EMERGENCY RESPONSE GRANTS
EMERGENCY RESPONSE GRANTS
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak and the shelter-in-place orders in the Bay Area in March 2020, Tipping Point made timely and strategic investments to our grantees as well as new organizations to provide essential assistance to the low-income people disproportionately affected by the pandemic, and the non-profits they rely upon. View our investments in Bay Area non-profits below. Learn more our COVID-19 Response.
Grants distributed as of February 1, 2021
| Grants distributed as of June 22, 2021 | ||
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Provide food and basic needs for low-income families with young children. |
Multiple Counties | |
| Support low-income hourly workers during the COVID-19 crisis. |
San Mateo County |
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| Grants distributed as of June 9, 2021 | ||
| Provide legal assistance to tenants at risk of eviction due to COVID-19. | Multiple Counties | |
| Provide legal assistance to tenants at risk of eviction due to COVID-19. |
Alameda County |
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| Provide legal assistance to tenants at risk of eviction due to COVID-19. |
Alameda County |
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| Provide legal assistance to tenants at risk of eviction due to COVID-19. | Santa Clara County | |
| Grants distributed as of May 29, 2021 | ||
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Provide rental assistance to pregnant mothers and families with young children experiencing or at risk of homelessness. |
San Francisco County | |
| Grants distributed as of April 20, 2021 | ||
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Provide financial support to SFSU students who are foster youth. |
Multiple Counties | |
| Grants distributed as of March 18, 2021 | ||
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Support grassroots effort to provide vaccine education and access to Bay Area residents disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and populations with lower vaccination rates. |
San Francisco County | |
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Support grassroots effort to provide vaccine education and access to Bay Area residents disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and populations with lower vaccination. |
San Francisco County |
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| Support grassroots effort to provide vaccine education and access to Bay Area residents disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and populations with lower vaccination rates. |
Contra Costa County |
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Support grassroots effort to provide vaccine education and access to Bay Area residents disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and populations with lower vaccination rates. |
Multiple Counties | |
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Support licensed family child care providers whose programs have suffered due to revenue reductions caused by the pandemic. |
Contra Costa County | |
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Provide the low-income families at the school with financial support for food, household supplies, rental assistance, and other essentials. |
Santa Clara County | |
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Support grassroots effort to provide vaccine education and access to Bay Area residents disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and populations with lower vaccination rates. |
San Francisco County | |
| Grants distributed as of February 28, 2021 | ||
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Provide support for low-income K-12 students of color to address learning loss caused by COVID-19 campus closures. |
Multiple Counties | |
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Provide support for low-income K-12 students of color to address learning loss caused by COVID-19 campus closures. |
Multiple Counties |
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| Provide support for low-income K-12 students of color to address learning loss caused by COVID-19 campus closures. |
Alameda County |
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Provide direct financial support for low-income youth and families. |
Alameda County | |
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Provide support for low-income K-12 students of color to address learning loss caused by COVID-19 campus closures. |
Contra Costa County | |
| Grants distributed as of February 1, 2021 | ||
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Fund a comprehensive remote tutoring program for 6-12th graders. |
Multiple Counties | |
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Continue the support of the Client Support Fund that provides clients, many who are hourly workers and have lost wages, with financial support for rent, food, and other essentials. |
Marin County |
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Provide rental assistance to pregnant mothers and families with young children experiencing or at risk of homelessness. |
San Francisco County |
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Provide financial support and technology for clients on their path to employment. |
San Francisco County | |
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Provide low-income people with financial support for rent, food, and other essentials, including technology to maintain access to employment services. |
Multiple Counties | |
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Provide low-income, first-time mothers with cell phones and data plans so they can continue receiving vital support from their nurse home visitors. |
Multiple Counties | |
| Grants distributed as of December 21, 2020 | ||
| Boys + Girls Clubs of San Francisco – Tenderloin Clubhouse | Provide support for families and students in the Community Hubs Initiative participating in remote learning. | San Francisco County |
| Center for Employment Opportunities | Provide personal protective equipment and support for essential workers. | Multiple Counties |
| City of Dreams | Provide support for families and students in the Community Hubs Initiative participating in remote learning. | San Francisco County |
| Cross Cultural Family Center | Provide funds and basic supplies for staff and participating families in early childhood centers. | San Francisco County |
| Dine11 | Fund meals prepared by local restaurants for low-income families. | Multiple Counties |
| East Oakland Collective | Provide food and personal protective equipment for unhoused East Oakland residents. | Alameda County |
| Felton Institute | Provide funds and basic supplies for staff and participating families in early childhood centers. | San Francisco County |
| Growth Sector | Provide rental assistance, food, and childcare for low-income community college students. | Multiple Counties |
| Life Learning Academy | Provide food and technology for participating students living off-campus. | Multiple Counties |
| Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa | Support food distribution to shelters and direct-service organizations. | Contra Costa County |
| Monument Impact | Provide rental assistance and direct financial assistance to undocumented residents. | Contra Costa County |
| Opportunity Junction | Provide rental assistance and other financial support for low-income residents of East Contra Costa County. | Contra Costa County |
| ParentChild+ | Provide food and basic needs for low-income families with young children. | Santa Clara County |
| RCF Connects | Provide direct financial assistance for rent and food for low-income residents. | Contra Costa County |
| Richmond District Neighborhood Center | Provide support for families and students in the Community Hubs Initiative participating in remote learning. | San Francisco County |
| Samoan Community Development Center | Provide support for families and students in the Community Hubs Initiative participating in remote learning. | San Francisco County |
| Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center | Provide support for families and students in the Community Hubs Initiative participating in remote learning. | San Francisco County |
| Trinity Center | Provide food and cash assistance to unhoused residents. | Contra Costa County |
| United Council of Human Services | Provide food and personal protective equipment for unhoused Bayview residents. | San Francisco County |
| United Playaz | Provide support for families and students in the Community Hubs Initiative participating in remote learning. | San Francisco County |
| Up on Top | Provide support for families and students in the Community Hubs Initiative participating in remote learning. | San Francisco County |
| White Pony Express | Provide food rescue and redistribution in Contra Costa County. | Contra Costa County |
| Young Community Developers (YCD) | Provide financial assistance and personal protective equipment for Bayview residents. | San Francisco County |
| Youth First | Provide support for families and students in the Community Hubs Initiative participating in remote learning. | San Francisco County |
| Youth Uprising | Provide food, personal protective equipment, and diapers for East Oakland residents. | Alameda County |
| Grants distributed as of December 7, 2020 | ||
| Bay Area Community Services | Provide rental assistance to tenants at risk of eviction due to COVID-19. | Alameda County |
| Bay Area Legal Aid | Provide rental assistance to tenants at risk of eviction due to COVID-19. | Contra Costa County |
| Catholic Charities East Bay | Provide rental assistance to tenants at risk of eviction due to COVID-19. | Alameda County |
| East Bay Community Law Center | Provide rental assistance to tenants at risk of eviction due to COVID-19. | Alameda County |
| Grants distributed as of November 12, 2020 | ||
| Public Health Institute | Support for Together Toward Health: the development of a Bay Area contact tracing workforce comprised of unemployed workers from communities disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. | Multiple Counties |
| Grants distributed as of June 27, 2020 | ||
| Beyond 12 | Provide low-income, first-generation students with scholarships to cover financial challenges and expand virtual coaching. | Multiple Counties |
| The Bread Project | Provide essential items including food staples, toilet paper, and cleaning supplies to program participants and graduates. | Multiple Counties |
| Caliber Schools | Provide funds to low-income students and their families for food, medical/cleaning supplies as well as social-emotional learning support to teachers and students. | Contra Costa County |
| Compass Family Services | Provide temporary housing for unhoused families and financial support for food, diapers, and other essentials to families experiencing or at risk of homelessness. | San Francisco County |
| John Burton Advocates for Youth | Provide financial support to students who are transition-aged foster youth to cover expenses during the pandemic. | Multiple Counties |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | Provide financial support for rent, food, and other essential supplies to youth experiencing or at risk of homelessness. | San Francisco County |
| Nurse-Family Partnership | Provide low-income, first-time mothers with cell phones and data plans so they can continue receiving vital health support from their nurses. | Multiple Counties |
| On The Move | Provide financial support to youth who have experienced or at risk of experiencing homelessness to stay housed, pay rent, and avoid eviction. | Multiple Counties |
| RCF Connects | Provide financial support to families to cover rent, food, and other essential expenses. | Contra Costa County |
| SF State Guardian Scholars Program | Provide financial support to SFSU students who are foster youth—many of whom are without permanent housing, face uncertain job prospects, and have increased expenses and needs, such as child care. | Multiple Counties |
| SHELTER, Inc. | Provide financial support for rent, food, and housing-related expenses to families experiencing or at risk of homelessness. | Contra Costa County |
| Upwardly Global | Provide financial support to job seekers to cover essential needs as they continue to seek employment during the crisis. | Multiple Counties |
| Urban Alchemy | Provide funding to employ local job-seekers to staff temporary housing and maintain safety measures for people experiencing homelessness. | San Francisco County |
| Grants distributed as of May 29, 2020 | ||
| Aspire Public Schools | Provide financial support for students and their families to help pay for food and essential living expenses. | Multiple Counties |
| Beyond 12 | Provide low-income, first-generation students with micro-scholarships to cover financial challenges and expand virtual coaching to help students access resources available to them. | Multiple Counties |
| Community Solutions | Provide direct financial assistance for undocumented individuals and families in the Bay Area who do not have access to government stimulus funds. | Multiple Counties |
| KIPP | Provide financial support to current students, their families, and Bay Area alumni who have immediate needs for support. | Santa Clara County |
| Mission Asset Fund | Provide direct financial assistance for undocumented individuals and families in the Bay Area who do not have access to government stimulus funds. | Contra Costa County |
| Monument Impact | Provide direct financial assistance for undocumented individuals and families in the Bay Area who do not have access to government stimulus funds. | Contra Costa County |
| Opportunity Junction | Provide financial support and mobile technology for students and alumni. | Multiple Counties |
| The Bread Project | Provide essential items including food staples, toilet paper, and cleaning supplies to program graduates with increased needs. | Multiple Counties |
| Year Up | Direct cash assistance to Year Up Bay Area students experiencing financial emergencies and to support remote working and learning for students and staff. | Multiple Counties |
| Grants distributed as of May 11, 2020 | ||
| Alameda County Community Food Bank | Purchase and distribute food to low-income children, adults, and seniors. | Alameda County |
| Caliber Schools | Provide low-income families at Caliber with financial support for food, rental assistance, and other essentials. | Contra Costa County |
| Community Housing Partnership | Support increased needs to provide formerly homeless residents with shelter, while adhering to public health safety policies. | San Francisco County |
| Compass Family Services | Provide temporary housing for families as well as financial support for food, diapers, and other essentials to families at risk of or experiencing homelessness. | San Francisco County |
| East Oakland Collective | Purchase and distribute food to vulnerable populations including: seniors, people with disabilities, those with compromised immune systems, and families. | Alameda County |
| East San Jose PEACE Partnership | Distribute cash and resources directly to undocumented families and individuals who do not have access to government stimulus funds. | Santa Clara County |
| Family Independence Initiative | Distribute cash directly to undocumented families in the Bay Area who do not have access to government stimulus funds. | Multiple Counties |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties | Purchase and distribute food to low-income children, adults, and seniors. | Contra Costa County |
| Homeless Prenatal Program | Provide financial assistance for basic needs including rent, food, and transportation vouchers for pregnant mothers and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness | San Francisco County |
| iMentor | Provide financial support for basic needs and remote learning to support the needs of low-income families of their students. | Alameda + Santa Clara counties |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | Provide shelter and gift cards for essential items to youth experiencing homelessness. | San Francisco County |
| Loaves and Fishes | Purchase and distribute food to low-income people, many of whom are experiencing homelessness. | Contra Costa County |
| Monument Crisis Center | Purchase food for low-income people, increase distribution efforts, and cover increased costs due to increased health and safety regulations. | Contra Costa County |
| Rocketship Public Schools | Provide financial support for food, household supplies, rental assistance, and other essentials to the low-income families at Rocketship. | Santa Clara County |
| San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project | Provide people who are awaiting trial and at risk of homelessness with housing and enhanced services. | San Francisco County |
| SHELTER, Inc. | Provide families at risk of homelessness with rental assistance, temporary housing, food, and other essentials. | Contra Costa County |
| Unity Council | Purchase and distribute food to very low-income individuals and families, including those with newborns, pregnant mothers, undocumented immigrants, unaccompanied minors, and seniors. | Alameda County |
| Grants distributed as of April 27, 2020 | ||
| Aspire Public Schools | Provide financial support for students and their families for food and essential living expenses. | Multiple Counties |
| Bread Project | Provide essential items including food staples, toilet paper, and cleaning supplies to program graduates with increased needs. | Multiple Counties |
| Center for Youth Wellness | Provide families with children exposed to trauma with financial support for necessary household items and groceries. | San Francisco County |
| Fresh Lifelines for Youth | Provide emergency stipends and technology support for youth with the greatest needs. | Multiple Counties |
| Guardian Scholars | Continue to provide financial support to SFSU students who are foster youth—many of whom are without permanent housing, face uncertain job prospects, and have increased expenses and needs, such as child care. | Multiple Counties |
| John Burton Advocates for Youth | Provide foster youth students with laptops to maintain coursework and enrollment in college. | Multiple Counties |
| Mission Asset Fund | Provide financial assistance to immigrant families who don’t have access to stimulus payments. | Multiple Counties |
| Next Step Learning Center | Provide students—many of whom live below the poverty line and/or have lost wages—with food, rental assistance, and other essential support. | Alameda County |
| Nurse-Family Partnership | Provide low-income, first-time mothers with cell phones and data plans so they can continue receiving vital health support from their nurses. | Multiple Counties |
| OneGoal | Provide high school seniors, many who rely on financial aid and part-time jobs, with financial assistance to cover deposits and other costs associated with the transition to college. | Multiple Counties |
| Opportunity Junction | Provide employment program students with laptops to participate in online job training for positions that will likely be rehired for most quickly after the social distancing phase of the pandemic. | Contra Costa County |
| ParentChild+ | Provide low-income families with cleaning supplies, diapers, and educational resources for their young children. | Santa Clara County |
| PRC | Provide low-income residents including those who have lost their jobs with financial support for medical care and to help them obtain public benefits and other support during unemployment. | San Francisco County |
| RCF Connects | Provide low-income people—including the elderly, formerly incarcerated, and undocumented people—with financial assistance for essentials such as food, rental assistance, cleaning supplies, and utilities. | Contra Costa County |
| Grants distributed as of April 13, 2020 | ||
| Bread Project | Provide low-income people with essentials such as food, toilet paper, soap, and gift cards. | Multiple Counties |
| Episcopal Community Services | Provide supportive housing residents with rental assistance. | San Francisco County |
| First Place for Youth | Provide former foster youth with financial support for food, transportation, and other essentials. | Multiple Counties |
| Guardian Scholars | Continue to provide SFSU students with financial support for basic needs and housing assistance. | Multiple Counties |
| Homeless Prenatal Program | Provide pregnant mothers and families with formula, diapers, and clothing as well as financial support for groceries and pharmacy items. | San Francisco County |
| Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) | Provide low-income people with financial support for food and essentials. | San Francisco County |
| JobTrain | Provide low-income people with financial support for rent, food, and other essentials. | San Mateo County |
| On the Move/Voices | Provide youth at risk of homelessness with financial support for food, rent, safety supplies, and other essentials. | Multiple Counties |
| Pivotal | Provide former foster youth with financial support for food, housing, cell phone bills, and other essentials. | Santa Clara County |
| Rocketship Public Schools | Provide the low-income families at the school with financial support for food, household supplies, rental assistance, and other essentials. | Santa Clara County |
| SOMOS Mayfair | Train and employ individuals and activate them as leaders in their community to serve as a bridge between institutions and community members to better distribute resources and information to low-income communities. | Santa Clara County |
| YMCA of the East Bay | Provide low-income families with children 0-5 with financial support for food and other essentials. | Multiple Counties |
| Grants distributed as of April 3, 2020 | ||
| Beyond 12 | Provide low-income, first-generation students with micro-scholarships to cover financial costs from campus closures and/or shift to remote learning | All counties |
| Canal Alliance | Support the over 50% of low-income people they regularly serve as well as others living in Marin who have reported job loss, with financial support for food and rent | Marin County |
| Guardian Scholars | Provide SFSU students who are former foster youth with financial support to pay for food, housing, and transportation costs | Multiple counties |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | Provide youth experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness with grocery gift cards for food, personal hygiene items, and other essentials | San Francisco County |
| LifeMoves | Provide adults experiencing homelessness and children living in shelter with food; a need previously met by volunteers | Multiple counties |
| Mission Asset Fund | Provide college students who won’t receive stimulus funds due to their undocumented status with cash assistance | All counties |
| National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) | Provide foster youth with financial support to meet basic needs including food, shelter, and utilities | Multiple counties |
| New Door Ventures | Provide young workers with financial support for rent, food, and utilities due to lost wages/stipends | Multiple counties |
| ParentChild+ | Provide low-income families with food, cleaning supplies, and diapers | Santa Clara County |
| SF Pretrial Diversion | Provide people who are awaiting trial and at risk of homelessness with housing | San Francisco County |
| SHELTER, Inc. | Provide people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness with gift cards for groceries, utilities, and personal items, as well as financial support for rent and housing | Contra Costa County |
| Young Community Developers (YCD) | Provide families and individuals in the Bayview neighborhood with gift cards for essential supplies, and financial support for child care and transportation | San Francisco County |