Overview view - Anonymous employee Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Employee Review

Working with some of the most marginalized communities and largely low-income communities of color on all issues impacting their lives and their neighborhood. Our work really makes a difference in peoples day to day life and helps drive policy citywide as well.

Sometimes TNDC's mission and our Community Organizing Dept. mission working with the community at large aren't always in alignment. TNDC is still a developer and I think sometimes plays the middle ground and doesn't take a stand on important issues as often as it should as an organization. It leaves residents and community partners unsure of where TNDC stands and its values.

The goal of TNDC is working to get very low income folks housed. They provide food drop offs, Tenderloin After School Program, counseling and more to their tenants. You can tell most of the staff here really care about the community and are driven by their passion to do good work and trying to make the Tenderloin a better place.

The Tenderloin is known for being a difficult neighborhood to work in and you see things regularly that you may have never seen before. It can be a bit disheartening to work in this environment, so you really need to have a passion for the work to continue on here. They are also an affordable housing nonprofit so the salaries aren't as good as they would be in the private sector.