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Be sure to read Sam Whiting's article in the SF Chronicle, featuring our CEO Robert Ogilvie. We are grateful to all who participate in our Neighborhood Beautification Grants program. You could be next! Sign up to receive our free newsletter at sfbeautiful.org for updates.

Thank you to all who applied for our 2026 Neighborhood Grants, and congratulations to our winners. Grants were awarded to mural projects, planting, and lots of clean ups (especially near school zones) We have great partners this year including GLIDE and CAN! Stay tuned!

Great work by Rebecca Sandford-Smith on this mural honoring our priceless pollinators! This is located by Dwight Street between Hamilton & Bowdoin. Stay tuned for the rest of our Neighborhood Grant projects as they come to life.

We would like to thank everyone for their support, & who applied for our 2024-2025 Neighborhood Grants! Please stay tuned as we showcase some of our upcoming projects, which include a mural in the Haight Ashbury, and the restoration of a dell with rare ferns in Golden Gate Park.

REMINDER: Application deadline for our 2024-2025 Neighborhood Grant (NBG) are due this Wednesday, November 20th! website: sfbeautiful.org/neighborhood-g… 📸 Photo credit: @williambout (Unsplash)

After a successful first year, we are excited to announce the start of our second annual Neighborhood Beautification Grants program for 2024-25. We are accepting applications from anyone with a beautification project across San Francisco that is in need of funds. Apply Now!

One of our Neighborhood Grant Finalists & local S.F. superhero, Ellen Lo, painted not one, but two murals located at the @oceanalehouse & @champagardensf Read her newest article hidden wine bars in the city at askme.com Follow Ellen on Instagram @askme_sf

We are proud of our Neighborhood Grant partners Sarah P, Shauna W, and Friends of the Sunglow Steps for their efforts cleaning up the area at Silver Ave & Oxford St. 👏👏👏Come by to indulge in their great work!

Check out the Excelsior Mosaic being built by Vienna Street! The artists invited the neighborhood kids to help create a farm landscape using tiles to build a barn, windmill, water tower, barn ,clouds, birds and a giant rooster!

What a successful day picking up trash with @refuserefusesf in Lower Pacific Heights. Huge KUDOS to all of the volunteers who participated last week! 👏

Check out one of our grant applicants NoeMesha Williams' fiber art. You can find her on IG: @NSlimGoodies on FB: N Goodies Goodies or her Gmail: nslimgoodies@gmail.com. She is the real deal!

Get your submissions in before the October 10 deadline! Make us pay you $5k to beautify your SF neighborhood 🧹🧹🧹 sfbeautiful.org/neighborhood-g…

SF Beautiful launches the Neighborhood Beautification Grants (NBG) program for SF Residents! Make a donation, become a partner, support us and spread the word! Grants range up to $5K for those who want to make an impact and difference for our city. To apply, visit our website!

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