Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation

AT TNDC, WE BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE DESERVES TO THRIVE. SINCE 1981 WE'VE SUPPORTED TENANTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN BUILDING TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITIES THROUGH HOMES, HEALTH, AND VOICE. OVER THE COURSE OF 41 YEARS, WE'VE INNOVATED SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PRACTICES WITH ONSITE SOCIAL WORKERS AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING THAT MEET UNIQUE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND FOSTER CULTURAL INCLUSION AND BELONGING. TODAY, OVER 6,100 PEOPLE ARE HOUSED ACROSS OUR 44 BUILDINGS.WE FULFILL OUR MISSION THROUGH THESE AREAS: 1) HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CREATES, PRESERVES, AND REHABILITATES AFFORDABLE HOUSING; 2) TENANT & COMMUNITY SERVICES PROVIDES VOLUNTARY SOCIAL SERVICES TO ITS RESIDENTS THROUGH SOCIAL WORK, HEALTH & WELLNESS, QUALITY ASSURANCE, AND TENDERLOIN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM; 3) PROPERTY MANAGEMENT MAINTAINS AND OVERSEES ALL TNDC PROPERTIES; AND 4) COMMUNITY ORGANIZING REVITALIZES THE NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, FOOD JUSTICE, AND LAND USE/PLANNING ACTIVITIES.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING/PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: IN 2021, TNDC PROVIDED HIGH QUALITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO 6,100 RESIDENTS. OF THE 440 HOUSEHOLDS WHO RESPONDED TO THE ANNUAL SATISFACTION SURVEY, 88% RATED THEMSELVES AS SATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THEIR BUILDING, 75%WERE SATISFIED/VERY SATISFIED WITH THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THEIR BUILDING, AND 100% OF OUR NEW TENANTS MAINTAINED HOUSING AFTER ONE YEAR.

TENANT & COMMUNITY SERVICES: SOCIAL WORK UNIT: ACTIVITIES WERE VIRTUAL, INDIVIDUAL OR OUTSIDE IN 2021. IN 2021, 96% OF RESIDENTS ACCESSED THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY TNDC'S SOCIAL WORKERS AND PREVENTED 564 EVICTIONS. TNDC'S TENDERLOIN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM (TASP): TASP PROVIDED PROGRAMMING TO 210 CHILDREN (AGED 7 TO 18) AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING PROVIDED ON-SITE DISTANCE LEARNING SUPPORT TO 28 KIDS DIVIDED INTO TWO PODS, FROM AGE 7 THROUGH 6TH GRADE, OFFERED SUMMER TOGETHER PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, REOPENED OUR TRADITIONAL MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DROP-IN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVICES IN AUGUST. HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAM: IN 2021, TNDC'S GARDENS PRODUCED MORE THAN 1,000 POUNDS OF FREE FOOD WHICH WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY, AND 285,355 POUNDS OF FREE FOOD WERE GIVEN OUT AT OUR FOOD PANTRIES. IN OUR HEALTHY AGING FOCUS AREA, 364 SENIOR TENANTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN ACTIVITIES (VIRTUALLY OR OUTDOORS) SUCH AS ACTIVITY KITS, WECHAT VIRTUAL GROUP ACTIVITIES, INDIVIDUAL WELLNESS CHECKS, OUTDOOR WELLNESS ACTIVITIES, AND DIGITAL LITERACY THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY TECH NETWORK PROGRAM.

HOUSING DEVELOPMENT: IN 2021, TNDC PROGRESSED ON 19 AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. TWELVE OF THESE ARE NEW CONSTRUCTION AND SEVEN ARE REHABS OF TNDC PROPERTIES. ONCE COMPLETED, THE NEW BUILDINGS WILL PROVIDE OVER 592 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR 2,594 RESIDENTS INCLUDING SENIORS, TRANSITIONAL AGED YOUTH, AND FAMILIES WITH LOW INCOMES, INCLUDING SOME OF WHOM ARE HOMELESS, AND/OR HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS. ONE NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT 725 HARRISON IS A RESIDENCE EXCLUSIVELY FOR FORMERLY UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS AND WILL INCLUDE 140 STUDIO APARTMENTS.

COMMUNITY ORGANIZING DEPARTMENT (CO): IN 2021, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING'S HEALTHY CORNER STORE COALITION STARTED THE PROCESS OF BRINGING ON THREE NEW CORNER STORES INTO OUR NETWORK OF HEALTHY RETAILERS. WE HAVE CONTINUED WITH OUR WORK IN THE BAYVIEW/OCEANVIEW. TNDC ORGANIZERS AND TENDERLOIN RESIDENTS WORKED TOGETHER TO ACCESS RESOURCES OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS RECEIVED DURING THE PANDEMIC, SUCH AS ESSENTIAL BUS LINES AND SLOW STREETS. THEY SUCCESSFULLY BROUGHT BACK THE 27- AND 31-BALBOA BUS LINES, WHICH HAD STOPPED RUNNING DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. THEY ADVOCATED WITH THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO FOR HOMELESS?AND SRO RESIDENTS' RIGHTS AND NEEDS INCLUDING GROWING ACCESS TO THE SHELTER-IN-PLACE HOTELS AND CONTINUING TO MOVE RESIDENTS FROM THE STREETS INTO HOUSING.