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Brenda Way, founder and artistic director of ODC, is a recipient of the San Francisco Foundation Community Awards "for creating a community hub through dance. She built the largest, most comprehensive contemporary dance
Aim High is a recipient of the San Francisco Community Leadership Awards "for closing the achievement gap through programs that inspire a love of learning and a strong sense of community. Through its innovative, free sum
Arnold Perkins, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2007 Community Leadership Awards (the San Francisco Foundation Award). Arnolds broad experiences reflect his passion to build and strengthen community spirit. Throug
Jane Garcia, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2007 Community Leadership Awards (the Robert C. Kirkwood Award). Jane's visionary advocacy reflects the cultures and languages of patients and has advanced the national
A compelling documentary about lesbians who discriminate against other lesbians based on gender roles. Director Nneka Onuorah takes an in-depth look at the internalized hetero-normative gender roles that have become all
The San Francisco Foundation 2013 Community Leadership Awards presents Nancy Hom with the Helen Crocker Russell Award, made to an under-recognized, mature artist who has made a significant and ongoing contribution in the
The San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards presents Jordan Simmons, artistic director of the East Bay Center for Performing Arts, with the Helen Crocker Russell Award for building a better future for young
Arabella Martinez, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2005 Community Leadership Awards (The San Francisco Foundation Award), was recognized for her commitment to building culturally relevant services and resources ne
"The role of the arts is to tear down what is evil and build up what is good." - Chinaka Hodge
The San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards presents John Santos, musician and cultural activist, with the Helen Crocker Russell Award for making music that transcends cultural barriers and serves as a tool
Faced with the lack of interest from state authorities in curbing common crime, the Coastal-Mountain communities created their own public, comprehensive, and assembly-based justice system. In 1995, the Regional Coordinat
Fuel For The Fire is a film about resiliency and transformation . It tells the inspiring personal stories of people from populations in the Black Community mostly affected by HIV, (cisgendered and transgendered women and
Chris Bischof, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2004 Community Leadership Awards (Robert C. Kirkwood Award) – for successfully rejuvenating high school education in East Palo Alto, inspiring college achievement, an
Eugene Rodriguez, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2009 Community Leadership Awards (the Helen Crocker Russell Award) - founder of Los Cenzontles Mexican Cultural Arts Center, a classically trained guitarist, for h
A documentary about the remarkable life and work of Buffalo-based activist Lee Constance Bowles Eve.
A documentary on the Los Angeles beat scene.
Xavier Rudd and the London Community Gospel Choir: Rhythms of the Earth is a music video story about singers
Dr. Washington Burns is the executive director of the Prescott-Joseph Center for Community Enhancement, for working tirelessly to meet the needs and better the lives of West Oakland residents. A retired pathologist, Dr.
Bishop William Swing, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2006 Community Leadership Awards (The San Francisco Foundation Award) - for creating a more just and compassionate community. He reaches out across religions a
Takes a close look at the long and difficult journey Japanese Americans faced as they transitioned from being forcibly removed from their homes and imprisoned in concentration camps during World War II, to readjustment t