For more information about Black to the Future or the Community Safety Initiative, contact: WWW.COLLECTIVEIMPACT.ORG/BLACKTOTHEFUTURE 1050 McAllister Street San Francisco, CA 94115 415.567.0400 2 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 5 LETTER FROM MAYOR EDWIN M. LEE 6 LETTER FROM SUPERVISOR MALIA COHEN A CALL-TO-ACTION FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN 7 LETTER FROM SUPERVISOR’S PRESIDENT LONDON BREED COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT IN SAN FRANCISCO 8 FOREWORD 12 INTRODUCTION BLACK TO THE FUTURE is a call-to-action for African American community empowerment in San Francisco. It aspires to serve African American residents with 14 BLACK IN SAN FRANCISCO the highest unmet needs in the areas of Family Support and Advocacy, Education, 14 BY THE NUMBERS Health and Wellness, Violence Prevention, and Workforce Development. 16 ORGANIZATIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO 18 WESTERN ADDITION ORGANIZATION MAP 20 TENDERLOIN ORGANIZATION MAP 22 BAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT ORGANIZATION MAP 24 ORGANIZATIONS MASTER LIST 26 BLACK TO THE FUTURE TIMELINE 26 WHO / WHAT 28 HOW / WHY 31 COMMUNITY INSIGHT FOCUS AREAS 31 QUICK FACTS 33 FAMILY SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY 35 COLLECTIVE IMPACT 36 HOPE SF 40 EDUCATION 44 COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE 44 QUICK FACTS 46 AFRICAN AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT AND LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE 51 MENTAL HEALTH 54 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 57 VIOLENCE PREVENTION This publication is made possible by the generosity of the San Francisco Department of Children Youth and their Families; San Francisco Foundation; San Francisco Department of Public Health; and the Office of Mayor Edwin M. Lee. 60 CALL TO ACTION 60 IMMEDIATE FUTURE Photography provided by American Legal Services and design provided by 510Media.com. 63 NEAR FUTURE 64 DISTANT FUTURE “Dreams,” “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” and “My People” from THE COLLECTED POEMS OF LANGSTON HUGHES by Langston Hughes, edited by Arnold Rampersad with David Roessel, Associate Editor, copyright © 1994 by the Estate of Langston Hughes. 66 JOURNEY MAP & KEY Used by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. 70 BLACK TO THE FUTURE PARTNERS 76 BLACK TO THE FUTURE DIRECTORY All rights reserved. Copyright © 2016 Collective Impact. TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE 79 SPECIAL THANKS BLACK TO THE FUTURE TO BLACK REPORT CITATION: To cite this report, please reference: Davis, S.E. (July 2016). Black to the Future, a community insight report prepared for the City of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. 2 LETTER FROM MAYOR EDWIN M. LEE As a call-to-action for African American community empowerment in San Francisco, Black to the Future builds on the City’s five-year over $45 million investment in the San Francisco Alliance for My Brother and Sister’s Keeper. Black to the Future is a city-supported, community- DREAM DEFERRED driven partnership that will strengthen services in the areas of family support and advocacy, education, health and wellness, workforce development and violence prevention. This partnership allows us What happens to a dream deferred? to place community capacity, accountability and old promises at the center of all our work. San Francisco must be a place where all youth – especially African American youth – can belong and achieve. We must fulfill old promises, Does it dry up not make new ones to our African American community, and we cannot Like a raisin in the sun? do it without each other. In October 2014, the City and County of San Francisco, the San Francisco Unified School District and the San Francisco Foundation joined together as co-sponsors of President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Community Or fester like a sore— Challenge, endorsing all six goals of the White House. In the wake of the tragic 2015 death of Mario Woods in San Francisco, and the explosions occurring throughout our nation, we rejected cynicism and division, and And then run? worked together to deepen our commitment to communities of color. We put forward a comprehensive package of justice policy reforms, violence prevention programs, community development packages, and community-driven Does it stink like rotten meat? collaborations to increase public safety, build greater trust between police officers and the community, and fulfill our promise for shared prosperity. Or crust and sugar over— We have taken an innovative approach to transforming our systems, including through Like a syrupy sweet? the following four interlocking approaches: • 21st Century Policy Reforms: comprehensive use-of-force police reforms, including civilian oversight, data transparency, and cultural competency training; • Interrupt, Predict, Organize: expanded investments in violence prevention, focusing on disrupting Maybe it just sags intergenerational violence through IPO; • Equity Champions: comprehensive implicit bias and trauma-informed training of all City employees; and Like a heavy load. • HOPE SF: comprehensive mixed income community development and reparations of former public housing neighborhoods, with anti-displacement, resident leadership, and wrap-around support as foundational principles. In my three decades of public service, I’ve learned how important it is to stay focused on fulfilling promises. When Or does it explode? I was a young attorney, we represented minorities and we sued the San Francisco Fire Department to open up their ranks to women and people of color who want to serve their City. Today, our public safety agencies are more diverse than ever, we have a woman leading our Fire Department, and an African American male leading our — Langston Hughes Police Department. Our entire public housing stock is undergoing hundreds of millions of dollars in reinvestment. Through our Children’s Fund and Our Children, Our Families, we are investing tens of millions of dollars on cradle to career programming for our most vulnerable youth. But more must be done to fulfill our promise. In looking to the future of our City and region, we are moving to turn these plans into actions. We look forward to Black to the Future, together confronting the policies and systems that layer some of the most enduring disparities of our times. CITY-SUPPORTED // COMMUNITY-DRIVEN CITY-SUPPORTED Edwin M. Lee Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco 5 Member, Board of Supervisors City and County of San Francisco District 10 A MESSAGE FROM MALIA COHEN I am a proud native San Franciscan striving to make sure that San Francisco remains a safe and affordable City for all people. One of my priorities has been to ensure that we are all working together as a City to create safer neighborhoods and environments for our LETTER FROM LONDON BREED children to grow up in. I am happy to join the voices of support for the African American Collaborative’s Black to the Future initiative. As a daughter of the District 5, I’ve seen first-hand what government-driven initiatives like redevelopment have done to The Southeastern neighborhoods that I represent have historically been home to the largest African American our African American community in the Fillmore. I have seen businesses shut their doors and long-term residents populations in the City. The rich culture and history that is rooted in these communities is part of what makes it so move away. I have lost family and friends to drugs, violence and the criminal justice system. Enough is enough. special. It is finally time to take a more proactive and collaborative approach in addressing these issues, and to put real I am excited about the potential and possibility of the Black to the Future project work ahead. The media often resources into community-identified needs. focuses on the negative effects of violence in our community and demonstrates how violence can destroy lives. Unfortunately, the media does not always provide equal coverage of the work being done to save lives or the Through meaningful outreach and planning, Black to the Future will help the community take part in a process of positivity that exists within the community. advancing policy recommendations for mental health, workforce, affordable housing, education, violence preven- tion and advocacy. The goal is to help us identify how to address the systemic barriers our community continues The message of this project centers on residents working together to make life better in their communities, and to face every single day. it is designed to encourage people to become engaged in positive ideas and activities that exist. Too many lives have been lost and families torn apart from the ripple effects that violence has on families. I hope the Black to the Only through these efforts can we truly begin to change the narrative of the African American experience in San Future project and resources associated with it will remind many San Franciscans of the strength that comes when Francisco. The time is now for a community-driven process toward positive change. communities work together. Sincerely, Sincerely, LondonLondon Breed Breed Malia Cohen President of the Board of Supervisors Member, Board of Supervisors District 5 BLACK TO THE FUTURE TO BLACK // COMMUNITY-DRIVEN CITY-SUPPORTED 6 7 MY PEOPLE THE NIGHT IS BEAUTIFUL, SO THE FACES OF MY PEOPLE. THE STARS ARE BEAUTIFUL, SO THE EYES OF MY PEOPLE. FOREWORD The great work of our community-based organization We want to ensure a vibrant San Francisco that is collaborative is unprecedented in San Francisco. inclusive of the African American family fabric that As we work together to provide quality services for helped to build this City. BEAUTIFUL, ALSO, IS THE SUN. disenfranchised populations in this city, we realize that the collective is stronger than any form of Black to the Future provides a detailed vision for fragmentation. the work ahead and the strategies necessary to BEAUTIFUL, ALSO, ARE THE SOULS accomplish our goals and outcomes for keeping Together we have assessed, shared, learned and the Black community well and economically self- recommended ways to improve the lives of African sufficient.