Making Our Voices Heard

SFOP works in over 30 congregations and schools representing 40,000 San Franciscans to develop community leaders and grassroots campaigns. SFOP has a broad-based constituency and our leaders influence public officials to make better decisions about important issues that affect us all -- health care, affordable housing, neighborhood safety, workforce development and education.

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Putting Democracy into Action

The power of SFOP starts in the Local Organizing Committees (LOCs). In monthly meetings, community members identify problems and ways to solve them. SFOP is committed to social justice and change, no matter how long it takes. We believe the steps taken along the way are as important as the final result.

• Listening to the community
• Building one-on-one relationships
• Research and policy analysis
• Collaboration with other community organizations
• Large “action meetings” with decision-makers
• Joining other PICO organizations to tackle state and national concerns

Inspiring Results

When people who are closest to the problems have a real voice in creating solutions, everyone wins. Since 1983, SFOP has taken the lead to build:

• Universal health care for all San Francisco children.
• Nearly 3,000 units of affordable housing through Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY).
• The Small Schools by Design movement to address inequities in our public schools.
• Neighborhood resources, including securing over $9 million for a youth center and technology center.
• Safer neighborhoods through job training and workforce development.