Charitable organization
Presidio Performing Arts Foundation
The Presidio Performing Arts Foundation (PPAF), under the leadership of Sherene Melania, has a 26-year history of advancing justice through dance while highlighting native artists and those from underrepresented cultures. Their performance company, Presidio Dance Theatre (PDT), focuses on women's empowerment through its New Works Series, exploring gender roles across different eras.
PPAF's community outreach program, DANCEOUT, offers equitable arts opportunities to historically underserved communities, benefiting over 280,000 Bay Area students and families through partnerships with the YMCA and SFUSD. Annual events, such as Children's Day at the SF War Memorial Opera House, provide free access to the arts for thousands in the region. Generated from the website
