Action Awards

With Honey in the Heart, submitted by Patricia Algara: Volunteer events for clean up and maintenance of the Dolores Pollinator Boulevard median garden on Dolores Street at Market and 14th Streets.

Friends of Cuvier Commons, submitted by Lisa Zander: Small-scale free community events at the street stub at the end of Cuvier Street and San Jose Blvd., events focused on monthly Cinema Nights, and development of a framework for using shared supplies for small-scale neighbor-led community activations

Friends of Great Highway Park, submitted by Lucas Lux: Small-scale free community programming in the form of monthly story times and art exhibits, as well as recurring trash/litter clean-ups.

Chinatown Merchants United Association of San Francisco, submitted by Edward Siu: Purchase and installation of solar-powered lights to improve safety along Chinatown merchant corridors.

Manny’s Cafe, submitted by Manny Yekutiel: Weekly clean-up events in the area surrounding Manny’s Cafe with a fun and welcoming atmosphere that engages volunteers in patronizing local businesses before and after clean-up events

Tunnel Tops, Submitted by Bonnie Bergeron: Free small-scale programming for community members around Tunnel Top Park.

• SF Public Chapel Project, submitted by Seanan Fong: This project is launching pop-up SF Public Chapel events, creating a non-denominational space to pause and reflect, where anyone can come to mourn, celebrate, and otherwise honor the human experience in a shared container.
• Masonic Beautification Project, submitted by Vince Yuen of Refuse Refuse: This project brings community advocates and volunteers together to help beautify a target stretch of Masonic Avenue through monthly cleanup events.
• Shark Stewards Beach Clean-ups, submitted by David McGuire: Shark Stewards hosts monthly beach cleanups and community ocean awareness events at the Aquatic Park Maritime Heritage Area and San Francisco Waterfront to Pier 39.
• Battery Plaza Music Activations, submitted by Lilian Mar of Downtown SF Partnership: Downtown SF Partnership is launching free music pop-ups to activate a new plaza on Battery St between Bush and Market with regularly scheduled performances.
• Neighborhood Hub Project, submitted by Lisa Nowell of Recess Collective: Recess Collective is creating a monthly Neighborhood Hub for families of young children to support social connections among parents and provide information about local resources for parents and families.
• Social Events on Page Slow Street, submitted by Molly Hayden: This project is enabling monthly social events on Page Slow Street centered around food at various times of day (for example, breakfast: “Pancakes on Page Street” or dinner: “Pizza on Page Street”).
• Community Movement Classes, submitted by Emma Jarvis of St. Anthony Foundation: St. Anthony Foundation is organizing weekly community movement classes in the existing street closure area on the 100 Block of Golden Gate Avenue.
• Arts and Culture Programming, submitted by Erris Calvin Edgerly IV of Brothers for Change: Brothers for Change is creating a new series of arts, culture and entertainment offerings to enhance existing Soulful Sunday events.
• Participatory Mural, submitted by Rachel Welles of Root Division: Rachel is engaging artists and community members to create a participatory mural on the fence panels for the vacant lot adjacent to Root Division building entrance on Mission Street.
• Graffiti Clean-up Party, submitted by Margaux Kelly of Together SF: TogetherSF is working with local neighborhood partners to host volunteer painting parties to paint over graffiti on West Portal and 14th Ave, with socializing for volunteers afterwards.
• Detroit Steps Community Activations, submitted by Pam Parker Souza of the Detroit Steps Project: Pam is organizing monthly maintenance days at the Detroit Steps and launching new social events such as Movie and Trivia Nights.
• Glen Park Community Activations, submitted by Debra Carvalho of Pono Boutique/Native Plant & Juice Co: Debra is hosting community events for kids, neighbors and families near her boutique in Glen Park.
• Artist Pop-up Space, submitted by Bria Goeller of thirdspace: Bria is hosting pop ups, rotating exhibitions and events at a new artist and community gathering space temporarily occupying a vacant storefront in the Castro/Upper Market area.
• Volunteer Work Days, submitted by Valerie Luu of Portola Neighborhood Association: Portola Neighborhood Association is hosting monthly volunteer work days to engage volunteers in caring for five community green spaces and help them connect to each other over refreshments.
• Bayview Community Gatherings, submitted by Janelle Bailey of Village Life: Village Life is hosting monthly clean-ups in Bayview/Hunters Point, and park socials for families and youth.
• Dragonspunk Garden Programs, submitted by Isaiah Powell of Drangonspunk: This project is launching monthly community events in the Dragonspunk community garden space, like movie nights, music, pop-up vending, panels and movement classes.
• OMI Program Series, submitted by M. Johanna Lopez of Friends of the OMI Mini Parks: Friends of the OMI Mini Parks is hosting a series of programs to build community in OMI mini parks, like monthly clean-ups, story times, and arts and crafts activities, and fitness classes.
• Gabier Community Gatherings, submitted by Jeanne Crawford of Gambier Lego Garden: This project is launching clean-ups and community gatherings at the Gambier Lego Garden, at the intersection of Burrow and Gambier Streets.

View a full list of our Round 3 Action Awards Grantees and information about their projects.

View a full list of our Round 4 Action Awards Grantees and information about their projects.