Partnerships are the key to our success. Our partners provide the resources, we provide the vision, you provide the people power. Together, we'll achieve our vision of a healthy, safe, and vibrant community for all to live, work and shop. Special thanks to our funders for believing in the power of community led change. 

San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development

The Office of Economic and Workforce Development's (OEWD) mission is simple – we support the ongoing economic vitality of San Francisco. Under the direction of Mayor Edwin M. Lee, OEWD provides city-wide leadership for workforce development, business attraction and retention, neighborhood commercial revitalization, international business and development planning. 

OEWD’s programs are responsible for strengthening San Francisco’s many diverse neighborhoods and commercial corridors, creating a business climate where companies can grow and prosper, and ensuring a continually high quality of life for all San Franciscans. 

By providing one point of contact for a variety of essential City programs and services, OEWD’s goal is to ensure that San Francisco will always be what it is today: one of the best places on the planet to live, work and play.

source accessed on 4/27/12:
http://sfgov.org/site/frame.asp?u=http://www.oewd.org

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is dedicated to helping community residents transform distressed neighborhoods into healthy and sustainable communities of choice and opportunity — good places to work, do business and raise children. LISC mobilizes corporate, government and philanthropic support to provide local community development organizations with:

• loans, grants and equity investments
• local, statewide and national policy support
• technical and management assistance

Bay Area LISC works to make neighborhood dreams a reality by working with cities, residents, nonprofit organizations, and key public and private partners to build the capacity of community revitalization efforts. Our transformative community-building work ranges from creating affordable housing and strong neighborhood business districts to leading community-driven neighborhood planning processes to supporting direct services for lower income families. This holistic approach draws upon all of our programs and resources to help neighbors build good places to live, do business, work, play, and raise families.

source accessed on 4/27/12:
http://www.cdwebsites.net/bal1/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=92&Itemid=74