Latino Family Alcoholism Counseling Center
820 Valencia Street
San Francisco CA 94110
415-826-6767 (p)
415-826-6774 (f)
Offers adult substance-abuse counseling.
Latino Issues Forum - San Francisco
785 Market Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco A 94103
415-284-7220 (p)
415-284-7222 (f)
www.lif.org
Statewide nonprofit public policy and advocacy institute. Issues include telecommunicaitons,access to technology, energy, sustainable development, health and the environment.
LULAC Educational Services Center
4877 Mission Street
San Francisco CA 94112v
415-333-1114 (p)
415-333-1129 (f)
http://www.lulac.org
Promotes increased educational opportunities for Hispanic Americans through the development and implementation of effective programs in Hispanic communities throughout the United States.
MAPA (Mexican American Political Asso.) - SF
San Francisco CA
415-724-7888 (p)
877-389-2617 (toll free)
www.sfmapa.org
Dedicated to the constitutional and democratic principles of political freedom and representation for Mexican, Chicano, and Latino people in the United States of America; dedicated to strengthening citizen's participation in the political process.
MEDA Mission Economic Development Association
3505 20th Street
San Francisco CA 94110
415-282-3334 (p)
www.medasf.org
Provides small business technical assistance, loan packaging and advocacy targeted at minority and women-owned businesses in the Mission; in addition, conducts neighborhood revitalization projects.
Mexican Museum of San Francisco
Fort Mason Center, Building D
San Francisco CA 94123
415-202-9700 (p)
415-202-9712 (p)
415-441-7683 (f)
www.mexicanmuseum.org
Celebrates the complexity and richness of Latino art and encourages dialogue among the broadest public audience.
Provides educational programming and reflects the evolving scope of the Mexican, Chicano, and Latino experience.
Mission Branch, San Francisco Public Library
300 Bartlett Street
San Francisco CA 94110
415-355-2800 (p)
www.sfpl.org
Offers the largest Spanish-language collection in
San Francisco; also offers a children's story hour in
Spanish and other bilingual programs.
Mission Council on Alcohol Abuse/Spanish Speaking
820 Valencia Street
San Francisco CA 94110
415-826-6767 (p)
415-826-6774 (f)
www.missioncouncil.org
Substance abuse counseling services, Second offence
DUI, Batterers Intervention Program (Domestic Violence
Education for the Abuser); family day treatment,
anger management, parenting classes.
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
2868 Mission Center
San Francisco CA 94110
415-821-1155 (p)
415-648-0933 (f)
www.missionculturalcenter.org
Offers a wide range of classes, events and exhibitions. Promotes, preserves, and develops Latino cultural arts that reflect living traditions.
Mission Education Projects, Inc. (MEPI)
P.O. Box 24292
San Francisco CA
650-266-9513 (p)
Provides services to meet the needs of immigrant families in San Francisco and provides tutorial services for school children and support for parents.
Mission Housing Development Corporation
474 Valencia Street, Ste 280
San Francisco CA 94103
415-864-6432 (p)
415-864-0378 (f)
www.missionhousing.org
Rehabilitates existing residential and mixed use structures and constructs new buildings to provide high quality, affordable housing for low and moderate income people.
Mission Language Vocational School
2929 19th Street
San Francisco CA 94110
415-648-5220 (p)
415-648-0262 (f)
www.mivs.org
Offers limited or non-English speaking, low and moderate income Latinos and other minorities in the Bay Area comprehensive job specific vocational training and related support services.
Mission Learning Center
474 Valencia Street, Suite 210
San Francisco CA 94103
415-575-3535, x.11 (p)
www.mlcsf.org
Teach children to read; focus on children reading below grade level and early years of elementary school. Also offer peer-based bilingual, bicultural parent leadership training.
Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc.
362 Capp Street
San Francisco CA 94110
415-206-7747 (p)
415-647-6911 (f)
www.mncsf.org
Empowers Latino children, youth, families and the elderly in the greater Mission District community by offering quality programs and services that improve quality of life and promote self-sufficiency; provides an opportunity to develop their multi-cultural AND bilingual skills through employment and training.
Mission Neighborhood Health Center - SF
240 Shotwell
San Francisco CA 94110
415-831-1155 (p)
415-648-0933 (f)
www.missionculturalcenter.org
Provides quality health-care services to residents of
the Mission District in San Francisco.
Mujeres Unidas y Activas
San Francisco Office:
3543 18th Street, #23
San Francisco CA 94110
415-621-8140 (p)
415-861-8969 (f)
A grassroots organization of Latina immigrant women with a dual mission of personal transformation and community power, through mutual support and training to be leaders in their own lives and in the community.
National Latino Peace Officers Asso. - SF
P O Box 410692
San Francisco CA 9414-06921
www.nlpoa.org/San_Francisco.htm
Promotes equality and professionalism in law enforcement; bridges the gap with Latino communities and honors family, education, and community through service and mentorship in chapters throughout the U.S.
National Society of Hispanic MBAs
National Headquarters: www.nshmba.org
San Francisco Chapter:
P.O. Box 26618
San Francisco CA 26618
415-358-4705 (p)
415-358-4705 (f)
Membership organization to foster Hispanic leadership through graduate management education and professional development.
North Peninsula Neighborhood Services Center, Inc.
600 Linden Avenue
So. San Francisco CA 94080
650-583-3373 (p)
650-583-4178 (f)
www.neighborhoodservices.org
Serves the residents of San Mateo County to improve quality of life of the poor and disadvantaged in accordance with need; promotes bringing about a better understanding and communication between among racial, ethnic, religious, age, economic and social groups.
Pan American Society of California
601 California, Ste. 615
San Francisco CA 94108
415-788-4764(p)
Works to strengthen economic, political and social ties between the Bay Area and the countries of the Americas to advance hemispheric understanding and cooperation.
Precita Center (Youth Program)
534 Precita Avenue
San Francisco CA 94110
415-206-7756 (p)
415-285-7320 (f)
A community organization committed to teaching artistic expression to urban youth; encouraging San Francisco's underserved youth to develop their individual styles and modes of expression.
Real Alternatives Program, Inc.
2730 Bryant Street, 2nd Fl, West Wing
San Francisco CA 94110
415-920-7124 (p)
415-920-7178 (f)
www.sfdph.org/traffic_safety/rap_collaborative
Partnership of Mission-based organizations to provide comprehensive services to youth; it serves high-risk youth in San Francisco, primarily in the Mission District. The Collaborative promotes self-determination and leadership to youth that enhances the well-being of their families and the communities in which they live.
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
995 Market Street, #200
San Francisco CA 94103
415-487-3000 (p)
415-487-3004 (p)
415-487-3009 (f)
www.sfaf.org
Provides HIV/AIDS prevention and support services; comprehensive services for people living with HIV disease and AIDS and an aggressive public policy component; offers bilingual website.
San Francisco State University
Department of Raza Studies
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco CA 94132
415-338-1054 (p)
415-338-6828 (f)
www.sfsu.edu/~raza/
Created in 1969, Raza Studies includes the histories and cultures of diverse Raza populations in the U.S. The program pioneered the use of critical pedagogies, multidisciplinary approaches and the integration of social practice with abstract theory in a cutting-edge community service learning program.
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc.
National Office: www.shpe-sv.org
5400 E. Olympic Blvd. Suite 210
Los Angeles CA 90022
323-725-3970 (p)
323-725-0316 (f)
San Francisco Contact: shpe-sf_board@yahoogroups.com
Dedicated to promoting the entry and advancement of Hispanics into the science and engineering fields; to serve as mentors to the various student chapter members in the Bay Area; expose students to workshops on subjects such as time management, delegating authority, and organization building to develop student members into effective leaders within their respective chapters and within the Hispanic community.
St. Vincent De Paul Society
425 Fourth Street
San Francisco CA 94107
415-977-1270 (p)
415-977-1271 (f)
www.svdp-sf.org
Helps the neediest members of the community to become as self-sufficient as possible. The Society helps over 1,000 people in San Francisco every day, who are suffering from poverty, homelessness, substance abuse, and domestic violence.
U.S. Department of Education - SF Region
50 United Nations Plaza, Room 205
San Francisco CA 94102
415-556-4120 (p)
415-437-7540 (f)
www.ed.gov/espanol/bienvenidos/es
