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Promise City Initiative Launched, Joint Effort by City, SFUSD and Community Organizations

Investing in neighborhood-based partnerships to address the needs of families and improve student learning outcomes

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Assemblymember Bonta Champions Expansion of Promise Neighborhoods

The It Takes a Village Act will institutionalize this approach so that it is not limited to a few lucky communities

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Partnering with UC Berkeley on Equitable Recovery

Exciting partnership with a team at UC Berkeley to help develop MEDA’s new Institute for Equitable Recovery

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Mobilizing a Statewide Cradle-to-Career Coalition, for Our Kids

The adage that there is strength in numbers soon proving true

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The Future Growth of our Cities Requires a Racial Equity Lens to Create Opportunity for All Families and Kids

I never forget my roots. That’s why I consistently bring a racial equity lens to my work

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Mission Promise Neighborhood Pivots During COVID-19 Crisis, Leveraging Promise Neighborhoods Model of Schools Plus Early Care and Learning Centers as Community Hubs

The name says it all: A Promise Neighborhood is, indeed, a promise to a neighborhood

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Mission Promise Neighborhood Updates, as a New School Year Begins

by Director, Mission Promise Neighborhood Richard Raya The new school year school begins this week in San Francisco, and remote learning makes for unusual times for all of us. But the extensive groundwork we laid over the summer ensures that Mission Promise Neighborhood (MPN) is ready to support our students, families and school district. Throughout…

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Mission Promise Neighborhood Pivots to Best Support the Latino Immigrant Community During COVID-19 Crisis

by Director, Mission Promise Neighborhood Richard Raya Like other Promise Neighborhoods, our work has escalated due to COVID-19, but we’ve built the community infrastructure to meet this moment. The challenge and the pivot Latinos make up 80% of COVID-19 hospitalizations at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, and 25% of all cases in San Francisco, despite…

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StriveTogether Network: An Unstoppable National Movement to Ensure All Kids Have a Seat at the Table

Co-authored by: Director, Mission Promise Neighborhood Richard Raya Associate Director of Mission Promise Neighborhood Liz Cortez It’s now an unstoppable national movement: We are collaborating to improve the lives of children, breaking down barriers to build a better future for our next generation. Mission Promise Neighborhood (MPN) is honored to be accepted into the StriveTogether…

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Wealth, Place and Power: How MEDA’s Promise Neighborhood Fought the Housing Crisis, Moved Families Out of Poverty and Built Community Power so All Mission Kids Could Succeed

Co-authored by: by Director, Mission Promise Neighborhood Richard Raya CEO Luis Granados (NOTE: Read eight-page report on which this blog is based here.) Asset building is in MEDA’s organizational DNA — and we’re proud that it’s part of our origin story, which began 46 years ago. But our future is in collective impact with partners….

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