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Housing for Unhoused

https://sf.gov/topics/homelessness

HUD Homeless Assistance Programs: A Basic Primer for Aging Advocates - Justice in Aging

San Francisco homelessness: Explore the maze of nonprofits (sfstandard.com)

Streets to Stability

 

SF Dept of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) 440 Turk St., 94102, 628-652-7700. https://hsh.sfgov.org/services/how-to-get-services

 

SF Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) provides outreach and case management to people experiencing homelessness living on the streets of SF; connects people to Access Points, Housing Navigators, Temporary Shelter Options, Crisis Care; works collaboratively with SF DPH’s Street Medicine team to address medical and behavioral health needs, using an individualized approach that includes wrap-around services and promotes harm reduction and stability-based recovery. Leave voicemail at 628-652-8000. https://hsh.sfgov.org/services/the-homelessness-response-system/outreach/homeless-outreach-team/

 

Adult Coordinated Entry (ACE) Access Point provide Problem Solving (includes relocation assistance), assessment, prioritization, and referral to housing and other community services for SF adults experiencing homelessness. 

https://hsh.sfgov.org/services/how-to-get-services/referrals-and-housing-assistance/adult-coordinated-entry-access-points/

Get Access Pass for Free Muni rides https://www.sfmta.com/discounts-people-experiencing-homelessness

  • Mission Action (formerly Dolores St. Community Services), 2645 Mission St./22nd St. 94110, 415-857-7762

  • Episcopal Community Services (ECS), 123 10th St./Mission, 94103, 415-487-3300 x7000; mobile teams available https://ecs-sf.org/adult-coordinated-entry/

  • Swords to Plowshares, 1060 Howard St./Russ St., 94103, 415-727-VETS (8387)

  • Saint Vincent dePaul Society (SVDP), 525 5th St. (at Bryant) 94107, 415-597-7960 x317

  • Transgender Gender Variant Intersex (TGI) Justice Project, 1349 Mission St (entrance at Grace St.) 94103, 415-554-8491

Access Points for survivors of violence

  • Asian Women's Shelter 415-926-3328

  • SafeHouse, 1089 Mission St., SF 94103

  • St. Vincent De Paul- Riley Center, 1175 Howard St. 94103

Adult Temporary Shelter reservation register online https://tinyurl.com/adultsheltersf

Dolores Shelter Program, 1050 S. Van Ness Ave. Walk-up guests line up at 5:30 pm (first-come, first-serve) https://www.missionaction.org/our-work/housing-shelter/#dolores-shelter-program

Interfaith Winter Shelter, 11/25/2024 to 3/30/2025. Self-referral. line up start 5:30 pm https://www.sf.gov/reports/november-2024/interfaith-winter-shelter

https://hsh.archive.sf.gov/services/how-to-get-services/accessing-temporary-shelter/st-vincent-de-paul-societys-tay-urgent-accommodation-voucher-program/    

SF Homeless Shelter Line Surges in First Week of New System (sfstandard.com) (7/12/2023)

Resource Guide: How You Can Access Shelter in San Francisco - San Francisco Public Press (sfpublicpress.org) (9/02/2023)

 

Navigation Centers require referral by SF HOT https://hsh.sfgov.org/services/the-homelessness-response-system/shelter/navigation-centers/

https://hsh.sfgov.org/services/how-to-get-services/accessing-temporary-shelter/adult-temporary-shelter/

 

Drop-In Centers https://hsh.sfgov.org/services/how-to-get-services/other-resources/

        https://sfbayview.com/2023/12/disabled-chronically-homeless-evicted-from-bayview/

 

Maria X Martinez Health Resource Center offers a broad range of low-barrier healthcare services for vulnerable adults in SF, especially people experiencing homelessness. Patients can receive walk-in assessment and care for non-life-threatening illnesses or injuries. We also provide medications for addiction treatment (e.g., buprenorphine) and transitional primary care services. Limited dental and podiatry services are also offered onsite. 55 Stevenson St. between 6th St. & 7th St.

https://www.sf.gov/location--maria-x-martinez-health-resource-center

​​Storage

  • Sixth St. Homeless Storage Facility, 74 6th St., 94103. 415-558-1178

  • Bryant St. Homeless Storage Facility, 680 Bryant St./5th St., 94107. 415-487-3300 ext. 4429

Pit Stops (public toilets & sinks) https://sfpublicworks.org/pitstop

https://sfpublicworks.wixsite.com/pitstop 

General Delivery mail service for those w/o permanent address. 391 Ellis St. SF 94102. 1-800-ASK-USPS (275-8777). https://tools.usps.com/locations/details/1492402 

https://faq.usps.com/s/article/What-is-General-Delivery 

Bayview Hunters Point Foundation for Community Improvement https://www.bayviewci.org/homeless-services 

provides affordable transitional housing to homeless individuals, and case management (including life skills development, employment, and education services, health and wellness supports, housing placement services). 415-468-5100.

Bayview Senior Services Senior Ex-Offender Program (SEOP) transitional homes

https://www.bhpmss.org/senior-ex-offender-program/

Coalition on Homelessness https://www.cohsf.org/ organizes homeless people and front line service providers to create permanent solutions to homelessness, while working to protect the human rights of those forced to remain on the streets. 280 Turk St. 94102, 415-346-3740.

https://www.cohsf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/How-to-Be-a-Housed-Ally-to-PEH-1.pdf

 

Homeless Advocacy Project – see Legal

Hospitality House Self-Help Centers – see Case Management

North Beach Citizens Resource Center (drop-in) - see Case Management

Project Homeless Connect (PHC) https://www.projecthomelessconnect.org/ connects people experiencing homelessness to comprehensive social, medical, and other supportive services. Resource line 855-588-7968.

PHC Drop-In Services, 1031 Franklin St./O'Farrell St, 2nd Flr Urban Life Center Auditorium

https://www.projecthomelessconnect.org/events/drop-in-services-101/

St. Anthony Foundation – see Case Management

The Gubbio Project @ St. John the Evangelist, 1661 - 15th St. (entrance at Julian) 94103, 415-533-4298 https://www.thegubbioproject.org/

Relocation Assistance Programs (sfgov.org) travel assist to reunite with support network outside SF

https://www.sf.gov/information--relocation-assistance

Journey Home: for people experiencing homelessness, people w/SUD; contact 669-265-9373

https://www.sf.gov/news/mayor-london-breed-issues-journey-home-executive-directive-reunite-more-people-family-outside

CAAP Relocation: for CAAP clients; contact CAAP office, 1235 Mission St. (closed 11/30/2024)

Problem Solving: for people experiencing homelessness, at-risk of homelessness; contact Adult Access Point, 123 - 10th St. 94103, 415-487-3300 x7000

7/25/2024 Governor Newsom orders state agencies to address encampments in their communities with urgency and dignity | Governor of California

Newsom orders CA agencies to clear homeless encampments - CalMatters

8/01/2024 San Francisco homeless get bus tickets before anything: New plan (sfstandard.com)

8/12/2024 SF lowered standards of program busing homeless out of town (missionlocal.org)

8/22/2024 Humboldt homeless people bused to San Francisco, other states (sfstandard.com)

Miracle Messages 1-800-MISS-YOU, 5342 Geary Blvd., 94121. https://www.miraclemessages.org/

Resource Center | Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (ucsf.edu)

6/01/2022 https://sfstandard.com/public-health/homelessness/what-happens-if-you-become-homeless-in-sf-a-look-at-the-front-door-of-the-citys-homeless-response/

4/14/2022 https://www.propublica.org/article/san-francisco-rations-housing-by-scoring-homeless-peoples-trauma-by-design-most-fail-to-qualify

2/2022 https://www.cohsf.org/a-new-coordinated-entry-shifting-from-a-system-of-scarcity-to-assessing-real-needs/

10/22/2021 https://www.streetsheet.org/families-speak-out-about-coordinated-entry/

9/21/2021 https://www.codastory.com/authoritarian-tech/san-francisco-homeless-algorithm/

6/30/2021 https://shelterforce.org/2021/06/30/the-hunger-games-of-homeless-services-how-coordinated-entry-is-failing-unhoused-people/

3/29/2021 https://www.projectcensored.org/blaming-the-homeless-for-san-franciscos-homelessness-crisis/

2/23/2021 https://beyondchron.org/san-franciscos-failed-homeless-strategy/

8/07/2018 https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/sf-begins-assessing-homeless-adults-for-new-coordinated-system-for-housing/article_fde061c1-a55e-5e7d-8ec6-f26297b79e64.html 

The ONE System: Coordinated Entry Training (bitfocus.com)

8.12.19 SFHOT Case Manager Training (2).pptx (live.com)

9/30/2024 San Francisco ramps up policing of illegal homeless camps : NPR

9/19/2024 Newsom: Encampment sweeps results are a city problem - CalMatters

9/18/2024 Why do some SF homeless people choose the street over a bed? (missionlocal.org)

8/23/2024 San Francisco homeless camp complaints spike in these areas (sfstandard.com)

8/16/2024 San Francisco homelessness: Mental illness rates skyrocket (sfstandard.com)

7/30/2024 'Aggressive' San Francisco homeless camp sweeps begin (sfstandard.com)

7/30/2024 San Francisco homeless officials use measuring stick to clear 311 complaints (sfstandard.com)

7/11/2024 https://www.kqed.org/news/11993616/california-health-care-providers-tackle-homelessness-crisis-with-new-state-funds

6/28/2024 San Francisco homeless sweeps: SCOTUS ruling is win for officials (sfstandard.com)

6/06/2024 California homelessness: What are some solutions?- CalMatters

6/03/2024 5 Big Lies About Homelessness - Beyond Chron

5/31/2024 San Francisco’s homeless seek refuge in Golden Gate Park (sfstandard.com)

5/30/2024 SF Homeless Services Provider Accused of Fraud Is Stripped of City Contract | KQED

5/24/2024 Open Door Legal nonprofit says it can lower SF homelessness | Politics | sfexaminer.com

5/23/2024 https://homelessness.ucsf.edu/resources/reports/toward-dignity-understanding-older-adult-homelessness

5/20/2024 San Francisco mayor says homelessness is down. Confused? (sfstandard.com)

5/16/2024 San Francisco Homelessness Up 7% Despite Decline in Street Camping | KQED

5/16/2024 San Francisco homelessness spike forces housing rules changes (sfstandard.com)

5/13/2024 SF Program Isn't Just 'Free Beer' for Unhoused. It's Backed Up by Research | KQED

4/09/2024 California's $20 Billion Effort to Combat Homelessness Fails to Curb Rising Unhoused Population | KQED

4/03/2024 Audit Finds SF Homeless Housing Provider Misspent Taxpayer Money | KQED

3/25/2024 SF Homeless Services Provider Accused of Fraud Is Stripped of City Contract | KQED

3/01/2024 Death Rate Among America's Unhoused Population Akin to 'Natural Disaster or War,' New Study Finds | KQED

1/17/2024 California Is Spending $750M on Homelessness. Is It Working? (sfstandard.com)

11/07/2023 110723 Performance Audit of San Francisco Street Teams.pdf (sfbos.org)

11/07/2023 San Francisco Homelessness: Damning Report Released (sfstandard.com)

10/17/2023 San Francisco Homelessness: Nebraska-Imported Planters at Center of City War (sfstandard.com)

10/06/2023 San Francisco's New 'Street to Home' Program Expedites Housing People and Reduces Vacancies in City Funded Homeless Housing | San Francisco (sf.gov)

9/29/2023 SF Homeless Hotline Staff Couldn't Reach Most Seeking Shelter (sfpublicpress.org)

9/25/2023 How Can I Help Homeless People in San Francisco? (sfstandard.com)

9/05/2023 Can We Be Honest About Homelessness? - Beyond Chron

6/29/2023 San Francisco Homelessness: Solutions From Homeless People (sfstandard.com)

6/29/2023 San Francisco Homelessness Nonprofits Aren’t Properly Monitored: Report (sfstandard.com)

6/28/2023 Hitting the Performance Bullseye (sfgov.org)

6/20/2023 New Study: 90% of State's Homeless Are Local; 45% Report Drug, Alcohol Use (sfstandard.com)

6/20/2023 Toward a New Understanding: The California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness | Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (ucsf.edu)

6/16/2023 ‘The country is entirely unprepared.’ As more unhoused people age, where will they die? | PBS NewsHour

5/22/2023 Can San Francisco Finally End Homelessness? - Beyond Chron

4/14/2023 Home By the Bay: An Equity-Driven Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness in SF https://hsh.sfgov.org/about/research-and-reports/home-by-the-bay/

4/13/2023 SF Blocks Contracts to Homeless Nonprofit Referred for FBI Probe (sfstandard.com)

3/23/2023 The ongoing crisis of homelessness in the Bay Area: What’s working, what’s not | McKinsey

3/03/2023 More seniors are becoming homeless, and experts say the trend is likely to worsen | PBS NewsHour

2/21/2023 Feinstein's SF Housing and Homelessness Failure - Beyond Chron

2/10/2023 Homeless seniors: California’s numbers surge - CalMatters

10/17/2022 Why San Francisco Needs Prop C (Homelessness Oversight Commission) - Beyond Chron

7/11/2022 San Francisco Must Rethink Homeless Policies - Beyond Chron

6/30/2022 2022 CGJ Report_A Progress Report about the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing.pdf (sfgov.org)

5/2022 Homelessness in California: Causes and Policy Considerations | Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)

7/06/2021 Input from the unhoused may be crucial solution to homelessness in San Francisco | PBS NewsHour

3/21/2021 Good News for SF’s Homeless - Beyond Chron

7/17/2019 America’s Homeless Industrial Complex – Causes & Solutions (californiapolicycenter.org)

7/11/2019 Homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area: The crisis and a path forward | McKinsey

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