In 2024, Homeless Children’s Network (HCN) engaged Indigo Cultural Center to conduct external evaluations for HCN’s programs that serve Black and BIPOC communities in San Francisco. The report highlights each program's methodology, key findings, and spotlight our impact through the voices of program participants and our HCN team. Graphics and graphic representations of each program's essence and impact were done by Rio Holaday. Learn more about Homeless Children's Network at

In 2024, Homeless Children’s Network engaged Indigo Cultural Center to conduct an external evaluation of the Kuamka Community Healing Arts Program,  an Afri-centric healing arts-based program for Black artists in San Francisco that provides expressive arts training and technical support for facilitating community-based workshops.  The reports highlight each program's methodology, key findings, and spotlight our impact through the voices of program participants and our HCN tea

In 2024, Homeless Children’s Network engaged Indigo Cultural Center to conduct an external evaluation of the Kuamka Community Healing Arts Program,  an Afri-centric healing arts-based program for Black artists in San Francisco that provides expressive arts training and technical support for facilitating community-based workshops.  The reports highlight each program's methodology, key findings, and spotlight our impact through the voices of program participants and our HCN tea

In July 2021, Homeless Children’s Network (HCN) developed the Community Innovations Mini-Grants Program funded by the San Francisco Human Rights Commission and Dream Keeper Initiative to provide Mini Grants throughout the Black community. HCN is excellently qualified to give small grants to individuals and organizations and to advance social justice to create community innovations for marginalized populations within the Black community. In 2022-2023, HCN began to focus on pro

In July 2021, Homeless Children’s Network (HCN) launched the Afro-cultural Black LGBTQIA+ Preservation Mini-Grants   Program  to support Black LGBTQIA+ community members to plan, host, and complete events or projects that highlights and fosters a culture of belonging citywide for Black LGBTQIA+ community members. The Afro-cultural Black LGBTQIA+ Preservation Mini-Grants   Program  is funded through a partnership between the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD),

In 2021, Homeless Children’s Network (HCN) launched a mental health services training program to train underemployed or unemployed Black San Franciscans in Afri-Centric approaches to mental health and holistic well-being. HCN’s Amani Mental Health Training Program  is funded through a partnership between the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD), Dream Keeper Initiative, and Human Rights Commission (HRC). HCN’s program was started with the intention of providing

In January 2022, Homeless Children’s Network (HCN) launched a new program to support Black fathers in San Francisco with therapy, case management, and group healing circles. HCN’s Brighter Futures Program is funded through a partnership with the San Francisco Human Rights Commission (HRC) and Dream Keeper Initiative. HCN’s program was started with the intention of providing culturally relevant and accessible mental health services to Black fathers and families to promote inte

In 2024, Homeless Children’s Network (HCN) engaged Indigo Cultural Center to conduct an external evaluation of the HCN’s Dream Keeper Initiative (DKI) Community Mental Health Program. The Dream Keeper Initiative supports HCN’s transformative work for Black communities in San Francisco. HCN’s DKI Community Health Mental Health Program is grounded in an understanding that Black community mental health has been and continues to be impacted by historical systemic racism and oppre

In 2024, Homeless Children’s Network engaged Indigo Cultural Center to conduct an external evaluation of the Ma’at Program. Intentionally paired with Black therapists who have been trained in an Afri-Centric Mental Health model, Ma’at serves children and youth ages 0 to 17 who identify as Black or of African descent. The Ma'at team of clinicians provide Afri-centric mental health services and instrumental case management to their clients throughout San Francisco. In 2022, HC

Indigo joins Canvas of the Heart to discuss ways that Free Arts Arizona is addressing racial trauma in the child welfare system.