Leroy Looper

Leroy Looper (November 24, 1924 – September 11, 2011) was a community organizer and founder of several low-income housing facilities, programs for addiction recovery, and education initiatives in San Francisco. He was known by locals as "the father of the Tenderloin".

References

External links
 Leroy Looper Memorial Page.
 Board-and-Care, "The New Yorker", October 12, 1987.

Category:People from San Francisco
Category:African-American businesspeople
Category:American businesspeople
Category:African-American founders
Category:American founders
Category:Housing rights activists
Category:Homelessness activists
Category:Housing reformers
Category:Community organizing
Category:Antioch University alumni
Category:Mental health activists
Category:1924 births
Category:2011 deaths
Category:Activists from California