On Wednesday, April 6 Project Homeless Connect hosted a panel discussion about working with and advocating for people with substance misuse disorders. The panelists represented several organizations, including UCSF, the DOPE Project, and the Department of Public Health. The audience was largely made up of care providers, who brought stories about clients with alcohol/drug problems… Read More
Guest post by Daniel Polk Daniel is Director of Global Citizenship at The Hamlin School After the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, students in my 7th grade social studies class reflected on how they could address a local social justice issue. They decided that they wanted to help alleviate the suffering of homeless individuals. On the… Read More
Guest post by Lauren Hodsdon Lauren is a Masters’ candidate in the Public Health Program at Boston University. She recently completed an internship with Project Homeless Connect. Studies show that having poor teeth can lead to poor chances of finding a job, and we also know that 41% of extremely low-income patients do not have proper access… Read More
The 2015 PHC Breakfast Gala was held on December 16, at Dolby Laboratories. Thank you to all of our guests and sponsors! PHC Connector Award Recipients: Supervisor Jane Kim for Outstanding Leadership SF CARES & Reverend Megan Rohrer for Outstanding Service Peter Burns for Outstanding Volunteerism We are grateful for our Gold and Silver… Read More
On Wednesday, October 21st, Project Homeless Connect hosted our third Provider Connect event of 2015. This event, Supporting Our Youth, Investing in Our Future, focused on best practices for serving transitional age youth (16 to 24 years old) experiencing homelessness. Homeless youth face disproportionate amounts of violence, criminalization, and diminished resources—all piled on top of… Read More
Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Volunteer Party on Thursday, October 15! The evening began with refreshments and hearty snacks. Volunteers then participated in a rousing game of get-to-know-you BINGO with an array of prizes. It was amazing to see how enthusiastically and quickly everyone got to know one another! Our Deputy Director Emily Cohen offered a… Read More
Over the past weekend PHC’s in-office program Every Day Connect (EDC) celebrated its 3rd birthday! EDC was created in 2012 to bridge the gap between quarterly large-scale PHC service events, and the daily needs of our participants. Our team of Resource Specialists works with participants in our office to access life-changing resources. Here are a few… Read More
On September 23, attorneys in San Francisco left work to spend the day with a whole different set of clients at Project Homeless Connect. Lawyers left behind their commercial and technology law practices to discuss subpar living conditions, matters of custody, employment law, and other issues facing our participants. These conversations at the Bill Graham… Read More
Dear PHC Family, When Christina came in to our event on September 23rd, she was agitated, frustrated, and disconnected from many of the services she wanted. She was trying to find a doctor, as well as a haircut, and a meal. Unfortunately, Christina was having trouble getting the information – and help – that she… Read More
On Thursday, July 23rd, Project Homeless Connect hosted our second Provider Connect event of 2015, focusing on care after incarceration. California faces a crisis. As our prison systems struggles with overcrowding and challenges with compliance on managing this issue, care of our imprisoned citizens is grotesquely poor. Once individuals get out of the system, they… Read More
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