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Who We Are

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About TNDC

At TNDC, we believe that everyone deserves to thrive. Since 1981 we've supported residents and community members in building transformative communities by providing affordable homes with supportive services, wellness opportunities, and community advocacy. For more than four decades, we’ve innovated supportive housing practices with onsite social workers and wellness programming that meet the needs of the community. Today, over 6,800 residents call TNDC home.  

Rooted in the Tenderloin with branches across many San Francisco neighborhoods, TNDC strives to work alongside communities and meet people where they're at. We believe that only together can we build a future in which everyone has a place to call home. 

Our Mission

TNDC develops community and provides affordable housing and services for people with low incomes in the Tenderloin and throughout San Francisco, to promote equitable access to opportunity and resources.

Our Vision Statement

We envision a world where everyone has a stable and safe place to call home. A world where housing is treated as a human right. A world where economic status, race, and other social identities do not determine where or how people can live. Where everyone has a meaningful voice in the decisions affecting them. Where future generations are better off than the ones preceding them.

Rooted in the Tenderloin

“TNDC is one of the anchor organizations in the Tenderloin, maybe even in the city.”

Rita Shimmin
Executive Director, GLIDE

“TNDC was visionary and ahead of its time. Because of its original vision, the Tenderloin is not experiencing the same level of gentrification as places like the Mission, Hayes Valley, and chunks of South of Market."

Brad Paul
Deputy Executive Director for Local Government Services, Metropolitan Transportation Commission and former TNDC Board Member

Our Values

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Collaboration

We enhance our impact by working together and with others. We create partnerships, solicit and respond to input, and share our knowledge.
 

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Equity

We are committed to fostering an environment where all individuals have access to opportunities for success. Inspired by fair housing practices, we strive to ensure our policies and actions promote fairness and remove barriers that may limit economic and social mobility.

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Excellence

We recognize that our best work is that which we do in service to others. We continuously push ourselves to work hard, grow, and improve, and to produce high-quality work.
 

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Inclusion

We believe that all people have experiences and perspectives that are valuable. We create spaces and dialogues where everyone belongs and can participate and contribute. 

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Integrity

We strive to be honest, accountable, and transparent. We seek to stand as a model of ethical behavior.