The weekly Friday meal distribution program has been around for 20 years, but these days, volunteers and participants often are grappling with housing insecurity, rising cost of living and job instability that for some are exacerbated by their immigration status.
Category: Homelessness
Posted inElections, Government & Politics, Homelessness
Experiencing Homelessness and Wanting to Vote? Here’s How.
If you’re unhoused, you can cast a ballot in this November’s election. Read our Q&A to learn how to register and vote, even if you lack a fixed address or physical identification card.
Posted inCity Hall, Community, Homelessness, Social Services
Sixth Street Community Rejects ‘Revitalization’ Narrative and Pushes to Keep Support Site Open
Mayor Daniel Lurie wants to close a SoMa resource center for unhoused people by the end of the year amid plans to clean up the corridor. People who use the center and service providers say the decision repeats past harms against communities of color.
Posted inCity Hall, Government & Politics, Homelessness
Civil Grand Jury Finds Sparse Oversight in How City Allocates $500 Million in Contracts to Address Homelessness
A new report finds that the city’s agency in charge of fighting homelessness is ignoring data available to ensure the quality, safety and accountability of its services.
Posted inCity Hall, Community, Economy & Business, Elections, Government & Politics, Health, Homelessness, Housing, Immigration, Neighborhoods, Public Safety, Social Justice, Social Services, Transportation
San Franciscans Speak Out on the Top Issues Facing Their Neighborhoods
In this street interview series taken during the “No Kings” protest in March, people across the city spoke candidly about what matters most where they live, and what they want local leaders to pay attention to.
Posted inCity Hall, Community, Government & Politics, Homelessness, Housing, Politics
Supervisors and Public Encourage City to Fund Long-Term Housing
More than 70 people crowded into the Board of Supervisors’ chamber at San Francisco City Hall on Wednesday afternoon, with many asking the city to spend more money on long-term housing for low-income residents.
Posted inCity Hall, Government & Politics, Homelessness, Housing, Social Services
San Francisco Cut Longstanding Legal Aid, Then Gave One Nonprofit Millions Without Bids
As San Francisco moves to slash longstanding funding for legal aid that helps low-income residents avoid homelessness, the city granted up to $5.68 million for homelessness-prevention legal services to a single nonprofit without opening the opportunity to other providers. The award, which was approved by the department and the Homelessness Oversight Commission in February, will dispense […]
Posted inAging, Community, Government & Politics, Health, Homelessness, Housing
Veterans Stay Healthy Longer in Housing With Extra Supports. But the Money Could Dry Up.
As California’s population grows older, more people need help aging in place. This is especially true of veterans, a demographic with higher-than-average rates of homelessness. Over two years ago, Swords to Plowshares launched a pilot program offering enhanced services and staffing in subsidized housing to help veterans stay healthy and housed. Early results are promising, but future funding remains uncertain as the Trump admin moves away from long-term housing solutions.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Homelessness, Housing
HUD Scrambles Homelessness Funding Twice in One Month, Throwing Local Service Providers Into Uncertainty
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has abruptly rescinded a plan to overhaul how it funds local programs serving the homeless, leaving cities unsure how or when billions of federal homelessness dollars will be disbursed.
Posted inHomelessness, Social Services
As Trump Disrupts Homelessness Funding, Providers Hope City Can Prop Up Housing Programs
Nonprofit service providers and San Francisco officials are seeking funding approaches to blunt federal shifts that they worry could force many formerly homeless residents of subsidized supportive housing back onto the streets.