Building Community to Improve Lives Chinatown CDC Building Community to Improve Lives
Chinatown Snapshot A little under ¼ sq.mi. Surrounded by high dollar real estate 14,000+ residents 900+ storefronts 2,700+ jobs 7,000+ rental housing units 18 bank branches Least amount of open space per capita Transit dependent population
Gordon Chin – 1st Executive Director (JAZZ)
Norman Fong – 2nd Executive Director (FUNK)
Transportation Streets & Alleys Open Space Economic Development Housing Public Art
Adult and Senior Leadership Development Base Organizations Training Leadership Council CTA and PYRIA Boards TRIP, CAIA, CCBRP, CCBH Governance Support CTA PYRIA Grassroots Leadership Training SRO Families Resident Councils
Community Tenants Association (1,000 Members)
Ping Yuen Residents Improvement Association (420 Households)
SRO Families (457 Households)
Youth Development AAA and YSROs General Members Unlimited Core Leaders Leadership Training Campaign Academy 12 in cohort Chinatown Alleyway Tours 3 tiers: intern to 1st level to senior Chinatown Leadership Empowerment Grassroots Organizing (LEGO!) Alumni Retention ACCESS YSROs alumni Mentorship Friends of Youth Social Project Based Fundraising Urban Institute Partnership with Planning Young adult pipeline Summer only Community Leadership Community Boards CBO Staff City Department Staff Community Volunteers Local Advisory Committees Local Commissions Elected Officials
Ping Yuen Public Housing Rehab
API Council Members (August 2014) APA Family Support Services Chinese Progressive Association Richmond Area Multi-Services API Legal Outreach Samoan Community Development Center Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center Community Youth Center Donaldina Cameron House Self-Help for the Elderly AAJC - Asian Law Caucus Filipino Community Center South of Market Community Action Network (SOMCAN) Asian Neighborhood Design, Inc. Filipino-American Development Foundation Southeast Asian Community Center Asian Pacific American Community Center Gum Moon/Asian Women Resources Center The YMCA of San Francisco-Chinatown Charity Cultural Services Center Japanese Community Youth Council Veterans Equity Center Chinatown Community Development Center Kimochi, Inc. Visitacion Valley Asian Alliance NICOS Chinese Health Coalition West Bay Pilipino Multi-Service, Inc. Chinese for Affirmative Action Chinese Newcomers Service Center Northeast Community Credit Union Wu Yee Children's Services
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