Areas of Focus

We work in a variety of content areas, in which LFA consultants bring specific content knowledge and expertise. Current focus areas and projects completed for selected clients are listed below:

Youth Development and Education

• Full-Service Community Schools Replication Initiative Evaluation

• Quantum Opportunities Program Evaluation Technical Assistance

• Health Initiatives for Youth

• Community Programs Division, San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department

• Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (LYRIC)

• The Delancey Street Foundation's Life Learning Academy

Early Childhood

• First 5 Solano Children and Families Commission Evaluation

• First 5 Sonoma Children and Families Commission Evaluation

• Every Child Counts, First 5 Alameda County

• San Francisco Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families

• San Mateo County WIC

LGBTQIQ

• New Leaf Services for Our Community Outreach to Elders

• LGBT Tobacco Education Partnership

• Community United Against Violence

• Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (LYRIC)

HIV/AIDS

• San Francisco Department of Public Health

• Family Care Network

• AIDS Partnership California

Housing and Homelessness

• Shelter Network of San Mateo County

• National Alliance to End Homelessness

• Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation Housing First Initiative 

• Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation Shifting Gears Initiative

Capacity Building Initiatives

• Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Nonprofit Support Program

• Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

• David and Lucile Packard Foundation: Conserving California Landscapes Initiative

• Center for Venture Philanthropy: Environmental Solutions Forum

Social Marketing

• The California Endowment

• League of California Community Foundations

Public Policy and Advocacy

• Northern California Citizenship Project

• Asian and Pacific Islander Tobacco Education Network

• Asian Pacific Islander National Cancer Survivors' Network

• Assessment of API HIV CBA

Community Foundations and Grantmakers

• Northern California Grantmakers

• Community Foundation Silicon Valley

• League of California Community Foundations

• The Annie E. Casey Foundation

Funder Networks

• Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

• Grantmakers for Children Youth & Families