Family Connections/ Portola Neighborhood Steering Committee
NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Full-Time Position Description
The Program Coordinator will work with the Portola Neighborhood Steering Committee, (a community-driven
group comprised of residents, merchants and community organizations actively developing & implementing a vision
for the future of San Bruno Avenue) to implement the revitalization Action Plan. The Action Plan is a working
blueprint which lays out basic implementation steps to guide the community’s efforts towards accomplishing their
objectives. It lists a series of activities and improvements to make San Bruno Avenue a vital commercial district with
active and involved merchants. The Program Coordinator, under the leadership of Family Connections and the Portola
Neighborhood Steering Committee will be responsible for coordinating meetings, volunteers, and other activities as
listed below.
The Portola Neighborhood is located in San Francisco’s Southeast sector, between the Bayview and Excelsior
neighborhoods, at the Silver Avenue off-ramp of the 101 freeway.
Family Connections is located on 2565 San Bruno Avenue.
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Responsibilities include
 Coordinate and facilitate meetings of the Portola Neighborhood Steering Committee and ad-hoc subcommittees
 Coordinate selected community projects (e.g. street banner project, merchant watch, business attraction, and/or
holiday activities)
 Outreach and recruitment of local merchants, non-profit organizations, and residents to increase participation and
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diversity in program activities
Recruit and manage volunteers to for periodic special events that promote the commercial corridor
Maintain & update building and business inventory database including merchant contacts, vacancy, cleanliness, etc.
Moderate the listserv and maintain participant/stakeholder database and communication
Assist the Steering Committee with fundraising efforts (i.e. grant writing and reporting)
Periodic outreach on behalf of other Family Connections programs including, making program announcements and
generally representing Family Connections in various neighborhood functions
Desired Qualifications
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Leadership experience
Motivated self-starter
Experience working in a multi-cultural environment
Experience with small businesses and/or community organizing a plus
Bilingual English Cantonese or English Spanish preferred
AmeriCorps Compensation:
 Monthly living allowance totaling $18,000 for the entire year
 Educational award of $4,750 after completing a year of full-time community service. Award may be used to repay
higher education loans or to pay for higher education or training.
 Full health and dental benefits
 Childcare provided to eligible applicants
 Training Opportunities, including: orientation, monthly trainings, bi-monthly commercial corridor peer network and
training sessions, three to four periodic trainings on topics relevant to the work, two community service projects
For more information about Family Connections, go to www.familyconnectionsportola.org
For more information about Bay Area LISC and the Americorps program, go to www.bayarealisc.org
To Apply: Send your resume with a cover letter to Desiree Sideroff, dsideroff@lisc.org or call 415-397-7322 x20
Key words: community organizing, economic development, community development, urban planning, city planning,
civic, low-income, small business, immigrant, multi-cultural