August 14th will mark the 50th PHC event since our inception in 2004. To help commemorate this event, we’re proud to announce a design contest for our volunteer t-shirt! From now through July 5th, we’re asking the Bay Area community to submit original designs for consideration. Once all submissions have been received, PHC staff will… Read More
Last week, Project Homeless Connect and HOPE hosted a social services happy hour at Runway in the Market Square building. The event was designed to celebrate the hard work and dedication of front line staff and to provide an opportunity to network. The happy hour was a great opportunity for over 40 service providers to… Read More
Register for Family Connect If you didn’t receive our email last Friday, volunteer registration is now open for PHC 49. This will be a Family Connect event and will take place in the Bayview on Friday, June 7th. Volunteers are needed from 7:30am until 7:00pm, with several shift options available. This is a particularly fun… Read More
When Steven first contacted Every Day Connect, he was in constant pain. Years of homelessness, coupled with drug use when he was younger, had taken its toll. Now sober for many years and settled into SRO housing, he was experiencing a variety of health issues. First and foremost, he had lost a number of teeth,… Read More
Event Manager Kate Grzeca writes about the importance of foot care: As an avid hiker, one of the things I always keep in mind is the importance of foot care. When you’re on your feet a lot, things can go wrong very quickly, and the smallest problem can bring down the toughest people. Incorrectly fitting… Read More
As you might imagine, many of Project Homeless Connect’s participants are used to surviving with a small number of personal possessions. As you also might imagine, when you don’t have much, there’s an extra sting that comes with having one of your belongings stolen. This was unfortunately the situation a woman named Ellen woke up… Read More
What happens in your section? I run the childcare section at Project Homeless Connect, which means that any participant who has children with them can comfortably take care of the things they need without having to worry about the well-being of their kids. Not only that, but the kids get a warm, loving, fun environment… Read More
Photo by Jamey Thomas, 2013 One of the things we’ve been excited about lately is the expansion of services within our Every Day Connect program. With this new program and its growing capacity, we’ve been able to focus our efforts on helping people locate important resources, not only through daily, one-on-one assistance, but through small-scale… Read More
If you’ve ever been to a Project Homeless Connect event, you know that a lot goes on during the five hours the doors are open. From dental exams to legal advice to resume building to free groceries, the one-stop-shop we create together has seen more than 67,000 visits since 2004. In combination with our new… Read More
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