EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES OF SAN FRANCISCO
165 8TH STREET 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103 www.ecs-sf.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES OF SAN FRANCISCO (ECS) HELPS HOMELESS AND VERY LOW-INCOME PEOPLE EVERY DAY AND EVERY NIGHT OBTAIN THE HOUSING, JOBS, SHELTER, AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES EACH PERSON NEEDS TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS.

EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCES TO LOW-INCOME AND HOMELESS PERSONS.

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING:ECS PROVIDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND SERVICES TO MORE THAN 1,500 INDIVIDUALS AT 14 PERMANENT HOUSING SITES. SERVICES INCLUDE ON-SITE CASE MANAGEMENT, VOCATIONAL COUNSELING, AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS AND EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME ADULTS AND FAMILIES, MANY OF WHOM ARE DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES, LITERACY CHALLENGES AND/OR VOCATIONAL BARRIERS. SERVICES ARE GEARED TOWARD ENSURING HOUSING RETENTION, BUILDING COMMUNITY, AND ENHANCING INDIVIDUAL WELL-BEING.ECS IS SPONSOR AND DEVELOPER OF THREE OF THE FACILITIES, SERVING 104 SINGLE ADULTS AT CANON KIP COMMUNITY HOUSE, 47 FORMERLY HOMELESS FAMILIES AT CANON BARCUS COMMUNITY HOUSE, AND 134 MEN AND WOMEN AT BISHOP SWING COMMUNITY HOUSE. ECS ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES FOR SINGLE ADULTS AT ITS MASTER-LEASED SITES - THE ELM (82 UNITS), THE MENTONE (71 UNITS), THE HILLSDALE (84 UNITS), THE ALDER (117 UNITS), THE CROSBY (124 UNITS), AND THE HENRY (121 UNITS); FOR SINGLE ADULTS AT MERCY HOUSING CALIFORNIA'S THE ROSE (75 UNITS); AND FOR 50 FORMERLY HOMELESS FAMILIES AT MERCY'S 1180 4TH STREET APARTMENTS, THE AUBURN (121 UNITS), THE MINNA LEE (50 UNITS) AND 455 FELL ST (108 UNITS).

SHELTERS, NAVIGATION CENTERS, ADULT COORDINATED ENTRY & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH:THE SANCTUARY AND NEXT-DOOR SHELTERS ACCOMMODATE UP TO 534 MEN AND WOMEN EACH DAY AND NIGHT OF THE YEAR. CLEAN BEDDING, HOT SHOWERS, AND NUTRITIOUS MEALS HELP GUESTS MEET THEIR IMMEDIATE NEEDS, WHILE ECS'S STAFF OFFERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, ON-SITE MEDICAL CARE THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON HELPING SHELTER GUESTS ADDRESS THEIR LONGER-TERM HOUSING NEEDS AND OTHER CHALLENGES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR HOMELESS SITUATION. ECS OPERATED THE BRYANT NAVIGATION CENTER, BRYANT HOMELESS PROPERTY PROGRAM AND THE CENTRAL WATERFRONT NAVIGATION CENTER, AS PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE MEN AND WOMEN, MANY LIVING IN ENCAMPMENTS, IN A LOW-DEMAND SETTING, ACCEPTING OF "PARTNERS, PETS, AND POSSESSIONS," WHILE EMBRACING THEM WITH WRAP-AROUND HEALTH, SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES AND HOUSING PLACEMENT SERVICES. THE TWO NAVIGATION CENTERS SERVED UP TO 148 GUESTS AT A TIME AND THE BRYANT HOMELESS PROPERTY PROGRAM CAN SERVE UP TO 500 HOMELESS CLIENTS WHO CAN STORE THEIR PROPERTY FOR UP TO 6 MONTHS IN A CLEAN, SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT.THE INTERFAITH SHELTER IS A COLLABORATIVE, VOLUNTEER-SUPPORTED EFFORT WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO INTERFAITH COUNCIL AND CONGREGATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, OFFERING OVERNIGHT LODGING AND MEALS FOR 60-100 HOMELESS ADULTS EACH NIGHT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS.ECS BEGAN OPERATING SHELTER-IN-PLACE HOTELS IN MARCH 2020 AS A PART OF A COORDINATED, PUBLIC-PRIVATE, EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THIS PROGRAM OFFERS INTERIM HOUSING, MEALS, LAUNDRY, HEALTHCARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES TO OVER 900 GUESTS IN EIGHT HOTELS AND IS INTENDED TO BE A TEMPORARY EMERGENCY RESPONSE THAT RAMPS-DOWN BY JUNE 2021.ECS IS THE LEAD PROVIDER FOR THE SF SINGLE ADULT COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM (ACES). ACES SERVES AS THE GATEWAY FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY TO BE ASSESSED, PRIORITIZED AND MATCHED TO SERVICES AND HOUSING RESOURCES. ACES STARTS BY PROVIDING PROBLEM SOLVING AND ASSESSMENT, THEN PRIORITIZES THE MOST VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND HOUSING NAVIGATION SUPPORT. CLIENTS WHO MOVE INTO HOUSING ARE OFFERED STABILIZATION SERVICES, SUCH AS CONNECTIONS TO MEDICAL CARE OR EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT, WHICH HELP THEM TRANSITION INTO AND MAINTAIN THEIR NEW HOUSING. ACES SERVED 5,496 PEOPLE IN THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020, PLACING 401 OF THOSE PEOPLE INTO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.ECS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (FORMERLY SHELTER TREATMENT ACCESS AND RESOURCE TEAM) PROVIDES MOBILE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO SAN FRANCISCO'S HOMELESS AND HOUSING SETTINGS SUCH AS SHELTERS, INTERIM HOUSING, NAVIGATION CENTERS, SHELTER-IN-PLACE HOTELS, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT & HEALTHY AGING:ECS OFFERS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AS A PILLAR OF PREVENTING AND ENDING HOMELESSNESS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ADULT COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM (ACES), ECS OFFERS RAPID RE-EMPLOYMENT SERVICES INCLUDING DIRECT REFERRAL TO EMPLOYMENT SPECIALISTS FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN SEEKING EMPLOYMENT, BENEFITS COUNSELING FOR PEOPLE SEEKING TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE THEIR PUBLIC BENEFITS, AND RAPID-REHOUSING SUBSIDIES COMBINED WITH EMPLOYMENT.THE CONQUERING HOMELESSNESS THROUGH EMPLOYMENT FOOD SERVICES (CHEFS) KITCHEN PROVIDES TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND EMPLOYMENT AT ECS. THE CHEFS TRAINING PROGRAM IS A FREE CULINARY TRAINING COURSE COMBINING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, CASE MANAGEMENT, IN-KITCHEN HANDS-ON TRAINING, AND A PAID INTERNSHIP WITH THE GOAL TO SECURE PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT. THE PROGRAM PREPARES STUDENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE CULINARY FIELD. STUDENTS EARN A FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE AND HONE THEIR ABILITIES, STATION-BY- STATION, UNTIL THEY HAVE MASTERED THE SKILLS TO RUN A KITCHEN BY THEMSELVES.THE CHEFS SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IS A CATERING AND FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHEFS STUDENTS AND GRADUATES. CATERING AND FOOD SERVICE CONTRACTS SUPPORT THE PROGRAM AND EMPLOYEES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES CATERING AND FOOD PREP SERVICES FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND GREW SUBSTANTIALLY IN 2020 AS IT SCALED UP TO PREPARE AND DELIVER OVER 246,764 MEALS TO GUESTS AND RESIDENTS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, INTERIM HOUSING AND SHELTER-IN-PLACE HOTELS.CANON KIP SENIOR CENTER SERVED 1,483 UNDUPLICATED HOMELESS OR LOW-INCOME SENIORS (AGED 60 AND ABOVE) AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020. SERVICES INCLUDE A DAILY NUTRITIOUS LUNCH, RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES TO REDUCE ISOLATION, SUPPORT GROUPS, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR SENIORS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES.

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