The Best City in Mission

16th Street BART Station

The 16th Street Bart Station drops you off at the beginning of the Mission.  Tons of shopping, bars and fun are close by this stop. more

20th Street Corridor

20th Street is home to a few wonderful businesses like Atlas Cafe, Flour + Water, Trick Dog and also home to the annual 20th Street Block Party. more

24th Street - Mission District

This area of the Mission District is famous for its murals, huge painted scenes on the walls and building facades.   There are nearly 600 murals in San Francisco, with the richest concentration in this neighborhood. The street, from P... more

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24th Street BART Station

The 24th Street BART Station is in the center of what's left of the Latino Mission.   24th Street, from Mission to Portrero and along Mission Street from 22nd to 26th, there are little treats awaiting, from specialty shops to amazing food and dr... more

826 Valencia - The Pirate Store

826 Valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students ages six to eighteen with their creative and expository writing skills and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Our services are structured arou... more

Abada-Capoeira San Francisco

Capoeira (pronounced ka-poo-e-da) is a dynamic Afro-Brazilian art form unique to Brazil, which developed during the slavery era through shared cultural customs, rituals, and fighting techniques. Capoeira was born as an expression of resistance and re... more

Accion Latina

Accion Latina is a non-profit, San Francisco-based organization founded in 1987 to promote social change and cultural pride in the Latino community. We produce a bilingual newspaper, an annual Latino music festival, and coordinate a journalism projec... more

Balmy Alley

Balmy Alley (formally Balmy Street) is a one-block-long alley that is home to the most concentrated collection of murals in the city of San Francisco. It is located in the south central portion of the Inner Mission District between 24th Street and Ga... more

Barangay Dance Company

Non-profit San Francisco-based Filipino folk dance organization whose mission is to preserve and promote the Filipino cultural heritage through its programs of presenting, outreach and research. more

BFF.fm Studios

BFF.fm is a non-profit community radio station based in San Francisco. Our mission is to support emerging and underground artists and bring the Bay Area music scene to the world through the magic of Internet radio. Donate today to keep BFF.fm on t... more

Burning Man Project

The mission of the Burning Man Project is to facilitate and extend the culture that has issued from the Burning Man event into a larger world. This culture forms an integrated pattern of values, experience, and behavior: a coherent and widely applica... more

Calle 24 Latino Cultural District

The Calle 24 Community Council adopted the following Mission and Vision statements as one outcome of the community planning process: Mission To preserve, enhance and advocate for Latino cultural continuity, vitality, and community in San Francisc... more

City College (CCSF) - Mission

Located at the crossroads of Bartlett, Valencia, and 22nd Streets, the CCSF Mission Center offers college-level general education classes, career and vocational training, ESL, transitional studies, and programs for working adults. more

City Surf Project

80% of our youth have never been to the ocean. We're on a mission to change that. more

Clarion Alley

Clarion Alley runs one block between 17th & 18th and Mission and Valencia streets. The Alley is an amazing testament to street art, public art and a love of the Mission. Clarion Alley Mural Project (CAMP) was established in 1992 by a volunteer... more

Code for America

We are a network of people making government work for the people, by the people, in the digital age. How do we get there? With government services that are simple, effective, and easy to use, working at scale to help all Americans, starting with the... more

Community Music Center (CMC)

Community Music Center is a nonprofit music school and performance space founded in 1921 with the mission of making high quality music accessible to all people, regardless of their financial status. CMC is the Bay Area's oldest community arts organiz... more

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Dolores Park

One of the more popular parks in the city, Dolores Park has several basketball courts, tennis courts, playgrounds, and grassy hills where locals hang out to relax. Great view of downtown from the top of the hill near 20th and Church streets. Get lun... more

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Endgames Improv Training Center South

Endgames Improv puts on more shows than any other improv company in San Francisco. We know that the secret to growing as an improviser is to perform. Classes are wonderful for learning new skills, but only confronting the stage lights and standing in... more

Farming Hope

Turning the soup kitchen on its head. * Wednesday to Saturday 4pm-8pm - Dinner Menu * Saturday and Sunday 9am-2pm - Weekend Brunch Menu more

Franklin Square

Bring the whole family to explore this newly renovated play space. The lighted, artificial turf soccer field is the pride of the neighborhood, and the bright, modern playground will entertain kids of all ages. A dual-level design provides small tots... more

Freedom Archives

The Freedom Archives contains over 10,000 hours of audio and video tapes which date from the late-1960s to the mid-90s and chronicle the progressive history of the Bay Area, the United States, and international movements. We are also in the process o... more

Garfield Square

Garfield Square is located in the city's Mission District, and has a swimming pool, athletic field, playground, courts and areas for passive recreation. The newly renovated Garfield Center comprises a 3,550 square foot clubhouse and pool building... more

Horizons Unlimited of San Francisco

Horizons Unlimited of San Francisco, Inc. ("Horizons Unlimited" or "Horizons") is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1970 with a mission to strengthen and transform the lives of Latinx youth and families of color in San Francisco. Horizon... more

Immaculate Conception Academy

ICA Cristo Rey Academy is a Dominican Catholic college preparatory that empowers girls from underserved communities to become confident young women able to realize their full potential. By providing an excellent academic curriculum, a unique corporat... more

In Chan Kaajal Park

In Chan Kaajal Park, located at 17th and Folsom, is a small park in the Mission that features a playground, garden, and picnic area. more

James Rolph Jr. Playground

Jmes Rolph Jr. Playground has been transformed into a dynamic community center. Kids love the new clubhouse and modern play structures, while the athletic fields and programs are popular with all ages. The park also features play structures for kids,... more

John O'Connell High School

All John O'Connell High School students are innovators and critical thinkers, prepared to succeed in both college and a career. Our students collaborate with peers and professionals to design solutions to complex, real-world problems. In our equity-c... more

Jose Coronado Playground

Open from 5am - 12midnight, Jose Coronado Playground features a community clubhouse that offers workshops and classes. There is a full basketball court, tennis court and play structure, but blacktop soccer and baseball are also popular. * Communi... more

Kali K'iin

CARECENSF empowers and responds to the needs, rights and aspirations of Latino, immigrant, and under-resourced families in the San Francisco Bay Area — building leadership to pursue self-determination and justice. more

La Cocina

The mission of La Cocina is to cultivate low income food entrepreneurs as they formalize and grow their businesses by providing affordable commercial kitchen space, industry-specific technical assistance and access to market opportunities. We focus p... more

Laborers International Union

LIUNA - the Laborers’ International Union of North America - is the most progressive, aggressive and fastest-growing union of construction workers, and one of the most diverse and effective unions representing public service employees. more

Media Alliance

Media Alliance is a media resource and advocacy center for media professionals, non-profit organizations and social justice activists. more

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts

The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA) was established in 1977 by artists and community activists with a shared vision to promote, preserve and develop the Latino cultural arts that reflect the living tradition and experiences of Chicano... more

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Mission District

Take a stroll through one of the most diverse and interesting areas of the city. With its strong Latin influence, the Mission offers everything from fresh hand-made tortillas, to great cafes, used furniture stores, and many of the city's hippest bars... more

Mission Dolores Basilica

Founded in 1776 near the village of Chutchui by Franciscan Friar Francisco Palou, Mission San Francisco de Asis, popularly known as Mission Dolores, has always had a central place in the civic and cultural life of San Francisco. Today, besides be... more

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Mission High School

Mission High School has the distinction of being the first comprehensive high school in San Francisco and the first such school west of the Rocky Mountains. The first building was formally dedicated in 1897. Mission High School is proud of its rich h... more

Mission Neighborhood Centers

We are Mission Neighborhood Centers (MNC), serving SF's highest risk children, youth, families and seniors with a continuum of culturally appropriate programs. more

Mission Playground

There's a rec center, tennis, basketball and soccer (poppy foot) courts as well. more

Mission San Francisco de Asis

Mission San Francisco de Asís, or Mission Dolores, is the oldest surviving structure in San Francisco and the seventh religious settlement established as part of the California chain of missions. The Mission was founded on June 29, 1776, by Li... more

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