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Westbrook Plaza Grand Opening

Please join
South of Market Health Center and
Mercy Housing California
for the

Westbrook Plaza
Dedication Ceremony
& Open House


Thursday, June 9, 2011
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
227 – 7th Street
(between Folsom & Howard)
San Francisco, CA 94103

  • SPEAKERS PROGRAM
  • PROPERTY TOUR
  • LUNCHEON
Westbrook Plaza is a joint development between South of Market Health Center and Mercy Housing California. The property comprises 49 units of affordable family housing and a 20,000 square foot state-of-the-art community health clinic providing full-service patient and community pharmacy services, medical and social case-management, women and children services, health education, urgent care and dental care.

 
 
To find out more about ways to support the Westbrook Plaza project, call Marilyn Griffin, Director of Planning and Development, at (415) 503-6000.
 

 

Some facts about the SOMA


SOMA is about 54% white, 17% African American, 17% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 11% Latino/Hispanic.
SOMA is one of two areas in the City with the largest number of residents receiving General Assistance.

Over the last 12 years, 2,210 units of affordable housing have been added to the area.

The number of children and youth residing in SOMA is expected to increase by 114% by 2010.

Bessie Carmichael, the only elementary school in the SOMA, recently moved into a new state-of-the-art facility on Seventh Street with larger classrooms and a new computer lab. The school offers the only Filipino Bilingual Program in the SF Unified School District.

Nearly 30% of the enrolled children in Bessie Carmichael Elementary School receive free or reduced school lunches.

The unemployment rate in South of Market is more than double the citywide rate.

In the 94103 zip code where SMHC is located, 23% of the population lives below the poverty level compared to 15% for the entire city.