The Mission Promise Neighborhood (MPN) 2014-2015 Impact Report summarizes the work and impact of MPN over the past two years. MPN is a collective impact initiative involving many community partners working to improve outcomes for families and students in the Mission District of San Francisco. Key impacts included increasing access to early education, healthcare, job training, financial services and more for nearly 1,000 families. MPN also worked directly with schools to increase student achievement, attendance, high school graduation rates and college eligibility. Through a two-generation approach, MPN supported both parents and children to help families succeed and break the cycle of poverty.

1. Mission Promise Neighborhood
Many Families, One Mission
2014–2015 Impact Report

2. MPN 2014–2015 Impact Report Page 1
Our Impact: Every Family Succeeds, Every Student Achieves
When we launched the Mission Promise Neighborhood (MPN) in 2013, we were inspired by a national movement
to put education at the center of the effort to build communities of opportunity.
Dozens of community organizations, City of San Francisco agencies, the San Francisco Unified School District
(SFUSD) and leaders partnered to rally around a single purpose — to end poverty in the Mission, thereby igniting
resources and support for young people and their families. We began with a bold vision: to put children first so
they can reach their full potential.
We know that when families are economically secure they will be able to better support their children’s
intellectual, emotional and physical development. In this way, MPN is uniquely executing a two-generation
approach, coordinated by the Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA).
Our motto is simple: Every family succeeds and every student achieves.
Over the past two years, MPN ramped up this multi-sector, integrated set of “solutions” — or sets of programs
and strategies that are proven to achieve results — that today includes nearly 1,000 families that live, work or go
to school in the Mission. We are proud of the results we have achieved together, which you will learn more about.
We are truly inspired by our parents and their children who work so hard every day for a better future. You will
meet Ana, one of our courageous parent leaders. Ana came to MPN looking for new opportunities for her family.
She not only challenges herself every day to do more, but is an amazing role model for her two young daughters.
You will also meet our community partners who are committed to working together to innovate and disrupt the
current reality for many of our families. Together, we are working in a brand-new way to develop systems, align
resources and measure outcomes.
In the words of Cesar Chavez, “From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize
themselves to solve their own problems and fill their own needs with dignity and strength.” That’s our goal.
Luis Granados Raquel Donoso
Executive Director Director
Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) Mission Promise Neighborhood (MPN)
592
MPN families served in 2014
649
MPN families served in 2015
4,319
Number of households with children
living in the MPN footprint

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Our SchoolsOverview
MPN is a results-based collective impact initiative that is driving strategies to improve academic outcomes for
students, engage parents to support their children’s learning and provide wraparound support services for
families. This whole-family approach is critical in an ever-changing community that is fighting every day for better
opportunities — higher wages, great schools, and stable housing. MPN’s focused is on low-income families who
live in and attend school in the Mission. Our goals are:
1. Children are prepared for school. 2. Students are college and career bound.
3. Families thrive. 4. Families are decision makers.
Focused on Results
The MPN collaborative is driven by 10 key results and 15 measurable indicators. We measure, track and use data
at every step of the way to identify progress toward building a better future for Mission families. Below is a
snapshot of the MPN framework.
Mission Promise Neighborhood Framework
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# of students...........................437
Latino.......................................... 51%
Free/reduced lunch.......... 72%
ELL................................................. 33%
# of students...........................455
Latino.......................................... 58%
Free/reduced lunch.......... 77%
ELL................................................. 20%
# of students...........................461
Latino.......................................... 87%
Free/reduced lunch.......... 94%
ELL................................................. 76%
# of students...........................263
Latino.......................................... 86%
Free/reduced lunch.......96%
ELL................................................. 69%
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Number of families
in MPN schools
81%
Percent of Latino families
in MPN schools
Mission Promise Neighborhood
San Francisco, CA
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Goal 2: Students are College and Career Bound
MPN is working hand in hand with the SFUSD community school model to ensure Mission students have high
attendance rates, are proficient in core subjects, graduate high school, and finish college or earn a vocational
certificate or credential. MPN schools include Cesar Chavez Elementary School, Bryant Elementary School,
Everett Middle School and John O’Connell High School.
Need: In our target elementary schools, 15 percent of third-graders scored at or above proficiency in English
Language Arts and 31 percent of eighth-graders were proficient in math. In high school, 40 percent of MPN
12th-graders were four-year college eligible, while 75 percent of those college eligible submitted an application.
Impact
120 first-grade Chavez, Bryant and Sanchez elementary school parents were provided literacy training to
use MyON, a digital literacy solution, at home with their children.
Over 400 students participated in high-quality, out-of-school-time, academically enriching programs,
through Jamestown and Mission Graduates, that align instruction in and out of the classroom. Of these
students, 88 percent reported learning skills in their after-school program that they do not get to learn
anywhere else.
The SFUSD Mentoring for Success program had 48 adult volunteers mentor 82 students. The main goal of
the program is to ensure that all students feel connected to a trusted adult. Surveys showed that 93 percent
of these students reported that there is teacher or an adult at their school that believes in them and their
potential for success, 44 percent increased their GPA and 28 percent reduced unexcused absences.
Goal 1: Children Are Prepared for School
MPN’s pipeline begins with early learning, given the overwhelming research that demonstrates the
importance of early education if children are to enter school ready to learn. A strong, healthy start is the most
important thing we can do for our children.
Need: There are 2,500 children ages 0−5 living and attending early-learning programs in the Mission. Most
begin with a healthy start: 72 percent of Mission children ages 0–5 have a medical home; 64 percent of
parents read to their children at least three times per week; and 46 percent of them are at age-appropriate
functioning by kindergarten. According to the MPN survey, only 30 percent of low-income Mission children
are in a formal child care setting.
Impact
93 percent of the 245 MPN children ages 0–5 who have a medical home through Mission Neighborhood
Health Centers are up to date on their vaccinations.
MPN Family Success Coaches have helped 114 families apply to the Children’s Council San Francisco
Child Care Connection (SF3C) for subsidized child care.
Over 1,000 MPN children ages 0−5 have access to high-quality children’s books through Tandem:
Partners in Early Learning. As a result, 95 percent of families have increased the frequency or duration of
time spent reading with their children.
Mission Promise Neighborhood “Holiday Book Giveaway,” December 2015.
2012
2013
2014
68%
73%
80%
80 percent of students at John O’Connell High School graduate in
four years, and the gap between MPN target high school and the
district continues to narrow through the work of embedded support.
School district data shows
that students tend to miss
more school as they move up
through the grades, which
can negatively impact school
engagement and transition
from middle school to high
school. On average, chronic
absenteeism fell nearly 50
percent in MPN schools
through the work of Family
Success Coaches, Community
School Coordinators,
MoveUp (MPN’s summer
transition program),
Mentoring for Success and
on-site wellness staff.
17%
9%
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
Despite challenges, 4-year-olds who attend
preschool at Mission Neighborhood Centers,
Felton Institute and Good Samaritan see greater
gains in development from fall to spring. Data
displays percentage of 4-year-olds at Top 2
Developmental levels on DRDP-PS, averaged
across all domains. (Data sourced from First5’s
Presentation: ECE Program Quality and Child
Outcomes, 2015.)
27%
58%
85% 84%
Fall 2014
MPN Partner Preschools
Spring 2015
Other Preschools

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Two-Generation Approach
Families are the heart of the MPN initiative. We know that our families care deeply for their children and have
made college a top priority. The MPN Neighborhood Survey showed that two-thirds of parents with high
school-age children speak to their children about college and career opportunities.
To make these dreams a reality requires focused, collective impact that emphasizes the needs of parents and
their children: a two-generation approach. Together we can tackle the entrenched, structural disparities of
poverty, unemployment, housing and education. Research shows that when parents are financially thriving, their
children do better in school.
MPN is doing just that: linking parents to financial, housing and social supports, while providing their children
with educational enrichment services to permanently remove barriers to access and achievements gaps in our
community.
One way we do this is through Family Success Coaches who work with families to develop goals and connect
them with resources needed to accomplish their goals.
219
Families served by Family
Success Coach in 2014
381
Families served by Family
Success Coach in 2015
Goal 3: Families Thrive
At the core of MPN’s theory of change is that when families are financially better off and living in a thriving
community, their children will have a better chance of doing well in school. MPN partners provide financial
coaching, connection to technology and the Internet, workforce training and placement, immigration services
and housing counseling, all to guarantee that families have the economic supports they need.
Need: 65 percent of MPN families surveyed are living below the federal poverty line, which is $24,250 for a family
of four. 46 percent of MPN families do not have a computer or Internet access at home.
Impact
1,089
families received free tax preparation services
at MEDA, resulting in $2,357,431 returned to
the Mission community.
142
parents received workforce development
coaching at MEDA, resulting in 69 job
placements for community members.
228
MPN families connected to low-cost internet
at home through MEDA’s Digital Opportunity
Center.
257
families received homeownership coaching
through MEDA and eviction-prevention
counseling through Causa Justa :: Just Cause.
424
MPN families received
financial coaching by MEDA
to increase their income,
savings and credit, plus
reduce debt

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Goal 4: Families are Decision Makers
Families are critical to our collective success. MPN partners with Parents for Public Schools and Mission
Graduates, organizations which place parents at the center of their work.
MPN works with promotoras who are at the forefront of community outreach and education, talking to other
parents about MPN and connecting them with community resources. The promotoras were also an integral part
of MPN’s 2014 Neighborhood Survey, directly involved in getting community participation for the research.
In 2015, MPN launched the Community Advisory Council (CAC), a 12-member council of MPN parents who
provide their leadership, experience and perspective to guide future MPN activities and outcomes. CAC will
pursue strategies to improve academic performance, school attendance and college preparation.
Ana: Parent Leadership in Action
Ana (photo, fourth from left) epitomizes how the MPN community works together to better the lives of our
families and students. Ana was seeking opportunities to improve her family’s situation, so she came to MPN via
MEDA’s Mission Techies program, which provides technology-sector career training to young adults. Keeping
her full-time job cleaning houses, the dedicated mother of two young daughters made time in her day to
attend the tech training program. One of the few Latinas in the program, Ana was a quick learner and soon
received an internship. With the connection of an MPN Family Success Coach, she was able to find a high-
quality preschool program, Potrero Kids, for one of her children, who is thriving in her new environment. Ana
then looked to give back to the community that had helped her family, joining the MPN Community Advisory
Council, a parent leadership group that advises the initiative. Due to her experience, skills and commitment,
Ana was soon hired by MPN to be the technology coordinator for Making Connections, a digital literacy
training program funded by the Startup:Education Foundation for preschool and first-grade parents at our
elementary schools. True community spirit.
MPN family demographics:
Race
The Mission Promise Neighborhood harnesses the power of promotoras (community
outreach workers) to educate families about all free services available in the Mission.
The Mission Promise Neighborhood bridges the digital divide in
San Francisco’s Mission District with the help of residents like Ana.
Latino
Asian
African American
White
Other*
Extremely low income
Very low income
Low income
Not low income
Income
*Multi-racial, Native American, Pacific Islander or Other

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MPN Partners
MPN is a collective impact initiative. This means that partners work together through reinforced activities toward
a common agenda. We have a shared measurement process that was developed on the Salesforce platform to
collect individual and family information. We also share a referral tool to provide families with a seamless
transition from one service to the next.
Partners come together regularly in action teams as well as quarterly learning meetings. We have created a data
plan to monitor and review progress toward service and population-level results.
Early Learning
Children’s Council of San Francisco
Felton Institute: Family Service Agency of San Francisco
First 5 San Francisco
Good Samaritan Family Resource Center
Mission Neighborhood Centers
Mission Neighborhood Health Center
Nurse Midwives of San Francisco General Hospital
SFUSD Early Education Department
Support for Families
Tandem, Partners in Early Learning
UCSF Infant-Parent Program
K–12
Department of Children, Youth, and their Families
Instituto Familiar de la Raza
Jamestown Community Center
Mission Graduates
Parents for Public Schools
San Francisco Office of Financial Empowerment
San Francisco Office of the Mayor
San Francisco Unified School District
Seven Tepees
Streetside Stories
UCSF HEARTS Program
Housing
Causa Justa :: Just Cause
Council of Community Housing Organizations
Mission Economic Development Agency
Family Economic Success
Mission Economic Development Agency
San Francisco Department of Technology
San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce
Development
San Francisco Treasurer’s Office of Financial Empowerment
United Way of the Bay Area
Universal
John W. Gardner Center
La Raza Centro Legal
Refugee Transitions
San Francisco Department of Public Health
MPN Advisory Board
Mark Alvarado, Principal at John O’Connell High School
David Campos, San Francisco District 9 Supervisor
Richard Carranza, Superintendent, San Francisco Unified School District
Curtis Chan, Medical Director, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, San Francisco Department of Public Health
Hedy Chang, Executive Director, Attendance Works
Estela Garcia, Executive Director, Instituto Familiar de la Raza
Luis Granados, Executive Director, Mission Economic Development Agency
Laurel Kloomok, Director, First 5 San Francisco
Wylie Liu, Center for Community Engagement, University California, San Francisco
Hydra Mendoza, Senior Advisor on Education and Family Services, Office of the Mayor Edwin Lee
Mario Paz, Executive Director, Good Samaritan Family Resource Center
Catalina Rico, Principal at Cesar Chavez Elementary School
Kevin Rocap, Education Advisor
Maria Su, Executive Director, San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and their Families
Ken Tray, Director, United Educators of San Francisco
Joaquin Torres, Managing Deputy Director, San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development
Lena VanHaren, Principal at Everett Middle School
Christina Velasco, Principal at Bryant Elementary School
Lisa Villareal, Education Program Officer, The San Francisco Foundation
Malcolm Yeung, Executive Director, Chinatown Community Development Corporation
Inside Front Cover: The Hernandezes, a Mission Promise Neighborhood family.
Photo credit: Alain McLaughlin Photography; amphotosf.com.

8. Mission Promise Neighborhood Team at MEDA
Ada Alvarez, Early Learning Family Success Coach
Beatriz Antunez, Evaluation Assistant
Roberto Aparicio, Family Success Coach, Everett Middle School
Laura Andersen, Education Manager
Leticia Contreras, Program Associate
Liz Cortez, Early Learning Manager
Raquel F. Donoso, Director
Morgan Buras Finlay, Evaluation Analyst
Dannielle Glover, Family Success Coach, John O’Connell High School
Dannhae Herrera-Wilson, Family Success Coach, Bryant Elementary School
Monica Lopez, Evaluation Director
Amelia Martinez, Family Success Coach Manager
Gabriel Medina, Policy Manager
Lucia Obregon, Volunteer Services Manager
Laura Olivas, Community Leadership Manager
Michelle Reiss-Top, Technology/Data Systems Manager
Celina Ramos-Castro, Family Success Coach, Chavez Elementary
Severin Saenz, Evaluator
Mission Promise Neighborhood (MPN), 2301 Mission Street, Suite 303, San Francisco, CA 94110
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