Firing At 'Mission Girls' Highlights Mission Nonprofits' Struggle With Accusations Leveled Against Community Leader Jon Jacobo

San Francisco CA

27 October, 2021

5:56 PM

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By Eleni Balakrishnan, Mission Local October 27, 2021 When the employees at Mission Girls Services wrote up an Instagram post condemning sexual violence and Jon Jacobo, who was accused of rape in August, they figured it was the right move. After all, Mission Girls is an organization that "strives to empower young women," according to the website for Mission Neighborhood Centers, the nonprofit that oversees the program. And Mission Girls addresses topics like sex-based violence, healthy relationships, and body positivity with young girls in the community. The eight-person Mission Girls team — made up of women of color, a few of whom were themselves survivors of sexual assault — met on Aug. 10 to put out a statement condemning sexual assault and offering support to victims of sexual assault, including Sasha Perigo, who on Aug. 6 accused Jacobo of rape on Twitter. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.