up in San Francisco’s Mission District, MEDA’s Director of Evaluation Carolina Guzman saw a Latino neighborhood built upon waves of immigration from Central America and Mexico. Despite a continuous influx of new residents, there was a constancy to the community’s flavor. This is now in question. “Things are changing too fast, with the Mission’s…
The journey It’s a long journey from growing up with limited opportunities in an impoverished, small town in Mexico to opening your own restaurant in the trendy, foodie-filled Bay Area. That’s the inspiring story of Victor Caicero, an immigrant who came to the United States with a dream that is now a reality for this…
When Nathanial Owen pulled his U-Haul into San Francisco in mid-July, he knew he had left behind 2,000+ miles, humid weather . . . and a history of success. As the Market Manager at Accion Texas’ Memphis office—part of the largest microlending organization in the country—Owen had funded 56 small businesses in the first 18…
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