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  • City grant programs help Mission businesses hold on

    Annika Hom

    August 12, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    San Francisco entrepreneurs are benefiting from several emergency city relief programs which have proven vital to small businesses. The city is funding both The Resiliency Fund and Neighborhood Mini Grants. The former is for businesses across the city with 5 or fewer employees, while the latter is specifically for businesses within seven underserved neighborhoods in the Mission District. To date, both funds have provided over $3 million for store owners who are struggling to pay rent while dealing with plummeting revenues.

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  • UndocuFund SF: How San Franciscans rallied for undocumented immigrants affected by COVID-19

    Annika Hom

    July 07, 2020 |

    Mission Local |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Community leaders led the charge in raising funds for undocumented workers, who do not qualify for stimulus and unemployment checks during the Covid-19 shutdown which has left millions of people unable to work. A collaboration of people from various groups in San Francisco formed a nonprofit, UnDocuFund SF, raising more than $1.5 million for 705 households. The critical funds were raised through a combination of public generosity, state funding for undocumented workers, a local union, and a large anonymous donation.

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