SOS! Support/Pilot/Scale SOS Stewardship Villages
Tax deductible
This funding will provide a monthly stipend at $1,000/month in support of Safe Organized Spaces (SOS) development, case studies, organizing, and consulting.
Safe Organized Spaces are transitional villages administered by service provider organizations, that
➣ Meet CA State codes for emergency shelter and service standards;
➣ Operate in partnership with property owners, neighbors, and village residents in coordination with existing City services;
➣ Activate underutilized public/private land with license agreements, insurance, baseline health and safety standards, a built-in process for multi-stakeholder input & evaluation, and site-specific agreements
The SOS campaign is a project of the Saint Francis Homelessness Challenge—fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts. Learn more and access the SOS Petition at www.SaintFrancisChallenge.org.
View our case study for an "SOS Stewardship Village and Wellness Hub" designed for a 4,700 sq ft pre-development site in the Tenderloin, San Francisco.
What SFHC has accomplished. Since founding the Saint Francis Homelessness Challenge in 2015, we have made progress towards our mission to end the crisis conditions of street homelessness by 1) Providing direct services at encampments (including portapotties, trash removal, and building over a dozen locking mobile shelters); 2) Organizing with a diverse group of local, regional, and state-level stakeholders to develop actionable solutions, including currently/formerly unsheltered residents, impacted neighbors, service/advocacy organizations, and government officials; and 3) Developing and piloting the "Safe Organized Spaces" framework for activating underutilized public/private land with community-integrated transitional villages.
Help us continue this important work. SFHC is focused on scaling up the SOS model in San Francisco with current proposals for a SOS Stewardship Village and Wellness Hub on public land. SFHC's Founder and Director—Amy Farah Weiss—is further developing the SOS policy framework, conducting grassroots organizing with volunteers and unhoused residents, collecting signature for the SOS petition (currently at over 600 SF residents), making proposals to SF City Hall officials and CA State Officials, meeting with potential funders, and presenting to local/regional/state organizations.
Safe Organized Spaces are transitional villages administered by service provider organizations, that
➣ Meet CA State codes for emergency shelter and service standards;
➣ Operate in partnership with property owners, neighbors, and village residents in coordination with existing City services;
➣ Activate underutilized public/private land with license agreements, insurance, baseline health and safety standards, a built-in process for multi-stakeholder input & evaluation, and site-specific agreements
The SOS campaign is a project of the Saint Francis Homelessness Challenge—fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts. Learn more and access the SOS Petition at www.SaintFrancisChallenge.org.
View our case study for an "SOS Stewardship Village and Wellness Hub" designed for a 4,700 sq ft pre-development site in the Tenderloin, San Francisco.
What SFHC has accomplished. Since founding the Saint Francis Homelessness Challenge in 2015, we have made progress towards our mission to end the crisis conditions of street homelessness by 1) Providing direct services at encampments (including portapotties, trash removal, and building over a dozen locking mobile shelters); 2) Organizing with a diverse group of local, regional, and state-level stakeholders to develop actionable solutions, including currently/formerly unsheltered residents, impacted neighbors, service/advocacy organizations, and government officials; and 3) Developing and piloting the "Safe Organized Spaces" framework for activating underutilized public/private land with community-integrated transitional villages.
Help us continue this important work. SFHC is focused on scaling up the SOS model in San Francisco with current proposals for a SOS Stewardship Village and Wellness Hub on public land. SFHC's Founder and Director—Amy Farah Weiss—is further developing the SOS policy framework, conducting grassroots organizing with volunteers and unhoused residents, collecting signature for the SOS petition (currently at over 600 SF residents), making proposals to SF City Hall officials and CA State Officials, meeting with potential funders, and presenting to local/regional/state organizations.
Fundraising team (3)
Amy Farah Weiss
Organizer
San Francisco, CA
Intersection for the Arts
Beneficiary
Dawn Piper
Team member
Gabriel Baldinucci
Team member