Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA): Mission Promise Neighborhood Evaluation Department

Program Description:

Rooted in the Mission and focused on San Francisco, MEDA’s mission is to strengthen low- and moderate-income Latino families by promoting economic equity and social justice through asset building and community development. Since 1973, the Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) has been dedicated to asset building, ultimately improving the economic and social conditions of San Francisco’s Latino community and the Mission District. Every family holds dreams for increased opportunity and a legacy for the next generation. MEDA can make those dreams a reality via free programs available in English and Spanish, with workshops and one-on-one consultations available. Services are free and include financial capability, business development, housing opportunities, free tax preparation, workforce development, digital literacy training. The Mission Promise Neighborhood (Funded by US Department of ED) functions within the MEDA Framework, and provides a network of support services to help families achieve economic stability and gives them the tools they need to support their children’s academic achievement, creating a brighter future for the whole Mission community.

Clientele Served:

Low-income Latino adults & families, residents of the Mission District, and students attending Mission District schools.

Issues Program Addresses:

Educational inequality, access to preschool and early learning, gentrification and displacement, housing, small business development, community real estate, financial capacity (tax preparation, ITIN applications, financial literacy), voter rights.

Intern Assignments:

Focus on evaluation and policy. Work will include data entry, support with report writing, presenting data to stakeholder groups, and choosing an individual project within the realm of MEDA and MPN’s work that is data driven and will enhance the mission of the organization. Intern will also have opportunities to shadow and/or take a small case management case load to complement the evaluation work being done. Intern will work with Family Success Coaches at Mission Schools, helping families apply for and obtain benefits.

Intern Training & Educational Opportunities:

Educational opportunities include increased technical skills and experience relating to program and policy evaluation including logic modeling, survey administration and analyses, data analyses, report writing and presentations. Other educational opportunities include training in Salesforce data base, Tax Preparation and becoming involved in the dynamic and interrelated issues faced and overcome by low-income immigrant communities in San Francisco.

Intern Benefits: (Include stipend, conferences, car, food, etc.)

Benefits to the intern include opportunities for networking and meeting and working collaboratively with the 20+ partners involved in the Mission Promise Neighborhood, conference attendance as needed, and access to all programs that MEDA offers.

Other Special Placement Procedures or Requirements (Including Dates of Internship, Special Application Forms and Deadlines):