Sf New Deal

SF NEW DEAL PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN SAN FRANCISCO.

IN 2021, SF NEW DEAL OPERATED EIGHT COMMUNITY FEEDING PROGRAMS USING A MODEL THAT PAID RESTAURANTS TO MAKE MEALS FOR FOOD INSECURE SAN FRANCISCANS AND FOUR SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES PROGRAMS PROVIDING SUPPORT TO SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGH TRAINING AND DIRECT GRANTS. 1.COMMUNITY FEEDING PROGRAMS:COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAMOUR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBO) PROGRAM PAID RESTAURANTS TO DELIVER MEALS TO NEIGHBORS IN NEED THROUGH DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIPS WITH LONG-SERVING COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE DEEP EXPERIENCE SERVING THEIR OWN POPULATIONS. THROUGH OUR CBO PROGRAM, SF NEW DEAL PARTNERED WITH SMALL BUSINESSES, LONG-SERVING COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND CITY AGENCIES TO PROVIDE INCOME FOR WORKERS AND MEALS FOR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. SF NEW DEAL ACTIVELY WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A NUMBER OF CBOS AND COMMUNITY ADVOCATES TO CENTER THE NEEDS OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN, LATINX, AAPI AND LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITIES IN SAN FRANCISCO. PROGRAM FUNDING CAME FROM A COMBINATION OF PRIVATE DONATIONS, GRANTS AND CONTRACTS WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY.FAMILY MEALS PROGRAMTHE FAMILY MEAL PROGRAM PROVIDED SUPPLEMENTAL MEAL SUPPORT TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES THAT HAD A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY AND LOCAL RESTAURANTS, SF NEW DEAL PROVIDED PARTICIPATING FAMILIES WITH MEALS ON A BI-WEEKLY BASIS.TO OPERATE THE FAMILY MEAL PROGRAM, SF NEW DEAL PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS) THAT SPECIFICALLY WORK WITH UNDER-RESOURCED FAMILIES. SF NEW DEAL FACILITATED ENGAGEMENT WITH LOCAL RESTAURANTS TO PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL AND WELL-BALANCED MEALS, EITHER DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO CBO SITE LOCATIONS OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP FROM PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTSCOMMUNITY EATING PROGRAMTHE COMMUNITY EATING PROGRAM WAS A MEAL VOUCHER PROGRAM TO LINK SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY (SRO) HOTEL RESIDENTS WITH FREE MEALS FROM LOCAL RESTAURANTS, IN ORDER TO SUPPLEMENT THE CITYS FOOD SECURITY NETWORK BY IMPROVING FOOD ACCESS AND SECURITY FOR SRO RESIDENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY AND LOCAL RESTAURANTS, SF NEW DEAL PROVIDED PARTICIPATING INDIVIDUALS WITH TWO VOUCHERS PER WEEK TO REDEEM AT A DESIGNATED PARTICIPATING RESTAURANT PARTNER.1.COMMUNITY FEEDING PROGRAMS: (CONCLUDED)IN JANUARY 2021, FEED + FUEL WAS RELAUNCHED BY SF NEW DEAL, CCDC, AND THE SAN FRANCISCO HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY. THE COLLECTIVE EFFORT REACHED 3,300 RESIDENTS, PROVIDED 327,961 MEALS, DISBURSED $3,285,610 TO 57 BUSINESSES, AND ENSURED THAT THE ICONIC AND BELOVED CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD WAS POSITIONED FOR A SWIFT RECOVERY FROM THE PROLONGED CRISES CAUSED BY COVID-19 AND XENOPHOBIA. GREAT PLATES DELIVERED PROGRAMLAUNCHED IN MAY 2020, GREAT PLATES DELIVERED WAS A STATE PROGRAM CREATED TO DELIVER MEALS TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND PROVIDE ECONOMIC RELIEF FOR RESTAURANTS. THE PROGRAM WAS ADMINISTERED LOCALLY BY SAN FRANCISCOS DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITY AND AGING SERVICES.AS A SERVICE PROVIDER SELECTED BY THE CITY, SF NEW DEAL WORKED WITH LOCAL RESTAURANTS TO PROVIDE HOME DELIVERED MEALS TO SENIORS 65 AND OLDER (OR 60 AND OLDER WITH CERTAIN HEALTH CONDITIONS) ACROSS EVERY DISTRICT IN THE CITY. MEALS WERE DELIVERED BY LOCAL COURIER SERVICES AND VOLUNTEER DRIVERS.TAKEOUT TODAY PROGRAMTHE TAKEOUT TODAY PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTED THE CITYS FOOD SECURITY NETWORK BY PROVIDING FREE AND IMMEDIATE, SAME-DAY FOOD SUPPORT FOR ANY SAN FRANCISCAN IN NEED OF A MEAL. THIS PILOT PROGRAM PROVIDED AN URGENT HOT MEAL VIA SMS VOUCHER CODE TO RESIDENTS WHO WERE UNCERTAIN OF HOW TO LOCATE THEIR NEXT MEAL. MEALS COULD BE REDEEMED AT PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS ACROSS THE CITY. CONGREGATE HOUSING SITES PROGRAMIN RESPONSE TO COVID-19, THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO ESTABLISHED A NUMBER OF CONGREGATE HOUSING SITES TO PROVIDE SHELTER AND MEALS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE IN QUARANTINE OR WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY UNHOUSED.THROUGH OUR CONGREGATE HOUSING SITES PROGRAM, SF NEW DEAL RESTAURANTS PROVIDED CULTURALLY-COMPETENT BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER MEALS THREE TIMES PER DAY, SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK TO 12 CONGREGATE SITES.MISSION BAY BITES PROGRAMIN MAY 2021, SF NEW DEAL LAUNCHED MISSION BAY BITES, A NEW PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TENDERLOIN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WHICH PROVIDED SUPPLEMENTAL MEAL SUPPORT TO ELIGIBLE MISSION BAY RESIDENTS.THROUGH MISSION BAY BITES, MEAL VOUCHERS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AND COULD BE REDEEMED FOR HIGH-QUALITY MEALS PREPARED BY LOCAL FOOD TRUCKS AT THE NEARBY SPARK SOCIAL PARK.2.SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES PROGRAMS:ZERO WASTE PROGRAMAFTER SELF-FUNDING TWO SMALL-SCALE PILOTS TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF SINGLE-USE TAKEOUT CONTAINERS ENDING UP IN THE WASTE STREAM THROUGH OUR FEEDING PROGRAMS, SF NEW DEAL RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT (SFE) TO EXPAND THESE EFFORTS AND SUPPORT MORE RESTAURANTS TRANSITIONING TO REUSABLE CONTAINERS. THIS PROGRAM WAS A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH SFE AND DISPATCH GOODS. SMALL BUSINESS DEBT RELIEF MICROGRANT PROGRAMIN 2021, SF NEW DEAL DISBURSED $1,002,500 IN $2,500 MICRO GRANTS TO 401 DIVERSE SMALL BUSINESSES IN ALL ELEVEN DISTRICTS OF SAN FRANCISCO. THIS PROGRAM GREW OUR COMMUNITY OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND HELPED US SUPPORT BUSINESSES BEYOND JUST RESTAURANTS.SPANISH/ENGLISH LANGUAGE PILOT PROGRAMMANY WORKERS IN THE HOSPITALITY AND SMALL BUSINESSES INDUSTRY HAVE LIMITED ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, AND LIKEWISE, MANY OWNERS AND MANAGERS ARE MONOLINGUAL ENGLISH SPEAKERS WITH LIMITED ABILITY IN LANGUAGES SPOKEN AMONG THEIR TEAM. LAUNCHED IN NOVEMBER 2021, THIS PROGRAM AIMED TO IMPROVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING WORKERS AND SPANISH LANGUAGE SKILLS FOR NON-SPANISH SPEAKING WORKERS. SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMOUR SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN 2021 AS A PILOT TO HELP SMALL BUSINESS MIDDLE MANAGERS WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING. THE FIRST COHORT MET WEEKLY ON ZOOM TO HELP MANAGERS DEVELOP THEIR TEAM BUILDING SKILLS AND IMPROVE TEAM CULTURE AT A TIME WHEN EMPLOYEE RETENTION AND STAFF SHORTAGES WERE PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING.