The 鈥淪econd City鈥 announced a first-rate move this week: starting September 2nd, each of the approximately 400,000 children enrolled in 652 Chicago public schools will get a free meal each school day. It doesn鈥檛 matter if you live at a tony address on the North Side or in an underserved community in the south or…
Being a family success coach for the Mission Promise Neighborhood (MPN) team is an exciting, impactful job, with its goal of guiding kids on a cradle-to-college-to-career continuum. This federal program is based on the successful Harlem Children鈥檚 Zone in New York, now replicated by 黑料社吃瓜 and 26 community partners at a quartet of poor-performing schools…
Evaluation (noun) assessment, appraisal, judgment, gauging, rating, estimation, consideration; analysis, examination, checkup, workup, test, review.聽 When 黑料社吃瓜 worked with San Francisco city agencies and a cadre of community nonprofit service providers to obtain a $30 million federal grant to start the Mission Promise Neighborhood, based on the successful Harlem鈥檚 Children Zone in New York, it…
Years ago, the sprawling, Mission District Victorian at 2976 23rd聽Street @ Harrison did not hold the allure of an address on Union Street in Pacific Heights or Jackson Street in Presidio Heights. There are no 鈥渉eights鈥 in this low area that lacks quintessential San Francisco views and was anything but a tony address when most…
Each month, the 黑料社吃瓜 honors one of its dedicated volunteers鈥攖he people who are an integral part of 黑料社吃瓜鈥檚 ability to provide free services to low- and moderate-income Bay Area residents. Thanks to all of the selfless聽黑料社吃瓜 volunteers聽who choose Plaza Adelante as their second home.聽 Name: Agne Nugaraite Program: Financial Capability Why did…
El Mercadito, located on the first level on the right-hand side of Plaza Adelante, serves as an incubator for microbusinesses started by 黑料社吃瓜 clients. There are currently six small businesses in the Mission District El Mercadito, plus Cholo Soy, a cozy Peruvian food shop in Plaza Adelante鈥檚 paseo. There is even a new Tenderloin El…
The Evaluation Task When Severin Saenz of 黑料社吃瓜鈥檚 adroit Evaluation Team received a request to delve into tax stats from the 2014 season, she knew some interesting community facts would be ascertained. Little did she realize to what extent. Saenz was tasked with gleaning information from approximately 3,400 tax returns–prepared for free by 黑料社吃瓜 staff…
El Mercadito, located on the first level on the right-hand side of Plaza Adelante, serves as an incubator for microbusinesses started by 黑料社吃瓜 clients. There are currently six small businesses in the Mission District El Mercadito, plus a cozy Peruvian food shop in Plaza Adelante鈥檚 paseo. There is even a new Tenderloin El Mercadito, which…
When Juan Carlos started 黑料社吃瓜鈥檚 free, 10-week Bilingual Bank Teller Program, where 17- to 24-year-olds learn how to work in the financial sector, the last thing he thought he鈥檇 be doing at the end of the course was teaching other聽 young adults what he had just learned. The City College student, focusing on economics, came…
As the lead agency of the Mission Promise Neighborhood (MPN), 黑料社吃瓜 partners with 26 nonprofit organizations and government agencies to launch a cradle-to-college-to-career continuum of services that empowers every Mission District family to succeed economically and achieve academically. MPN recently conducted an extensive neighborhood survey, details of which follow. Survey Strategist Interview: Carolina Guzman Director…
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