JUST IN FROM WASHINGTON, DC Donna J. Gambrell, the Director of the U.S. Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI), has graciously accepted our invitation to join us at our 25th year celebration event. The event will be held Thursday, May 24 2012 at CityView at the Metreon from 5:30 to 8:30. Ms. Gambrell…
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With great excitement, The Community Vision launched the Community Vision Central Valley Community Facilities Challenge on February 8, 2012 at California State University Fresno (FSU). The challenge, in partnership with the university, is an innovative, collaborative program that will allow FSU students to apply their skills to prepare a real estate feasibility analysis for a…
Read MoreCommunity Vision invites you and a guest to attend our Community Facilities Challenge Kick-Off Party! The kick-off party will take place at Fresno State University’s Henry Madden Library, Room 2206, on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Community Facility Challenge is a unique opportunity for students from California State University…
Read MoreWant a sneak peek into something that will be fun…and will lead to more fun?! Please join Community Vision as we celebrate our incorporation as a nonprofit agency providing service to low-income communities. Where: Antonia Manor, 180 Turk Street San Francisco, CA When: Thursday, February 16, 2012 The kick-off will feature surprises, special guests, give-a-ways…
Read MoreChase has awarded a $2 million grant to Community Vision. The grant will be used to provide loans to nonprofit agencies to support larger-scale affordable housing preservation projects in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and Central Valley communities. “This is one more way we are helping communities survive and grow in this challenging economy,”…
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Axis Community Health, Inc. provides accessible and compassionate healthcare services to low-income and working- poor residents in the Tri-Valley area of Eastern Alameda County. The organization was founded in 1972 and currently has six sites. Services include medical, mental health counseling and a WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Nutrition Program. Annually, Axis provides medical care…
Read More25 Years – Uplifting Communities Community Vision will be celebrating our 25-year anniversary event on Thursday, May 24 2012. The celebration will take place at City View in the Metreon. More information to come as we get closer to the date.
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The Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) is a local, community-based economic development corporation located in the Mission District of San Francisco. For over 38 years MEDA has worked to improve economic and social conditions in the neighborhood by stimulating investment, enhancing the business environment, and creating jobs for area residents, while maintaining the cultural identity…
Read MoreAt the recent Opportunity Finance Network national meeting, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Community Vision’s President, Mary A. Rogier was re-elected to serve another three year term on the OFN Board of Directors. During Mary’s first term on the board, she was able to focus on the finance committee, membership committee and was involved with developing…
Read MoreThe Arts & Cultural District Strategy for San Francisco’s Central Market Economic Strategy is available here. The study provides an analysis of best practices from various North American Cities that supported the development of an arts district, which provided benefits to an existing underserved community. This analysis will provide a framework for the creation the…
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San Francisco Jazz (SFJAZZ) is one of the largest performing arts organizations in the Bay Area, sponsoring over 100 performances each year. SFJAZZ has a dual mission — to explore the full spectrum of jazz, from the music’s origins to its diverse present-day expression, and to educate and inform the public and students through a range of programs…
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Members of the Community Vision board of directors, accompanied by several staff members, went on a two-day fact-finding tour of the Central Valley in October, as part of our ongoing effort to deepen our impact in this region. Board members met with community and small business leaders to learn about community issues and to discuss…
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