Community Building

Public spaces thrive when they’re filled with community energy. En2Action brings involvement and activity into places like the beautiful new India Basin Waterfront Park—activating the Food Pavilion and surrounding spaces with pop-ups, cultural workshops, and neighborhood gatherings that support local entrepreneurs and help neighbors connect.

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At India Basin’s Food Pavilion, operated by En2Action in partnership with SF Recreation & Parks, emerging food entrepreneurs showcase their talents while community members share meals, learn together, and experience new flavors. Through programming, vendor support, and community events, we help ensure this public asset truly serves the people who live closest to it.

By activating public spaces in this way, we increase foot traffic, stimulate local economies, and strengthen community ties—creating places that feel welcoming, vibrant, and inclusive.

Our work begins and ends with community voice. Every initiative we lead—whether focused on environmental justice, transportation equity, or neighborhood planning—is shaped by resident input from conception to completion.

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This commitment to authentic engagement extends to major policy initiatives. For two years, En2Action partnered with the Bay Area Air District to help residents of Bayview–Hunters Point participate in developing the Community Emissions Reduction Plan, ensuring that local experiences informed decisions on air quality and health.

En2action has also supported early engagement efforts for the Yosemite Slough Neighborhood Adaptation Plan (YSNAP)—a community-driven process to shape how the neighborhood prepares for sea-level rise and climate impacts. Through outreach and listening sessions, we’ve helped residents define their priorities for a shoreline plan that not only secures funding for flood protection but also creates opportunities for ecological restoration and community benefit.

By elevating local leadership and ensuring residents shape decisions that impact their daily lives, we continue to affirm the community’s right to build an environment that is equitable, safe, and inspiring.

We offer free and low-cost workshops on entrepreneurship, culinary skills, and event production, as well as one-on-one technical assistance for small businesses and nonprofits. 

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This hands-on approach builds the capacity, confidence, and skills needed for economic independence and effective civic participation.