ABOUT NCLF
New community leadership foundation
Providing Business Resources Since 2012
OUR STORY
Empowering Small Businesses
Since 2012, in San Francisco’s historically marginalized neighborhoods—such as Bayview-Hunters Point, the Tenderloin, and the Fillmore District—where resilience meets rich cultural heritage, the New Community Leadership Foundation (NCLF) has been a driving force for empowerment and change.
At NCLF, we champion:
- Small businesses
- Entrepreneurs
- Disenfranchised communities
We believe economic opportunity is the foundation of thriving, self-sustaining communities. That’s why we equip local changemakers with the financial tools, technical resources, and support networks needed to spark growth, build wealth, and reclaim power.
Our Mission is to provide financial and technical resources to change makers – working in the arts, non-profit and for-profit small businesses – to strengthen disenfranchised communities.
Our goal: help businesses and communities succeed and build generational wealth.
What We Do
Through bold, community-driven initiatives like NCLF’s groundbreaking Shared Ownership program—which launched Café Melange at City Hall in 2024, and will unveil the transformative SoulStation Tenderloin Economic and Cultural Hub at 210 Jones Street in 2026—we’re redefining what local ownership looks like.
These initiatives are more than just projects—they are platforms for progress. Through them, we help local businesses:
- Build wealth within the community
- Create sustainable, cooperative ownership models
- Reclaim space, voice, and economic power
We’re not just supporting businesses—we’re nurturing a movement of self-determination and legacy-building.
Community-Rooted Support
At NCLF, we don’t just offer services—we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with underserved entrepreneurs. Our team of advocates and partners deeply understands the systemic barriers our communities face, and we provide hands-on, culturally informed guidance every step of the way.
Real Impact
Since 2012, NCLF has empowered a growing movement of local business owners—helping them launch, scale, and thrive in the face of adversity. From storefronts to cultural hubs, our work fuels neighborhood revitalization and generational wealth.
Because for us, success isn’t measured in profits alone—it’s measured in power, ownership, and legacy.
Board of directors
NCLF is guided by a team of six outstanding and deeply committed Board members who reflect and embrace the communities we serve.
These Board members are actively involved in all aspects of the organization, working closely with NCLF leadership to:
- Support strategic goals and programming
- Ensure the team has what it needs to succeed
- Provide strong fiscal and administrative oversight
Their dedication helps keep NCLF grounded, accountable, and responsive to community needs.
Team Members
Lily Robinson-Trezvant
Board President
Hugh (EMC) Gregory
Board Vice President
Jada Curry
Board Secretary
Markell S. Yager
Board Member At-Large
Katherine Campbell
Board Member At-Large
Phyllis Bowie
Board Member At-Large
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Collaborative Partnerships
For close to two years, NCLF and Honey Art Studio worked with hundreds of Fillmore residents, community groups, and City partners to shape a community-driven vision for safer, more accessible streets. This plan reflects the lived experiences of a neighborhood impacted by decades of displacement and disinvestment—ensuring future transportation investments truly align with Fillmore’s culture and needs.
A Community-First Approach
With support from SFMTA, this plan holds City leadership accountable for racial equity and repairing past transportation harms. Fillmore was once a thriving community disrupted by policies that increased car dependency. Today, many residents—especially seniors, working families, and those with mobility challenges—still rely on cars. That’s why this plan prioritizes a balanced, community-led approach to biking, ensuring improvements are phased in gradually and supported by residents.
Key Goals
- ✅ Restore trust, foster connection, and create safer, more inclusive streets
- ✅ Address historical injustices
- ✅ Protect parking and drop-off needs
- ✅ Elevate community-led biking initiatives
- ✅ Build an inclusive bike culture rooted in Fillmore’s identity
The Road Ahead
From bike shows and maintenance workshops, to improved sidewalk safety and equitable transit, this plan provides a community-owned roadmap towards more just and accessible mobility, and safer, more connected streets—built for and by the community.
Reconnecting with San Francisco’s Displaced Communities
The New Community Leadership Foundation (NCLF), in partnership with Lynx Insights & Investigations, has launched a groundbreaking effort to reconnect with more than 10,000 individuals and families displaced during San Francisco’s urban renewal programs of the 1960s and 1970s.
These displacements—which disproportionately affected Black communities in the Western Addition and Hunters Point—led to the creation of the Certificate of Preference (COP) Program, offering displaced residents and their descendants a pathway to affordable housing opportunities in San Francisco.
Our Approach: Community-Rooted & Culturally Responsive
With support from the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure (OCII), NCLF and Lynx have combined:
- Investigative research
- Community outreach
- Historical knowledge
Our goal: locate and reconnect those impacted by past displacement.
Led By the Community, For the Community
We’ve hired and trained a team of investigators—many are COP holders themselves—bringing lived experience and deep neighborhood ties to this work.
We’re also working closely with trusted partners like:
- Mackey’s Korner
- KOHO Co-Creative Hub
These local collaborators are essential to our outreach and search efforts.
Are You a COP Holder—or Think You Might Be?
We want to hear from you!
📞 Call: (415) 275-0035
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Visit: www.findmysfcp.org
Join us in this historic and restorative effort to bring people home.
San Francisco Black Led Organizations Coalition (SFBLOC)
Founded in 2020, the San Francisco Black Led Organizations Coalition (SFBLOC) was created to tackle structural racism and funding inequities that have long impacted Black-led organizations in San Francisco.
SFBLOC unites agencies, churches, and grassroots groups across the Bay Area to:
- Build solidarity
- Advocate for equitable funding
- Coordinate efforts for greater community impact
A Collective Response in a Critical Time
As COVID-19 emerged, SFBLOC quickly became a central hub for:
- Community response and support
- Resource sharing
- Securing public and private funding for Black-led initiatives
Within its first three years, the coalition:
- Held regular meetings
- Facilitated collaboration
- Helped shift the narrative around Black-led work in San Francisco
Ongoing Connection & Collaboration
SFBLOC continues to be a trusted space for:
- Information sharing
- Networking
- Strategic partnerships
Its active listserv helps organizations stay connected, collaborate, and share new opportunities.
Powered by NCLF
The New Community Leadership Foundation (NCLF) proudly serves as SFBLOC’s administrative arm, providing coordination and continuity for the coalition’s work.
Our Commitment
SFBLOC is dedicated to:
- Economic justice
- Capacity building
- Increasing Black representation in San Francisco’s civic and economic life
Because lasting change happens when we move together.
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Support from community members like you has been critical to some of our most important and innovative work, from the renovation of the Fillmore Mini Park, to the activation of the Fillmore Heritage Center to the first ever commemoration of the tragedy in Jonestown.
