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OUR MISSION
To keep San Francisco communities healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We are a student-run organization working to strengthen San Francisco communities and promote safe pandemic practices. We provide internship positions to Bay Area students, giving them the opportunity to learn important business skills while taking an active role in their community.
OUR HISTORY
Our story began on March 16th, 2020, the day the San Francisco Shelter in Place order went out, instructing residents to stay home for the next three weeks in an effort to curb the rapid spread of COVID-19. As those three weeks quickly turned into months, our founders Miriam Streicker-Hirt, Alex Lewis, and Kinga Csikszentmihalyi began to wonder if there was more that they could be doing to help San Franciscans stay safe and healthy, while still feeling connected to their community.
APRIL 26th
On April 26th the trio founded SF Strong, an organization dedicated to giving San Francisco residents the accurate COVID-19 information that they need to stay safe during the pandemic.
MARCH 16th
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SF STAY-AT-HOME ORDER
The city of San Francisco issues its first COVID-19 stay at-home order. The order was originally scheduled to end on April 7th, 2020.
Miram, Kinga, and Alex found SF Strong, an organization dedicated to spreading hope to San Francisco Communities, and giving SF residents the information they need to stay safe during the pandemic.
SF STRONG IS FOUNDED
The first three SF Strong posters are created
and published by local SF artist Susan Stanger.
FIRST POSTERS PUBLISHED
Jessica Lewis, Nyla Moore, and Lois Shaw join SF Strong as the first student interns.
MAY 31st
We are a group of San Francisco college and high school students with a passion for keeping our community safe. Because of the pandemic, many of us missed graduations, were sent home from colleges around the country, and lost internship opportunities. SF Strong provided a way for us to bring community and safety to San Francisco, while forming a community of our own. We are completely intern-run, and we're always looking for new, passionate students to join our team.
We distribute posters around the city because we know how easy it can be to feel alone during the pandemic. We want to make sure that every San Francisco resident feels like the San Francisco community is looking out for them. We distribute factual, trust worthy and up-to-date COVID-19 information through our website and social media because we know how disorienting it can be to be surrounded by confusing and contradictory information.
FIRST INTERNS!
JUNE 23rd
The fourth SF Strong poster is created
by local student artist Lois Shaw.
FOURTH POSTER CREATED
FIRST POSTER COMPETITION
The first SF Strong poster competition is launched, with artists from around the city designing posters to help inform residents on safe pandemic practices.
JULY 27th
COMPETITION ENDS
On August 21st, the poster competition ends and the amazing winners are announced.
Over the last year, our organization has grown and changed a lot, and we can't wait to see what happens next. No matter what happens, our goals remain the same: we remain committed to providing accurate and up-to-date COVID-19 information to San Francisco residents, while working to help residents feel a little more connected to one another at the very time that the pandemic makes connection most difficult.
The three new SF Strong posters are created by local student artists, and our team begins to distribute them around the city.
MAY 31st
NEW POSTERS PUBLISHED
Over 400 SF Strong posters distributed to
San Francisco homes and businesses.
500+ POSTERS PUT UP!
FEBRUARY 15th
SF STRONG IN THE NEWS
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