Resources and Publications

Strengthening the Safety Net:  Bay Area Philanthropy's Response & Early Lessons  On June 7, 2010, the Safety Net Funders Network of which Soda Foundation is a member released its findings on the condition of the Bay Area Safety Net.  Click here to read the full report.

Building Assets While Building Communities: Expanding Savings and Investment Opportunities for Low-Income Bay Area Residents
In the past decade, a national asset-building movement has been working to increase opportunities for low-income families to build financial assets — cash savings, stocks, bonds, home, business and real estate equity. Interest in asset building as an anti-poverty strategy has been fuelled by increasing public awareness of the importance of financial assets, as well as income, in building economic security. Click here to read a full report about this important strategy.