2004 Catalyst Fund

Zeum at Yerba Buena Center

Under the guidance of Woman Warrior Adrienne Pon, CEO at Zeum at Yerba Buena Center, mentee Lysabel Fabian was selected to help drive expansion of Zeum’s well-respected teen program.  Lysabel was a staffer at Zeum and through her work, Adrienne saw a young woman who had potential for personal growth and leadership if given the chance to develop through new challenges and opportunities.  Lysabel focused her mentorship on community outreach efforts and recruitment, input on programs to draw in new membership, and through the experience gained a new level of self-determination.

Kimochi, Inc.

Grace Morimoto has been recruited by Kimochi, Inc. to work on developing outreach and marketing materials and contacts to assist in increasing the occupancy rate at Kimochi Home, Kimochi, Inc’s fee generating Residential Care Facility for the Elderly.  Grace worked directly with Woman Warrior, Sandy Mori, Development Director of Kimochi, Inc. to hone her outreach and marketing skills – and was exposed and interact with citywide resources within the field of aging and human services.  One of the projects Grace spearheaded with the graphics company is a brochure that is now being used for ongoing outreach for Kimochi Home via presentations to social workers, discharge planners, community groups, etc.

JCYC

Woman Warrior, Patti Lee has worked in the Public Defender’s office for over 25 years.  Patti mentored Carolyn Thuy Linh Tran to assist Asian Pacific Islander clients and their families.  Under Patti Lee’s guidance, Carolyn assessed and identified community based agencies that serve the specific needs of the API youth in the juvenile justice system.  This includes outreach, including visits and interviews of staff at many API organizations.  Ultimately, her and Patti’s aimed to produce a San Francisco API Resource guide that will identify organizations that service behavioral and substance abuse, mental health, educational and juvenile justice.

Additional Catalyst Fund Recipient:  Asian American Recovery Services, Inc. (AARS)

Counties of San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara Sponsored Asian and Pacific Islander girls (ages 13-18) to attend the Sister-to-Sister Conference.