Community Based Partners
Mission Neighborhood Centers
MNC was founded in 1959, resulting from a merger of the Capp Street Settlement House and two other community centers. Since its inception, Mission Neighborhood Centers has served the Inner and Outer Mission residents through social services with a strong focus on under-served immigrant children, adolescents and seniors. Our programs are considered models by nearby communities. MNC is a leader in preserving the integrity of San Francisco’s diverse cultures through coalition building and preventing ethnic isolationism. Most of our clients are Latino, but we also serve hundreds of African-Americans, Filipinos, Asian-Americans, and other ethnic groups.
UNITED PLAYAZ
United Playaz is...a violence prevention and youth leadership organization that works with San Francisco's hardest to reach youth through street outreach, case management, in-school services, recreational activities, and support to incarcerated youth. United Playaz has committed more than 15 years to improving the lives of young people surviving in vulnerable environments and show high incidence of truancy and low academic performance, or have been involved in the juvenile justice system through direct service and community collaboration. United Playaz believes that
"it takes the hood to save the hood"
"it takes the hood to save the hood"
