Businesses can offer employment opportunities and vocational training to help homeless individuals gradually return to the workforce, rebuilding their self-esteem and confidence. Nonprofit organizations can provide various social services, such as food assistance, legal counseling and medical services, to hel...
Bernard said it’s difficult to connect homeless residents to resources because they are often transient and struggle with transportation. Bringing multiple support organizations together makes it easier to access a variety of services, from food and clothing to free on-site vision and dental care. ...
For Robert Aguirre, a formerly unhoused person who has helped the county conduct point in time counts over the last decade, said the count is still worth doing. “The count is extremely inefficient, and yes, it has many flaws,” Aguirre told San José Spo...
Address: 938 Valencia St., San Francisco Email: N/A Phone: 415-282-2826 Dorothy Day House About: Dorothy Day House Berkeley is a volunteer-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization that for over 30 years has provided meals, shelter, and employment for low income residents and people who exp...
Productive and Sustained Support: Tap into peoples’ and organizations’ established skills to provide the kind of long-term support that shelters and unhoused people need. One of the primary ways we can solve this drug and addiction crisis is by strengthening people’s ability to recover and ap...