San Francisco   Community Affairs staff facilitated the creation of new $ affiliates and convened a regional group of $ state leaders for training sessions. Staff also built new financial education and asset-building collaborative groups from scratch in areas that lack an existing networking mechanism or where networking is more challenging, such as in rural areas.
  The Bank supports the ongoing growth of the “Bank On” programs throughout the District, including San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Los Angeles, Nevada, Eastern Oregon, Central Oregon, and Idaho, to promote access to mainstream financial services by advising new communities on the best practices identified by existing programs.