Join us for our next meeting
The next Shape Up SF Coalition meeting is Thursday, November 20, 2025, hosted by Foodwise. This in-person event will be held at the Ferry Building Port Commission hearing Room.Register for the November 20 Shape Up SF Coalition meeting today!Shape Up San Francisco Coalition
Coalition
- The Shape Up SF Coalition is made up of mission-aligned partners working collaboratively to achieve health equity through systems-level changes.
- The Coalition meets on the third Thursday of February, May, and November from 12-3 pm. Meetings are hosted by our community partners, and locations vary. Sign up for our monthly newsletter to get the latest updates on our meetings.
SFDPH's Community Health Equity and Promotion Branch provides backbone support for the Coalition.
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee provides strategic direction and champions the work of the Coalition.
- Sarah Nelson, Coalition Co-Chair
- Laura Vollmer, Coalition Co-Chair
- David Byrd, CBAT Lead
- Laura Urban, PSEAT Lead
- Betty Sells-Asberry
- Brendan Rea
- Christine Mauia
- Leah Walton
- Saeeda Hafiz
- Sarah Fine
- Sylvia Selinger
- Tracy L. Ward
CHEP Backbone Staff
Action Teams
Action Teams move the Coalition's priorities forward.
Capacity Building Action Team (CBAT)
Policy, Systems, Environments Action Team (PSEAT)
Communications
- Shape Up SF sends a monthly newsletter with action team updates, meeting reminders, trainings, events, funding opportunities, job announcements, and more. Read our November newsletter.
- Shape Up SF also has a Google Group that allows members to send resources or calls to action directly to the group.
- Shape Up SF Coalition meetings are great opportunities to network with mission-aligned organizations.
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Shape Up SF Coalition partners
Partner organizations
- 18 Reasons
- 3rd St. Youth Center
- American Heart Association Greater Bay Area
- All My Uso's
- Bayview YMCA
- BMAGIC
- Bounce Back Generation
- Capacity Blueprint
- CARECEN SF
- Catholic Charities of SF
- Children's Council of SF
- Chinatown YMCA
- Community Well
- Dairy Council of CA
- SF Department of Disability and Aging Services
- Fa'atasi Youth Services
- Farming Hope
- Food & Agriculture Action Coalition Toward Sovereignty (FAACTS)
- Filipino Community Center
- Florence Fang Community Farm
- Food as Medicine Collaborative
- Foodwise
- Healthy Apple Program
- Kids Cooking for Life
- Kaiser Permanente
- Leah's Pantry
- Livable City
- Loyal Butterflies
- Mariposa Kids
- Northridge Coop CommUNITY Garden
- OnLok
- Presidio Trust
- Project Commotion
- Project Open Hand
- PUSH
- Self Help for the Elderly
- SF Marin Food Bank
- SFDPH Nutrition Equity Opportunity and Physical Activity (NEOP)
- SFDPH Tobacco Free Project
- SFUSD Student Nutrition Services
- SOMCAN
- Southwest Community Corporation
- SPUR
- Sugary Drinks Distributor Tax Advisory Committee (SDDTAC)
- Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC)
- UC Cooperative Extension CalFresh Healthy Living
- UCSF
- Urban Sprouts
- YMCA of SF
Shape Up SF Coalition information
Check out Shape Up SF's guiding documents to learn more about how the Coalition operates.
Shape Up SF Coalition bylaws
Shape Up SF Coalition diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) guidelines
2025 Shape Up SF policy agenda
Follow Shape Up SF on social media!
Shape Up SF is on Facebook, and Instagram. Find us @shapeupsfFind Shape Up SF on FacebookAbout
The Shape Up SF (SUSF) Coalition was formed in 2006 to address growing levels of preventable chronic disease, especially in San Francisco's low-income communities and communities of color.
Mission:
To advance health equity in San Francisco by collaborating with community partners on system changes that increase nutrition security and active living.
Vision:
Shape Up SF envisions an equitable, thriving community where all who live, work, learn, and play in San Francisco enjoy optimal health.
Values:
Health equity, community, collaboration, prevention & wellness
Strategies:
- Convene mission-aligned partners for collective impact and networking
- Address health equity and upstream risk factors for chronic disease prevention through stakeholder capacity building
- Policies, systems, and environmental strategies
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