The Friendship House Association of American Indians, together with an inter-tribal coalition of organizations serving San Francisco’s Indigenous population, is preparing to launch The Village — a groundbreaking physical and cultural home in the United States by and for urban American Indians. The Village is a central hub that will be built on traditional knowledge, collective decision-making and collaborative practices to provide essential services, community resources and social connection for urban Native Americans, of which there are approximately 6,000 in San Francisco alone. For too long, Native Americans have been underserved and largely invisible, leading to disparities experienced by other communities of color.
Read MoreFilipinos Feed The Frontlines — a meal distribution & restaurant stabilization initiative by Kultivate Labs — is expanding to service frontline and essential workers in impacted Stockton communities beginning December 7, 2021. The campaign will be partnering with Little Manila Rising, Papa Urb, and Island Gourmet to deliver meals in response to the Covid-19 pandemic to the disproportionately impacted communities of Stockton
Read More“With the help of over 1,000 donors from around the nation, we were able to hit our lofty goal of $100,000 to stabilize Filipino food businesses and send food to hard-hit communities and frontline health care workers. The only problem is that the crisis is not over. COVID-19 continues to decimate communities and the restaurant industry. Our model of community stabilization works, so we’re going to scale it nationwide, to support Filipino American restaurants across the country, and their respective communities,” shares Desi Danganan, Kultivate Labs Executive Director.
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