Caring for our environment, our building, and our communities is part of the same work.
Powering Our Future
For nearly five decades, TWB has been a home for feminist organizing, mutual aid, community services, and transformative justice in the heart of San Francisco. Now, we’re taking a new stand: decarbonizing our building to protect our planet, our people, and our future.
Our Goal: $176K
Raised so far:
176K 🎉
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The Race Against Time
We reached our first goal
Together, our community raised the $176,000 needed to move our solar transition forward. This is an important milestone. It is also the beginning of a much bigger vision.
$176K RAISED
ROOF + SOLAR FUNDED
PHASE ONE COMPLETE ✓
Installing low-flow toilets, ADA-compliant fixtures, and improved filtration to save water and increase accessibility.
Modernizing our heating and cooling systems to make every floor comfortable and efficient year-round.
Restoring and upgrading flooring and community spaces to make them more welcoming and functional for our partners and tenants.
Creating stable, cooled spaces for modems and network systems, ensuring reliable connectivity for staff, tenants, and community in general.
Transitioning our gas appliances to electric systems to support our move toward a fossil-free future.
Upgrading doors, cameras, and key fob entry to keep our community safe while maintaining the open, welcoming spirit of our building.
WHERE WE ARE GOING
Solar is the first step toward a more resilient community space. Our long term vision is to prepare The Women’s Building to better support our community as our climate changes.
Resilience That Radiates: Programs Powered by this Transition
Every dollar saved through solar energy flows directly into programs that nurture community care:
In this way, our environmental action becomes a social one, each kilowatt of sunlight strengthens our ability to serve.