Our goal is equitable development for the Tenderloin community. We work with a diverse assembly of neighborhood stakeholders in the fields of arts, education, tech, housing and hospitality. TEDP was created by the North of Market Neighborhood Improvement Corporation (NOMNIC). NOMNIC was created in 1999 to start up and operate a sidewalk cleaning program. With grants from foundations, funds from DP
W and voluntary contributions from property owners and businesses, NOMNIC operated the sidewalk cleaning program for 6 years. About 1/3 of all property owners contributed to its $250,000 annual budget. In 2005, NOMNIC sponsored a drive to create the TL CBD, an assessment district. NOMNIC obtained the support of 65% of the property owners by weighted average. Support was community wide; members of the Coalition on Homelessness participated in drafting the Plan. St Anthony’s, Hastings, Hilton, Tenderloin Housing Clinic, most of the housing non profits, and many others, voted for the $850,000 annual assessment. The TL CBD is the largest assessment district in SF, and virtually no one in SF’s government expected NOMNIC to be successful in obtaining the necessary votes. Following creation of the CBD, the sidewalk cleaning program was absorbed into the CBD and greatly expanded. Shortly thereafter, NOMNIC members obtained a grant from the Haas Jr. Fund and undertook a study of the economic development needs of the TL. Three community workshops were held to obtain community input on Employment Development, Business Development and Quality of Life issues. A report was prepared, the Tenderloin Revitalization and Reinvestment Implementation Project (“TRRIP”) Report. The TRRIP Report is the basis for the creation of the Tenderloin Economic Development Project (TEDP). One of the principal conclusions of the TRRIP Report is that TEDP should be an economic development facilitator, not a creator of new programs. Many programs already exist, and they need to be brought to the TL, or modified, to meet TL needs. Thus, TEDP is collaborating and coordinating with other organizations rather than creating new programs that require large staff capacity and duplicate services already in existence. TEDP is honored and grateful to receive support from: The Office of Economic and Workforce Development; Grants for the Arts; The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation; The Rainin Foundation; and The Columbia Foundation.
