The Village SF Awards & Press
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In San Francisco and Nationwide—People Are Talking About The Village SF
Serving our community is a responsibility and privilege. We’re honored to be recognized for this work and committed to deepening our support. Below you’ll see some of our media coverage and awards.
KQED ‘The Medicine My Ancestors Prayed For’: Medi-Cal Now Covers Native Healing Practices
NPR Medicaid will soon cover traditional healing practices for Native Americans in 4 states (audio)
NPR Medicaid will cover traditional healing practices for Native Americans in 4 states (article)
KQED California’s Native Americans Can Soon Get Traditional Healing Covered by Medi-Cal
Mission Local Planning Commission OKs Mission’s Native American ‘Village’
San Francisco Examiner Pelosi’s swan song: funding for Native American housing in S.F.
Cal Matters It’s time for government to invest in urban Indian communities
Indian Country Today Supporters ask California Legislature to fund urban Indian development in San Francisco
Indian Country Today Senator Padilla urges Biden to form advisory group to address urban Indian issues
Mission Local Plans for an American Indian cultural and resource hub gain steam, fundraising begins
Hoodline American Indian cultural and resource center to debut in Mission District by 2025
San Francisco Examiner Native American hub planned for Mission District
The Guardian A crisis of invisibility: inside San Francisco’s planned Native American cultural center
Desert Sun 90% of Native people in California live in cities. How to connect them to their heritage.
Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from Speaker Emerita Pelosi
Friendship House received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from Speaker Emerita Pelosi for The Village SF, which will provide holistic and culturally significant services to San Francisco's Urban American Indian Community.
USDA Forest Service & the Soft Lumber Board
The Village SF was selected as one of five winners to receive funding for reducing its carbon footprint. Friendship House will receive $500,000 for the six-story, Indigenous-led development in San Francisco. Sequestering over 275 metric tons of carbon, the Village SF project was selected because it demonstrates “mass timber’s innovative, scalable applications in architectural design and to highlight its significant role in reducing the built environment’s carbon footprint.”
ReGenesis Institute
National Environmental Justice leaders at The ReGenesis Institute recognized the work of SF Mayor Breed and Friendship House in a proclamation honoring their joint commitment to supporting the Justice40 Initiative and creating a national model for environmental and social justice. Read more here.
Green Building Inititaive's (GBI) Green Globes for New Construction Certification
Green Globes is a science-based, three-in-one building rating system that evaluates the environmental sustainability, health & wellness, and resilience of commercial buildings and portfolios. Supporting a wide range of new construction and existing building project types, Green Globes certification demonstrates an owner and occupant commitment to sustainability & ESG goals.