Bernal Heights
Neighborhood Center
Report to the Community for 2006
Mission Statement of the
Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center
Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center works to preserve and
enhance the ethnic, cultural and economic diversity of Bernal
Heights and surrounding neighborhoods. We promote community
action to build a just and equitable community for all.
BHNC focuses on the needs of people with low and moderate
incomes. We work to accomplish our mission by:
• Developing affordable housing throughout San Francisco;
• Providing linguistically and culturally responsive services
to our community’s most vulnerable adults, seniors, youth,
and their families;
• Developing leaders; organizing and empowering our tenants,
clients, members, and allies to advocate for their needs
and for the needs of the community.
Neighbors Coming Together
Dear Neighbors, Friends and Colleagues:
With over 30 staff, 16 Board members, 13 affordable housing developments, 4 program sites,
nearly 1,100 members, and more than 16,000 volunteer hours, maintaining a single focus is no
small task, but BHNC is obviously capable of making a big impact! Therefore, during the past
year, BHNC’s staff and Board worked hard on a Strategic Plan which will guide us for the next
five years.
As a result, our Mission Statement more clearly states BHNC’s purpose to preserve and en-
hance the diversity of our community; acknowledges that doing work in adjacent communities
and developing affordable housing City-wide have for 15 years been core to our
work and will continue to be; and clarifies our commitment to developing
leadership, building a broad constituency to advocate for social jus-
tice, and providing supportive services, all for the purpose of pre-
serving and enhancing diversity.
2006 saw some operational and program changes as well.
The Excelsior Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization
Project (ENCoRe) which BHNC led in partnership with the
Excelsior Action Group (EAG) for the past 4 years, be-
came a project solely under the direction of the EAG. Our
work will continue in the Excelsior through continued col-
laboration with the EAG; our running the Greater Mission
Consortium youth center; our Senior Case Managers work-
ing with frail, homebound seniors; our Safety-Network orga-
nizing; our Crocker Amazon Senior Apartments; and our ongo-
ing quest to establish a multi-service center to anchor services in
that community.
Of course, Bernal Heights is our home, so all of our first-rate support programs for
Seniors and Youth, our Community Organizing and our Affordable Housing development con-
tinue unabated. To underscore this, our Bernal Gateway development won its second presti-
gious national award, this time as Best Supportive Housing from Enterprise/ Met Life. We also
continue to work to have the best public housing in the City, publish the New Bernal Journal,
run the Gifts on the Hill thrift store, produce the Hillwide Garage Sale and Fiesta on the Hill.
And, with our new Strategic Plan, our Annual Community Congress will take on even more es-
sential meaning as the annual venue for convening issues and electing our Board of Directors.
Thank you all for your tremendous support of BHNC. I am proud to be able to represent this
organization, all that it is and all that it stands for!
Joseph Smooke
Executive Director
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Bringing the
Community Together
Communities thrive when its members have ample opportunities to come
together in common space for fun activities or to deal with serious issues
affecting all of us.
Community Congress, our annual meeting of BHNC members and other interest-
ed community members provided an opportunity for discussion of issues ranging from land-use
planning on Mission St. in the Excelsior and in Bernal, healthcare access, environmental justice
and violence prevention. Results from these discussions can be seen and felt around Bernal and
in the Excelsior.
Fiesta on the Hill 2006 brought together almost 15,000 neighbors, friends and
visitors from all around the Bay Area to enjoy music, food, fun and to experience our unique
community. By closing off 9 blocks of Cortland Ave. to automobile traffic for 12 hours, visitors
and neighbors were able to take advantage of the expanded public space to meet friends and
make new friends from amongst the diverse people who call Bernal Heights home.
The Hillwide Garage Sale provided an opportunity for neighbors and visitors to
take walking tours throughout Bernal, talking with friends and strangers alike, looking for that
adoptable treasure offered for sale or trade by a neighbor who had used it long enough.
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Resources for an Active &
Vibrant Community
Thriving communities provide a variety of resources for its mem-
bers including, medical, recreational, nutritional, educational,
shelter, art and culture, open space, green space, public space,
sanctuary,and basic human interaction
in a variety of languages and for a
range of cultures, ethnicities and
incomes.
BHNC is committed to and proud of our work to
foster an active, diverse, thriving and compassion-
ate community. All of the work we do with seniors,
youth, and families is done with the goal of making
the place we live a more just and equitable com-
munity for all. From the newest homeowner or
renter to the 4th generation resident, our work seeks
to touch the lives of all who live and work here.
While resources abound in San Francisco, access is not
equally available to all. Barriers may be caused by age, health,
culture, language, education, income, etc. Whether it’s job training for
youth, facilitating health access for frail seniors or organizing community resources to provide safe
living conditions for Bernal’s public housing tenants or providing a congregate lunch for
seniors every day, our commitment and our mission is and has been for the past 29
years to assure that those who need assistance to gain access to these life-enrich-
ing resources get it.
Our Winter holiday activities were once again a warm reminder of how friendly,
compassionate, sharing and caring we are as a community. Through BHNC’s
Senior Star Program, over 100 neighbors shopped for and donated a
present to a senior who needed a little holiday cheer. Our Youth Toy Give-
away Program collected and gave out over 400 toys to youngsters.
Our annual Senior Holiday Luncheon was
a great success as BHNC staff and volunteers
cooked and served a great turkey meal with
all the fixings to 70 seniors in our dining room.
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With a generous grant from the McKesson Employee Community Fund, we purchased and
installed 4 computer stations at BHNC for use by our Active Seniors. Volunteer instructors
conduct classes during weekday mornings, teaching computer skills ranging from email and
internet use to using basic computer software programs.
Lupe Bravo, age 74, comes to BHNC a few times a week to participate in the Active Senior
Program. She is a member of the Bernal Tappers, who rehearse at BHNC and perform
throughout the City. She also comes for “Senior Yoga,” our daily lunch program and weekly
computer classes in our new Computer Resource Center (CRC) at BHNC.
Learning, Working and
BHNC provides youth, seniors and community members of all ages
opportunities to learn new skills and apply them to help others and themselves.
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Volunteering at BHNC Youth participants in our programs at the Greater Mission Consortium (GMC) and through
the Mayors Youth Employment and Education Program (MYEEP) as well as older youth in
our Youth Employment Services Program (YES) learn the skills necessary to apply for,
interview for, and successfully maintain gainful employment in our community. Additionally,
our youth staff continues to offer workshops and one-to-one counseling, helping youth
learn positive conflict resolution skills and alternatives to gang involvement.
2006 was the first year of the David H. Bernard Youth Education Program, awarding five
youth financial support towards post-high school education.
Many members of our community learned new skills and shared their talents with others
through our volunteer service programs. Over 1,200 volunteer hours were donated
by neighbors who work with our frail and homebound seniors through the Neighborhood
Elders Support Team (NEST) Program. Under the tutelage of our Senior Services staff, vol-
unteers learn how to help our community’s elders remain in the community in their homes
for as long as possible.
11,500 hours of service were donated in the Active Senior Program by volunteers who come
into the Center to share their talents and teach skills to our active seniors every day.
And, of course, Fiesta. Almost 200 volunteers working anywhere from 2 to 12 hours on
that wonderful October day made the 18th annual Fiesta a great day for all.
Finally, it’s hard to quantify all of the hours that community members have spent over the
course of the year in meetings and planning workshops at BHNC and in the community;
hearings and meetings at City Hall and rallies to advocate for the interests of our clients,
allies and neighbors. Suffice it to say thousands of hours!
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“BHNCtohas been a great
help me all the years I’ve lived
here and really changed my life in a
positive way. Our apartment allows us to
live normal lives, not to be considered
rejects.” —Susanna Kohn
After being evicted from her apartment 16 years ago, Susanna Kohn
went to a hospital, then to an Acute Diversion Unit, a half-way house
and finally, 14 years ago, she settled in one of BHNC’s supportive
apartments in Bernal Heights. There, she lives with her partner, Kathy
and they both receive residentially-based supportive services. Susanna
teaches arts and crafts at BHNC.
Security Begins with a Home
Without a doubt, the most institutionally destabilizing force in any
community is lack of decent, safe and stable affordable housing.
Without a home, it is virtually impossible to take care of life’s other challenges effectively.
BHNC is proud to have contributed 233 units to the city’s stock of permanently affordable
housing, many of which afford residents on-site access to supportive services. These
homes provide housing stability for almost 500 individuals of all ages.
In 2006, we completed rehabilitation on four properties we own in and around Bernal Heights.
These homes are occupied by people with low and very low incomes. They include formerly
homeless individuals and families as well as those recovering from substance abuse, living
with HIV/AIDS or in need of on-going mental health services. Residents of these homes have
become long-term, stable members of the community. These rehabs were completed
using sustainable “green” building methods, capitalizing on our longstanding
partnerships with local small businesses that are committed to using safe building materials.
In the past year we have made great progress on two new developments. As development
consultants for Episcopal Community Services, we have secured financing and entitlements
for a project with 135 “mini-studio” apartments for chronically homeless
adults on 10th St. at Folsom. This development will have an array of supportive services on-
site. Groundbreaking is expected in the Fall of 2007.
We are also moving ahead on a development in conjunction with St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
to develop 20 apartments of supportive housing on 29th Ave. for households with
very low incomes that include a family member with a developmental disability.
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Creating Peaceful and
Safe Spaces
Safety and security are important for our community’s youth to
succeed. Without a safe environment it’s hard to concentrate on
the skills-building activities necessary to develop or maintain
strong commitments to school or employment.
The Greater Mission Consortium, our five-agency collaborative for youth services, continued
to provide a safe haven and positive life-skills development for youth in the Excelsior. Its after-
school programs, case-management services, recreation and employment skills training
served over 1300 youth in 2006. Adult mentors and case workers provide a safe space for
youth to plan and play, to think and question and sometimes simply to relax.
A major part of our mission is to encourage and teach people how to break
down the barriers that stand in the way of all of our communities’ mem-
bers’ full participation in and enjoyment of all the benefits of a healthy
community.
BHNC’s violence prevention and community safety work, brought merchants and neigh-
bors together from four corners of the neighborhood to work towards addressing an up-
surge of violence in the Alemany Housing Development. With broad and active support
throughout the Bernal Community, Alemany residents were able to get increased city fund-
ing to reinstate the successful Alemany Farm Program and to provide other support and
recreational programs for adults and youth. This process has led to an ongoing working
relationship between Cortland merchants,
Alemany residents, the Ingleside Po-
lice station, BHNC and many other
neighbors to continue to ad-
dress the needs of youth and
families throughout the
community.
Alemany Housing residents and supporters
at City Hall with Supervisor Tom Ammiano
after winning Board approval for $300,000
for violence prevention programs at Alemany
and for the Alemany Farm.
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Financial Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2006*
Support & Revenue
Government Contracts $1,236,535 56%
Foundations $429,298 19%
Donations & Membership $61,620 3%
Special Events $163,434 7%
Earned Income $232,458 10%
In-Kind Contributions $92,325 4%
TOTAL $2,215,670
Uses of Funds
Youth Services $589,369 26%
Senior Services $395,270 18%
Community Organizing $131,242 6%
Housing Development $295,593 13%
ENCoRe $177,372 8%
Management $466,923 21%
Fundraising $189,075 8%
TOTAL $ 2,244,844
*This statement is issued prior to the completion of our annual audit by Lundquist, Von Husen & Joyce.
An audited copy will be available at our office and on our website by June 30, 2007.
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Staff Board of
Donald Armstrong GMC Site Manager
Danielle Bennett Receptionist
Jamie Chen Accountant
Directors
Johanna Silva, President
Frederique Clermont Youth Services Director
Kingmond Young, Vice President
Shannon Dodge Housing Director
Doug Holloway, Secretary
Yan Ning Fan Frail Elder Case Manager
Jessica Fyles Housing Project Manager Alan Fisher, Treasurer
Alejandro Galo Custodian Kimberly Balmediano Radavero
Karen Garrison Senior Services Director Amy Beinart
Emma Gerould Safety Network Organizer
Bebe Castaing
Ben Grubb Housing Program Assistant
Sumi Imamoto Asset Manager Larry Cruz
Sal Jimenez CASA Services Coordinator Louise Fischer
Coffy Johnson CRN Case Manager Alice Gilbeaux
Kevin Kitchingham Housing Project Manager Glenn Mar
Justine L-Strebler Director of Finance & Administration
Kristin Nelson
Jane Martin Community Organizer
Alex Mejia Evening Caretaker Clare Nolan
Maria Lourdes Nocedal Gang Prevention Case Manager Eric Quezada
Kathy O’Grady Development Associate Carren Shagley
Therese Rodriquez Social Worker
Michael Thompson
Jorge Rosales MYEEP Coordinator
Steve Shapiro Development Director
Joseph Smooke Executive Director
Roland Soriano Senior Program Coordinator
Lori Tran MYEEP Coordinator
Katie Waddell Volunteer Coordinator
Jaimie Wong ENCoRe Project Coordinator
Jenah Yangwas Frail Elder Case Manager
Front (L-R) Therese Rodriguez, Lori Chan, Katie Waddell, Yan Ning Fan,
Steve Shapiro, Emma Gerould, Maria Lourdes Nocedal, Jessica Fyles, Coffy Johnson
Back (L-R) Joseph Smooke, Shannon Dodge, Kathy O’Grady, Justine L-Strebler,
Ben Grubb, Roland Soriano, Kevin Kitchingham, Jane Martin, Jorge Rosales,
Frederique Clermont, Karen Garrison, Donald Armstrong
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Thank You!
The Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center thanks the many neighbors
and community partners who supported our work in 2006.
You make what we do possible.
$ Joan Jeanrenaud & Alessandro Kevin & Anthony Crispin-Alfieri Donald & Alice Navarrete Hale Akami
5000+ Moruzzi Scott Cunningham & Douglas Leach Beth Newman Don & Jacqueline Alan
David Kohlmeister & Amy Kay Daly Carl Nolte John Alcaraz
Lawrence Cruz
Mortensen
Daniel H. Renberg Glenn Davis & James Takagi Hermanto Notodihardjo Saddam Ali
Jeffrey & Aileen Kositsky
Frank De Rosa Andrew Owen & Kobi Conaway Consolacion & Crecenio Alonso
Jim Kowalski & Bruce Jervis
Lynne Eggers Chris Peel & Caroline Buckley Teresa Alvarado
Amy & Barbara Kyle
$
2000+ Jessica Lanning & Neil Olson
Amy Epstein
Louise Fischer
Allison Perry
Evelyn Pine & Doug Peckler
Blanca Alvarado
Vilma & Jose Amantea
Rachel Lanzerotti & Carol Cantwell
Brady Lea & David Gallagher Karen & Thomas Flusty Margaret Puent Anne-Marie Amaro
Andrew Levin
Thomas Fox & Susan Patton-Fox Josephine & Pauline Ramos Louise Ambrose
Rivka Livni
Malcolm Gaines & Seth Brenzel Reg & Tomomi Rector Daniel Anaya
$
1000-$1999 Jovanna Luque
Polly Marshall & Mitchell Omerberg
Alejandro Galo Michael & Charlotte Reid J. Anderson
Judy Garlow Barbara Rosa Angelo Anderson
Harrison Bains & Nicole Andris Viola Morris
Neil Gendel Diane Ross Andy Anderson, Jr.
Kit Durgin & Elaine McKinley Kristin Nelson
Cristin & Roland Gendron Beth Roy & Maria Breeding Antonio & Mia Andrade
Douglas Holloway & Ava Soifer Barbara Paley
Wayne & Mary Giles Starr Seegmiller Tiffany Andrade
Bill Kelsey Robert Prentice & Jill Stanton
Gillian Gillett & Jeff Goldberg Elise Shapiro Wana Ang
Marc & Elizabeth Lipsett Michael Scharfenstein
Emily Goldfarb Dorothy Shapiro Christine Aparacio
Dale & Celeste Low Jerry Schimmel
Marge Harburg Judy Shei & David House Mary Aranda
Carren & Earl Shagley Stuart & Michele Shanus
Frank & Christine Harris Amy & Ken Shelf Ana Arevalo
Richard & Judith Smooke Susan Shapiro
Lisa Honig & Dale Shroedel Steven & Cheryl Shiflett Sophia Argueta
Peter Booth Wiley & Valerie Barth Tim Sheiner & Kelly Jensen-Sheiner
Ken Hughes & Elizabeth Sinclair Dennis Singer Mary Artola
Johanna Silva
Ricky Hummel & Karen Lea Andrea Snow & Larry Adelman Alejandro Asuncion
Patricia Silver
James Illig & Larry Dotz William Sorro & Guiliana Milanese Laura Atkinson & Lisa Sanchez
$
500-$999 Stuart Stoller & Novella Smith
Steve & Somchith Stone
Hanne Jensen Tracy Steelhammer & Jerri Brown Gerald & Barbara Audet
Bruce Johnson & Laura Bresler Martha Stein John Avalos & Karen Zapata
Molly Coye & Langston Smith Justine Strebler
Jamie Jan Keesee Paul Stein & Stephanie Weissman David & Patricia Avery
Rock River Communications, Inc. Paul Sussman & Linda Dallin
Kathy & Keary Kensinger Karen Sutherlin Sandra Avila
Karen & Stephen Garrison Mary Twomey & Carol Yaggy
Adam & Kinsey & Rachel Kaplan Michael & Cat Thompson Karlo Ayuala
James Sean Mattingly & Paul Clarence Weems
Quintilian Kevin Kitchingham & Jessica Suzanne Toller & Derf Lewis Tom & Liz Bacchetti
Sylvia Yee & Brian McCaffrey Grossman
Clare & Abner Nolan Randy & Kathy Torres Georgia Baebler
Kim Klausner Mike Tran Buck Bagot
Michael Pyatok
Efren Korngold & Harriet Beinfeld Claire Van Zevern & John Vacanti Michael Bailey
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Amy Risch & Nancy Andrews
Carol Rizzo-Bee & Richard Bee
100-$249 Tara & Jordan Kurland Juan Vargas & Edie Williams Corey Bain & Cheryl Fenton
Judith Kurtz Javier & Silvia Vera Bruce Balshone
Steve Shapiro & Gail Williams Kathleen Anderson & Peter Jonas
Rolf Kvalvik Ronald Wallace & Lawrence Mock Eliza Mae & Archie Banks
Stephanie Smith & Carol Anderson Barbara Arbucci & Evelyn Rankin
John & Rachel Lathrop Robert Weiner & Karen Rhodes Jenifer Barcelos
Joseph Smooke & Sharon Li Barbara Attard & Erika Homgren
J. Nicole Lederman & Ellen Opie Linda Willhard Lourdes Barrairo
Kingmond Young & Mary Haley Judge Auffinger & Susan Hershey
Lulula & Arianna Lee Marcelina Wilson & Alfred Patty & Raul Barraza
Lester Zeidman & Kayren Hudiburgh Terry Austin
Donna Leonard & Frances Scott Kielwasser Ernestina Barros
Darryl Beach
Rachel Leslie Heidi Winkler Sandra Bartholomew
Dana & Sid Bedingfield
$ Lucien Levesque Priscilla Winslow
250-$499 Jill Bendziewicz & Jess Tracy
Deborah Levy Christopher Witteman
Anne Batmale
Anne Bauccio Moore & Andrew
David Berry & Mary Ann Goldstein
Tom Ammiano Richmond Lew & Beverly Karnatz Hannah & Martin Wolf Moore
Judith Bley
Geoffrey Bauman & Abigail Myers Lara Lomac & Laura McElroy Amy Wollman & Gerry Berkowitz Jeffrey Beall
Mike Boss
Edi Berton & Jeff Lester Gerald Lombardt & Helen Norris Arthur & Marilyn Zivian Ralph Beitel
Beth & Peter Brandon
Susan Buchanan George Macaluso & Craig James Daisy Beltram
Ruth Brinker
Jen Burden Glenn Mar & Julie Minoff Lulu Belvis
Lisa Brinker & Pat Monk $
David Campos Cori & Michael Burns
Gary Marcus & Amy Beinart
Eugenie Marek
1-$99 Ingrid Benedict
Gloria Best
Thompson Chambers & Bill Hirsh Donna Canali & Moli Steinert
Joe Massis Anonymous Sarah Bidwell
Andrea Cochran Robert Carasik & Mary Dryovage
David Matchett & Carol Snow Marta Rochelle Billing
Brent Daniel & Judith Lewenthal Rosa Carillo
Daniel Jonathan McCurdy & Anne Sophia Louise Billotte
Jonathan Carpenter Whiteside Madelyne Abaj
Jeffrey & Kristen Daniel Margaret Billsborough
Thelma Castillo Timothy Miller Evangelina & Mohamed Aboubdalla
Alan Fisher Ronald & Camilla Bixler
Samuel Chase & Jane Wattenberg Tim Molinare & Mary Marchetti Juan Carlo Abrego
4 Star Video Robin Blackstone & Judith Helder
Alicia Chazen Martha Monroy Evaristo Agosta
Jay Grant & Craig Zodikoff Jhia Dei Blankership
Olivia Chen Joanna Mroz & Jeff Snodgrass Fernando Aguilar & Bobbi Nichole
Chad Hamilton & Susan Aitken Carol & Michael Blecker
Fannie Chinn Timothy Mullen Wilson
Carol Jauch Barbara Blinick & Linda Garber
Ruben Cortez & Anya Paardekoper Veronica Aguilar
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Trinidad & Timoteo Bohol Custodio & Maternidad Comoda Luz Estela Allen Gunn Kirsten Johnson
J. Bonasia Jerome Conlan & Georgia Stewart Isabel Estrada Laura Gustafson & Aimee Arost Cristy Johnston
Angelica Bondoc Brian & Yen Connolly Peter & Connie Ewald Isagali Halili Daniel Jones & Colleen Mathews
Jeannette Bonifas Christopher & Cynthia Connors Fay Farrar Dennis Hall Virginia Jordan
Chris Borgzinner Raymond & Monica Conrady Katherine Favret Mitaela Hampton Lourdes Juan
Ricardo Borrero & D.G. O’Deay Juanita Contreras Paul & Gayle Feichter Sheriel Harden Alfredo Juaregin
Lillian Bosnich Angel Contreras & Margret Kendrick Peter Fenczik & Kristina Isberg Shanele Harden Gladys Jurgens
Peter & Dolores Brady Danielle Cooper Charlotte Ferguson Kim Harmon Gruther Just
David & Heather Brame Elizabeth Copanas Roberto Ferreira Alvin & Mary Harris Kevin & Kimberly Capriola-Juza
Anna Brandi Diane & Michael Corbin George Fisher Ozella Harris Hope Kamimoto
Lupe Bravo Marc Coronado Robert & Laverne Fisher Lori Harrison Robert & Laurie Kanes
Selma Brawer Tina & Kevin Corse Maria Fisher Linda Harte & Benjamin Le Clear David Karp
Leonard Breger & Beth Pewther Jeanne Costa Mary Fitzgerald & Robert Howard William Haught Rick Karp
Shella Brenner Lucas Courtney Peggy Flasher Martha Hawthorne & William Foss David Kaskowitz & Susan Kahn
Jo Ellen Brothers & Edward Wendy Cowles Lynn Fonfa & Blue Walcer Donna & John Hayes Leslie Katz
Hammack Carl Craig Kevin Fong Jada He Stacey Kayden
Maria Brown Cameron & Anita Crotty Letty Fong Aragon Healy & Jennifa Gosling Dorothy Keeble
Marcell Brown Fernanda Cruz Helen Forencich Raymond & Linda Hege Michael Keeth & Heather Nuanes
Mika Brown Maureen Cullen Patricia Fortunati Karl & Michele Heisler Darryl Kelley
Alan Bruce & Ann Golden Betsey Culp Tammy Foster & Maria Iannuzzi Helen Helfer Peter & Camille Kellogg
Jason Buchanan Catherine Cunningham Robert Fountain & Tony Olson Ermalinda Helgeson Frank Kellom
Gleb & Alla Budman Connie Cutietta Deborah & Aaron Fox Edna Henley & Peter Rock Florence Kelly
Susan & Karl Burger Beverly Dahlen & Victoria Hack Nicolas Franchet & Sara Schaer Ann Henry Matthew Kennedy & Jeffrey Reid
Phyllida Burlingame & William Luis Damian Luisa Francisco Maria Hernandez Thane Khine
Fitzpatrick
Yanissy Damian Aryeh Frankfurter Theresa Hernandez Ann Kircher
Tom Burns
John Daniel & Charles Bierwirth Dorothy Fretty Mary Hernandez-Villaromass Max Kirkeberg
Dominique Burton
Audrey Daniel Jessica Fyles Alex Herrera Susan Kitazawa
Dirk Burton
Jodi Darby Carol Gadas Miguel Herrera Anita Kline
Biruta Busch
William Davidson Kristy Gamayo & Jessica Lewis Theodore Herzberg & Barbara Susan Klotz-Sanchez & Peter
Antonio Bustamante LeMaire Sanchez
Jacqueline Dawley & Lynn Devon Nancy Ganner
Ricardo Caballero Shanne Hes Kathleen Krakover
Larry Dean Ruth Garcia
Yan Cai Paul Hessinger & Louise Castaldi Mathew Krieger
Rick & Claudia DeCost Gloria Garcia
Orpa Cajchum Sue Hestor Jane Krivich
Magda Del Cid Alonzo Garcia
Katherine Calija Mekaufa Hewlett Brian Kurtz
Ximena Delgado & Frederique Gloria Garcia
Lisa Camozzi & William Yard Clermont Elizabeth Hewson Alan Kutach & Kelly Shepard
Leoncia Gaspar
Gloria Campos Laura Delung Roselee Higdon Kevin Kwok
Gregory Gavin & Bambi Menes
Norma Campos Bruno & Gail DeMartis Julia Hing Patricia Kwong
Brinna & Gabriel Gaxiola
Cornishia Canady Nanette Demasters & Donna Chan Hing Yu Roger Lake & Susana Munoz
Betty Gehr
Umecke Cannariato Kazanjian Samala Hirst Hazel Lamb
Lisa Gelfand
Lydia Caraballo Marcial & Piedad Dennis Lucia Hoang Jessica Lara
Nina Gelfant
Christina Cardoza Yao Di Zeng Suzanne Hockel Luis Lara
Rick Gerharter
Chris Carlsson Liliana Diaz Sarah Holcombe & Eric Weaver Ingrid Larson & Martha Herman
Mack & Jewel Germany
Sophie Carr & James Ostergar Eufrosina Diaz Berniece Holley Linda & Michael Larson
Deborah Gerson & Bob Mason
Jean Carroll Ana Diffutt Sandra Holloway Thomas Lauderbach
Carmela Gervasi
Daniel Carter Maritsa Dimeglio Anasia Holmes Del & Engelty Lauderback
Ronina Ghenet-Ogbalorge
Jacqueneice Carter Elaine Diwa Bobbie Sue Hood Courtland & Donna Lavallee
Alice Gilbeaux
Alice Caruthers Audrey Dixon Palmore Hoyt & Deborah Byrne Suzanne Law
Larry Giles
Mary Ellen Casey & Chris Stephanie Do Alyonik Hrushow Shannon Lawson
Montgomery Emily Gillingham & Charles Meade
Stephen Doberstein & Kathleen Jane Hundertmark Peter Leaf Kleinert
Bebe Castaing Ryan Richard & Valerie Girling
Claudia Giron Rabia Hunter Lillian & Edward Lee
Vilma Castillo Shannon Dodge
Beau Glaston Helen & Renee Hutchins David Leeb & Linda Goldman
Nancy Castillo & P. Thomas Scott Lynn Dolce
Teresa Gomez Edward Hutter Robert & Susan Leeds
Volanda Catzalco Cristina Dominguez
Yesenia Gomez Sumi Imamoto & Clare Ramsaran Thomas Leong
Catherine Cavey Kate Donohue & Notty Bumbo
Lizeth Gomez Ricardo Istrada Adrian Leong
Elisea Cedillo Corinne Dowling
Freddy Gomez Gareth Ivatt & Jennifer Wong Charles Leslie
Cheng Chan Agnes Driscoll & James Driscoll
Alfonso & Jimena Gomez-Lobo Alyson Jacks & Wendy Miller Bobbi Levenson
Hsiang-Song Ernest Chen Judy Drummond
Estufuno Gonzalez Antinikka Jackson Mary & Marion Lewis
Jamie & Andy Chen Patricia Dugan
Lacey Goodman Robert Jackson Jr. Karla Lezama
David Chen Marie Duran-Whitney
Shuli Goodman & Lucy Fine Helen Jacques Helen Li
Ricky Chen Patricia Duryee
Miguel Govea & Susan Pena Judith Janec Danny Li
Vincent Chen Brendan Earley
John Gowan Pedro Jaramillo Alan Liao
Sean Chin Royal Edwards
Ady Granades Alfredo Jauregi David Lin
Jeanne Choy Tate & Buddy Tate Kiara Edwards
Choy Gia Grant Lucille Jazzux Alan Liu
Keith & Robin Ekiss
Mariana Chu Jonathan Gray & Randi Myrseth Alexandria Jeber Conrado Lodevico
Dora & Jacqueline Elderkin
Connie Chu Jubal Greenwood Olivia Jessop Leslie Lombre & Lonnie Odon
John Elford
Annie Chung Alexander Griffiths & Gina Wollen Sal Jimenez Josephina Lopez
Jim Emerman & Nancy Werner
Mae Clark Henrietta Grow Luis Jimenez Jennifer Lopez
Larry Epstein
Eileen Claytor Eduardo Guerrero Cecilia Jimenez Robert Lopez
Kathryn Erickson
Charnesha Cobb Ricardo Guerrero Lee Jiunti David Lopez
Maria Escalona
Loretta Cocharn Selena Guido Cecilia Johanson & Robin Agius Sabrina Lopez
Carlina Espinoza
Mirit Cohen & Barry Kendall Felicia Guituan Amanda Johnson & Scott Bradley Diana Lopez
Michael Essick
Timothy & Mary Alice Colen Charles Gulley Gussie Johnson Jorge Lopez
Poranio Estaban
Maria Colorado Nellie Gumban Avery Johnson Zenelia Lopez
Rosalinda Esteban
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Hester Lu Diana Moreno Kristen Powell & Christian Moore Melvin Sandoval Pedro Tellez
Linda Luevano Hugo Moreno Lance Powell Pedro Saramillo Janet Terry
Josephine Luhman Ron Morgan Elizabeth Prehl & Michael Cooper Matthew Sarconi & Jennifer Norris Susan Thackrey & Steve Anker
Jenny Lui David Morrison & Victoria Symonds Gabriel Proo Alex Sasayama Beverly Tharp & James Zimmerman
Kevin Lui Robert & Henrietta Mullen Li Judy Qiu Hui Joan Sasso Ramon Thompson
Allison Lum Roland & Elizabeth Mullins Eric Quezada Oliver Sauneuf Tatiana Tilley & Ruth Shields
Bill Luque Felipe Munoz & Bradley Sherrill Norma Quilantang Milton Schaefer & Scott Plakon Douglas Tingley
Maria Luz Torre Miriam Murphy Jesus Quiloz Julie & Chris Scher Zachary Toller
Mark Lynch Pat Murphy Dennis Quinn Jane Schisqal & Perry Vermilyea Rosie Tom
Gail Lynch & Jan Couvillon Doris Murphy Maria Quintana Naomi Schoenfeld & Nato Green Maria & Jose Torres
Michael & Susan Lyon Terese Murray Vicente Rabara Annette Schubert Samantha Torres
Jimmy Ma Jessica Mussallem Kimberly & Giovanni Radavero Kristen Schultz Oliver Melissa Torres
Tiffany Mabrey Maxence Nachury & Karin Reif Calixto Ramirez Katie Scotellaro Francie & Sean Torres Kelly
Danielle Machi & Jaimeson Durr Carmelina Narciso Bernice Ramirez Neil Seippel Rita Toth
Robin Mackey-McGinley & Danny Victoria Nastor Natalia Ramirez Walter Selhorn Selene Totua
McGinley Julian, Comet & Molly Navarro Hazel Ransom Kareena Sembrana Talia Totua
Mark Mackler Julie Nelson & Nick Hewitt Eliza Ransom Clare Senchyna & Jesus Suarez LeFlora Towns
Claudia Magallon Marjory Nelson Mary Raycraft Manuel Serrano Deborah & Joseph Townsend
Nilda Magbaleta Margaret Nelson Robert Redlinger & Michelle Hecht Brian Sharber & George Puffett Ken Tray
Victoria Mahoric Shannon Newton & Christine Herron Jodi Reid & Bruce Livingston Stephen Share & Thomas Miner Bill & Carole Tripp
Lorenzo Malina Vincent Ng Beatrice Reposa Holly Sharp Annie & Clifford Trusty
Lucia Mancini Consejo Niego Mildred Revera Alison Shepard William Tupuola
Luedo Mancini William Nieto Fidel & Juana Reyes Ebony Shepard Marsha Underhill
Stephanie Mann & Tara Flanagan Paige Nittler Gloryana Ricci & Bobby Jones Demece Shepard & Kiara Lampkins Telesforo Unite
Erika Manneu Michael Nolan Tom Richard Erica Shepard Carlos Urquico
Michael Marcum & Phyllis Malcolm Norman Joana Richard Cynthia Shine & Stan Dahl Janet Vail
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Kathy O’Grady Kristian Richards & Laurie Sims James Sichel & Jane Lu Amanda Vaitierra
Jason Mark
Philip & Trina Oettinger Frances Richardson Jim & Colleen Silla Samuel Valdivia
Robert Marks & Saul Rosenfield
Jo Ann Ogden Robert Richert Josephine Silva David Valencia & Leslie Leon
Molly Martin & Barbara Schultheis
Christopher Omran Gary Richmond & B. Nils Leslie Simon Flora & Gerald Valente
Maria & Manuel Martinez Morgenroth
David Onek & Kara Dukakis Helen Sjoberg Bernice Van Eckhardt
Wanda & Manuel Martinez Dina & Jose Rico
Francisca Orais Timothy & Diane Smith Richard Van Kooy & Phoebe McAffe
Jessica Martinez Julia Riddell Van Kooy
Cecilia Orais Neil Smith
Macoy Martinez Benjamin Rigby Joost Van Son
Will Orellana Deborah Smith & Amy Barnett
Mildred Martinez Ernest & Mara Rivera Christina Varilla
Lourdes Ortiz Ma Snow
Daniel Martinez Elena Rivera Bruce Vasquez & Jaime Ramos
Gloria Osuna Pelagia Socias
Daniel & Michelle Mason Ruth Roberts & Paul McEvoy Wayne & Janet Veatch
Herlinda Ovando Roland Soriano
Larry Massey Roni Robertson Celia Vega
Cecil Owens Hermitanio Sotelo
Thomas Mathis & Christy Berger Celia Rodriguez Mauricio Vela
Eulalia Pagao Angelina Soto
Theodore Matula & Karin Cotterman Maria Rodriguez Esperanza Vera
Jerome Palm Edith Sotomayor
David Maxwell Luis Byron Rodriguez Christine Victoria
Frank Palma Patricia Sotomayor
Alan & Melinda Mazzetti Karina Rodriguez Judy Viertel & Eric Carroll
Andres & Pampolina Kris Spangler & Ruth Schlesinger
Elizabeth McDonald & Tony Wette Rodriguez Jordan Villarreal
Sicorella Tracy Parent Fumi Spencer
Brian Parish Maria Rodriguez Susan Speyer-Boilard & Carl Joshua Villarreal
Kathleen & Madeline McKay
Corazon & Noel Pascua Quetzally Roldan Boilard Rosario Villasana-Ruiz
Samuel & Gloria McKay
Tim Paulson & Joyce Fujiwara Nohely Roldan Torrie Spikener Jesse Villegas
Joyce McKinney & Michael Rothstein
Catherine Paulus Nora Roman & Antonio Roman- Rose Spiller Ivana Villiasemut
Rhona McLean & Veronica Brady Alcala
Christopher Pavey Amy Standen & Christopher Colin Eli Wadley
Candice McLeod & Tanya Washburn Sally & Daniel Rosen
Gil Payne Rose Stefanuto William Walantus
Cindy McSherry-Martinez Susan Rosen & Lance Raynor
Ellen Pearson Kevin Stein & Helen Bruno Bo Walker & Susannah Dunlap
Jess McVey Margaret Rossi
Jeff & Jean Pedigo Diane Stevens Andrew Warren
Michelle Meeker & Brian Rosen Maeve & Philip Rossington
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Alex Mejia Ellie Rossiter & Scott Cleaveland
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Gale Melton & Erik Walker Peter Rothblatt & Mae Chesney
Jodi Perelman & Brad Shapiro Betsy Strausberg Chris Weeks
Jose & Carmen Mendez Viola Ruben
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Anastacia Mendoza Steven Rudman & Sandra Carlson
Jennifer Lynn Peringer Joseph Strebler, Jr. Linda Weiner & David Price
Cory Mickels Melody Ruelas
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Elizabeth Mikulas Karen Ruelas
Elizabeth M Pesch & Nicole Raeburn Susan Struble Nicole Wendel
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Alison Moed Paolercio & Michael Amrah Salomon-Johnson
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May Montana & Joe Skinner Roland & Barbara Pitschel
Devon Sandetur Polly Taylor Mary Wings
Lupe Montoya Gloria & Gerardo Ponciano
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Chanel Moody Glenda Pongiglione
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Larwrence Wonderling & Carol Eversole Busnell, Caplan & Fielding Prudential California Realty
Helen Wong Cahill Contractors, Inc. Pyatok Architects, Inc.
Kristina Wong California Bank & Trust Rock River Communications, Inc.
Willy Wong California Housing Partnership Corp Rock & Rose Landscaping
Walter Wong California Pacific Medical Center Rhythm & Motion
Sharon Wood Cannon Constructors Safeway
Lanxiao Wu Caritas Management Corporation San Francisco Family Foundation
Jill & George Wynns Carpenters Local Union No. 22 San Francisco Fire Fighters Union Local 798
Edmond Xie Castro Computer Services Sephora USA, LLC
Lisa Ya Cathay Bank SGPA Architecture & Planning
Carina Yau Chaise Lounge Skip’s Tavern
Andy Ye Chenery Park Restaurant Spicy Bite
Frank Ye Chinatown Community Dev. Center Stray Bar
David Yee Chloe’s Closet Synergy School
Iris Yee Citibank (West) FSB Taco Los Altos
Marci Yellin Cole Hardware Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center
Katie Yezzi & Daniel Cotton Comcast Cable The John Stewart Company
Tina Yip Community Health Charities The Room to Grow School
Lirita Yip Community Housing Partnership The San Francisco School
Filmer Yu Corporation for Supportive Housing The Shagley Team
Betty Yuen Creative Marketing Concepts Toolworks
Diane Zacher & Howard Gelman Cutting Edge Salon Treadwell & Rollo
Edwin Zamora Declination Solar Union Bank of California
Alan Zhau Don’s Key and Lock US Bank
Jane Zhou Duggan’s Funeral Service Valentina’s Ristorante
Dana Zhu Earth Mechanics Consulting Engineers VinoRosso
Linda Zolotrow & Michael Helland El Rio Visalli Floors
Daniel Zougabie Episcopal Community Services Wartelle, Weaver & Schreiber
Elizabeth Zurega Farallone Pacific Insurance Services Washington Mutual Bank
Floorcraft Washington Mutual Matching Gift Program
Frames on 3rd Wells Fargo Bank
Foundations Gap Foundation Matching Gift Program
Gelfand Partners Architects
Wild Side West
Workout on the Hill
Bank of America-Neighborhood Excellence Genentech, Inc. Youth Funding Youth Ideas
Initiative
Gladstone & Associates Zephyr Real Estate
Bothin Foundation
Goldfarb & Lipman
Five Bridges Foundation
Good Job Brothers
Myrtle V. Fitschen Charitable Trust Fund
Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Foundation
Good Life Grocery
Grants for the Arts
Public
Walter & Elise Haas, Sr. Fund
HCR Manor Care Foundation
H&R Block Sources
Hamilton & Aitken Architects
Kimball Foundation Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund
Heartfelt
Labuda Family Foundation Mayor’s Office of Economic & Workforce
Herman & Coliver Architecture Development
Local Initiative Support Corporation
Hope Road Consulting, LLC Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice
McKesson Employee Community Fund
Hunan Chef Mayor’s Office of Community Development
MetLife Foundation
James Maxwell (Coldwell Banker) Mayor’s Office of Housing
Miranda Lux Foundation
Japanese Community Youth Council San Francisco Art Commission
Morris Stulsaft Foundation
JC Wash & Dry San Francisco Community Challenge Grant
San Francisco Family Foundation
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco County Transportation Authority
San Francisco Foundation
Kenneth Collins & Associates San Francisco Department of Aging & Adult
George H. Sandy Foundation
Lingruen Associates Services
Surdna Foundation
Live Oak School San Francisco Department of Child Youth &
True North Foundation Families
Lovejoy’s Tea Room
Wells Fargo Foundation San Francisco Department of Public Health
Maggie Mudd’s
Marc Lindsell Architecture San Francisco Human Services Agency
Martha & Brothers Coffee Company San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department
Corporations, Martin M. Ron & Associates, Inc. San Francisco Redevelopment Agency
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
Businesses, Mercy Housing California
Mi Lindo Peru
Organizations Michio Yamaguchi, Architect
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Brian J. McCaffrey, Attorney at Law
Mission YMCA
Acme Chop House
Mission Market
Armando Vasquez Architecture
Mitchell’s Ice Cream
Art Mount Photo credits:
NHance
Avalon Construction Kingmond Young: page 1
Okamoto Saijo Architecture
B&W Service Center Glenn Mar: page 2
Pacific Union Real Estate
Balloon Magic Joseph Smooke: inside cover,
Paragon Real Estate
Bank of America page 3 [Brown Bag], 4, 5, 7, 9
PG&E Steve Shapiro: page 3 [Holiday Party],
Bank of America Matching Gifts Program
Piqueos page 6
Barclays Global Investors Matching Gift Program
Planning for Elders
Bernal Beast Design: Edi Berton Design
Potrero Hill Neighborhood. House
Bernal Bubbles Printing: Inkworks Press
Progressive Grounds
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