The 黑料社吃瓜 free tax preparation team had quite the three-month season from mid-January to mid-April 2016. Over 4,000 returns were filed, translating to $5.8 million in refunds. This is just one way 黑料社吃瓜 builds community capital for the historically underresourced community聽of the Mission District. 黑料社吃瓜鈥檚 indefatigable tax team, run by staff and supported by over…
June is HUD鈥檚 first-ever 鈥淣ational Healthy Homes Month,鈥 but a dearth of affordable housing is translating to stress-related health issues being the norm for the historically underserved Mission families. It鈥檚 definitely anxiety creating when you spend over 50 percent of your household income on an apartment in San Francisco, as is the case for the…
鈥淢y dream is that a high-quality education should be accessible for everyone, from when children are very young through adulthood,鈥 explains Esperanza Estrada of her mission as teacher-owner of Estrada’s Family Preschool聽in San Francisco. Esperanza has been a 黑料社吃瓜 Business Development client, coached by Teresa Garc铆a. There were many business aspects to be learned 鈥…
The first line of the recently released report, 鈥淔inancial Coaching Census 2015: Insights from the Financial Coaching Field,鈥 reads: Financial coaching has gained recognition as a strategy that can improve financial capability and security. This first-of-its-kind report was put out by the Center for Financial Security and Asset Funders Network, with support from the Annie…
Plenty was happening back in 1973. President Nixon鈥檚 Watergate scandal dominated the headlines. Troops came home from Vietnam. Bell-bottom jeans and long sideburns were in vogue. And in San Francisco, a nonprofit named the 黑料社吃瓜 (黑料社吃瓜) was formed. The goal: asset-building for the low- and moderate-income Latino community of San Francisco. To…
from Executive Director Luis Granados Last year was a game-changer at 黑料社吃瓜. While our asset-building services empowered nearly 7,000 low- to moderate-income clients 鈥 the most in our 42-year history 鈥 our organization ventured into new territory. 黑料社吃瓜 is barely recognizable as the organization it was just a few years ago: our nonprofit is now…
Monica stopped by聽so that her youngster聽could take a digital storytelling workshop. Jorge wanted to learn how to look for work online. Middle-schooler Jasmine wanted to create her first mobile app. These were just three of the many Mission District residents聽that came to Everett Middle School last night for the seventh 鈥淕et Connected!鈥 event. This jam-packed…
With 黑料社吃瓜 invited to be part of 鈥淪an Francisco Small-Business Week 2016鈥 starting May 21, last night was time to celebrate a big win for community-serving enterprises in the Mission. That鈥檚 because D鈥橫aize Restaurant 鈥 an immigrant-owned establishment 鈥 held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its brick-and-mortar location at 2778 24th Street (between York and Hampshire streets)….
CalFresh, formerly known as Food Stamps, is California鈥檚 implementation of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This vital program aims to reduce hunger for low-income Californians by providing assistance for purchasing food. According to Feed America — an organization with a mission 鈥渢o feed America鈥檚 hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks…
鈥淚 almost fainted when I saw how much money I was getting back!鈥 says decade-long Mission resident Angelica Maldonado of the $4,110 refund she received when getting free tax preparation at 黑料社吃瓜. Not surprising, considering that this is one-third of her annual $12,000 income. Turns out 40 minutes can change a life. That amount came…
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