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THE VISION
Home to 30,000 residents, including an estimated 3,500 children, the Tenderloin is one of the most diverse, culturally-rich neighborhoods in San Francisco. It is also one of the densest, with heavy traffic congestion and little in the way of green, open space. We want to change that.
In 2020 the pandemic forced social service organizations to move our operations out onto the street. We were able to do so with a temporary block closure on Golden Gate Avenue, between Leavenworth and Jones. Turning crisis into opportunity, we’ve used the space to serve the community even more effectively than before, hosting things like outdoor voter registration, COVID-19 pop-up testing, and Play Streets events for children.
Our time outside has also allowed us to imagine what the block could be with a permanent street closure: an oasis in the heart of the Tenderloin that would benefit the community physically, mentally, and spiritually.
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