Project Homeless Connect
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Target demographics: San Francisco Homeless, San Francisco Citizens, San Francisco Youth and their families, Low income youth and their families, residents of public housing, limited English speaking communities and the disabled who have limited access to computers and the internet.
Geographic areas served: San Francisco
Mission:
The mission of Project Homeless Connect (PHC) is to connect San Francisco’s homeless with the system of care that will help them move off the streets and into housing.
Project Homeless Connect (PHC), a national best practice model, originated in San Francisco under Mayor Gavin Newsom in October 2004. Today, PHC is emulated in 170 cities across the United States as well as Canada, Puerto Rico and Australia. Every other month over 1000 community volunteers partner with city government, non-profits and the private sector to provide a one-stop shop of health and human services for homeless San Franciscans. Services include medical, mental health, substance abuse, housing, dental, SSI benefits, legal counseling, eyeglasses, California ID, food, voicemail, employment counseling and job placement, wheelchair repair and more. As of September 2008, 18,600 volunteers have provided services to 26,600 homeless and poor San Franciscans.
Project Homeless Connect (PHC), a national best practice model, originated in San Francisco under Mayor Gavin Newsom in October 2004. Today, PHC is emulated in 170 cities across the United States as well as Canada, Puerto Rico and Australia. Every other month over 1000 community volunteers partner with city government, non-profits and the private sector to provide a one-stop shop of health and human services for homeless San Franciscans. Services include medical, mental health, substance abuse, housing, dental, SSI benefits, legal counseling, eyeglasses, California ID, food, voicemail, employment counseling and job placement, wheelchair repair and more. As of September 2008, 18,600 volunteers have provided services to 26,600 homeless and poor San Franciscans.
Results:
San Francisco Connect, Inc. is one of the most innovative partnerships between a city, its residents and its sectors. Project Homeless Connect has been adopted by the National Department of Housing and Development as as a National Best Practice model, and has been copied in over 220 cities across the United States in addition to engaging over 20,000 volunteers from San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. Puerto Rico, Canada and Australia have also adopted Project Homeless Connect as a model towards ending homelessness.
For more information visit: www.projecthomelessconnect.org
For more information visit: www.projecthomelessconnect.org
Carolina G.
12/13/11
WE WISHING YOU THE LIGHT OF HOPE THAT KEEPS THE FUTURE BRIGHT! ALSO WE'RE SENDING YOU A SPECIAL PRAYER THAT BLESS YOUR LIFE WITH PEACE, JOY AND LOVE IN THE NAME OF LORD FOR TODAY AND ALWAYS. WISHING YOU A CHRISTMAS BLESSED BY GOD'S ETERNAL LIGHT! WE ARE HERE TO HELP OTHER TO BRING THIS LIFE A HOPE...
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Sam
08/24/09
I volunteered at my first PHC event a year and a half ago and was AMAZED by the number, and variety of services offered. The other main thing I noticed was that the volunteers were well integrated into the consumer population and were, for the most part, providing a much needed service to many ...
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kat94102
03/15/09
Project Homeless Connect is a great way to address the problem of homelessness. The workers are extremely helpful and the services are so diverse that every homeless person who comes there can find something that they need. Despite this, I can’t help but feel that if I needed to choose between...
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