At New Community Leadership Foundation (NCLF), we empower and uplift residents of black and other disenfranchised neighborhoods across San Francisco. We fight for economic justice while reclaiming land taken from San Francisco’s Black community through racist land-use policies and practices like redlining and “urban renewal,” which destroyed the economic base of Black people in San Francisco in the 1970s. Our volunteered based 501(C)(3) organization was established in San Francisco’s diverse and historic Fillmore neighborhood in 2015. Starting with a small, crowdfunded budget and a grassroots team of volunteers, we have accomplished many great things since our inception. We raised a million dollars to renovate the Fillmore Mini Park, a dilapidated mini-park in the last remaining Black neighborhood in the gentrified Fillmore neighborhood. We also organized the community to restore and reopen the former Yoshi’s Jazz Club, now called the Fillmore Heritage Center (FHC). FHC is a 50,000 square foot entertainment center for hosting vibrant events designed to connect and empower the members of our community. Through our hard work, Black people in Fillmore felt for the first time in decades that they again have a voice in the community. Through programs encompassing cultural upliftment, historic preservation, economic development, civic engagement, artistic empowerment, equity advancement, and much more, we are working to empower San Francisco’s Black community while uniting with all of our city’s stakeholders and decision-makers to work collaboratively toward bold initiatives for economic and racial justice. Our ultimate goal is to give every San Francisco resident a fair chance at a high standard of living and an equal opportunity to live the dream in our city.