Supportive Services

41 Pages·2016·1.07 MB·English

by  Steve Adami

SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
ARAB CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY CENTER
Assist immigrant families in adjusting/adapting to hardships in American societies, and aim to
provide any services needed through referrals. www.arabculturalcenter.org
To Get Connected Things To Know
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Languages Spoken: English.
Email: [email protected] What to Bring: State-Issued ID; Proof of San
Hours: Monday - Friday, 10:00am to 5:00pm Francisco residency.
Location: 2 Plaza Street, San Francisco, CA Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
94116 Client fees, if any: None.
Notes: No referral needed. By appointment Eligible Population: All individuals, and family
only. No drop-ins. members.
Faith Based: No.

Services: Referrals to range of community resources and social services.
BAY AREA WOMEN’S & CHILDREN’S CENTER
BAWCC offers a variety of direct services that address immediate needs and assists with achieving
long-term stability. BAWCC's advocacy, planning and policy work on issues of low-income children
and families has had a positive impact on the lives of thousands since we opened in 1981. BAWCC's
long-term projects have resulted in the creation of playgrounds, a recreation center, school, and
family center. www.bawcc.org
To Get Connected Things To Know
Contact Persons: Diane Van Stralen, Nancy Languages Spoken: English, Cantonese,
Ong or Midge Wilson Mandarin, Limited Spanish, and Vietnamese.
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] What to Bring: Some form of I.D.
Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30am to Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
12:30pm (drop-in) Client fees, if any: None.
Location: 318 Leavenworth Street, San Eligible Population: Women, transgender
Francisco, CA 94102 individuals, including those pregnant or with
Notes: No referral needed. Drop-ins are children.
welcome. Appointments can be made. Faith Based: No.
Direct Services: Clothing; Dental Care (in partnership with UCSF); Food Pantry; Literacy/Basic
Education; Scholarship Fund for Tenderloin College Age Students. Referrals to other resources
available as needed.

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BLACK COALITION ON AIDS
The Black Coalition on AIDS (BCA) focuses on reducing health disparities in the Black community,
most notably, the spread of HIV/AIDS. BCA strives to achieve this focus by providing health and
wellness services including, but not limited to, transitional housing, health education, advocacy,
health case management, and other health-promoting activities. www.bcoa.org

To Get Connected Things To Know
Contact Persons: Francis Broome, Languages Spoken: English.
Coordinator of Prevention and Education Eligible Population: African Americans, HIV +
Phone: [phone], ext. 114 individuals and those at risk for HIV and other
Email: [email protected] or health disparities
[email protected] Faith Based: No.
Location: 601 Cesar Chavez Street, San
Francisco, CA 94124

Direct Services: Transitional Housing; Health Case Management; Counseling; Community Outreach;
Health Education Workshops; Drop-In and Support Groups; Health Enhancement and Stress
Reduction Classes; Complementary Alternative medicine; Wellness Services; Dinner-and-a-Movie
Night; Women’s HIV Prevention Education; Referrals for health screening, treatment and primary
care.
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CENTRAL CITY HOSPITALITY HOUSE
Hospitality House is a community center for San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, providing
opportunities for personal growth and self-determination to homeless people and neighborhood
residents. The agency’s mission is to build community strength by advocating policies and rendering
services that foster self-sufficiency and cultural enrichment. We encourage self-help, mutual
respect, and increased self-esteem. The goal of these efforts is to make the heart of San Francisco a
better place for us all. Facilities include the Tenderloin Self-Help Center (TSHC), the Sixth Street Self-
Help Center, a shelter, the Community Arts Program (CAP) , the Employment Program (EP), and the
Community Building Program (CBP).
To Get Connected Things To Know
Office Phone: [phone] Languages Spoken: English, Spanish, Chinese.
Office Fax: [phone] Accessibility: All programs wheelchair
TSHC: [phone] accessible. Other disabilities are
Sixth Street: [phone] accommodated.
Shelter: [phone] Eligible Population: All individuals and family
CAP: [phone] members.
Employment Program: [phone] Faith Based: No.
CBP: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Hours:
TSHC: Mon-Fri, 7:00am to 7:00pm
Sixth Street: Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
Shelter: Mon-Fri, 4:00pm to 8:00am; 24-hours
Weekends & Holidays
CAP: M/W/F: 1-6pm; Tue/Thurs: 10am-3pm
CBP: Mon-Fri 9:00 -5:00pm
Location:
Main Office, TSHC & Community Building
Program: 290 Turk Street, San Francisco, CA
94102
Sixth Street Self-Help Ctr: 169 & 181 Sixth St.,
San Francisco, CA 94103
Shelter: 146 Leavenworth St., San Francisco,
CA 94102
Community Arts Program: 1007 Market St.,
San Francisco, CA 94102
Employment Program: 146 Leavenworth, San
Francisco, CA 94102
Notes: No referral needed. Drop-ins welcome.
Direct Services: Emergency Shelter; Rental Move-in Assistance; Access to Internet; Assistance
Getting Driver’s License or Other ID; Hygiene/Personal Care Items; P.O. Box/Mail Service;
Phone/Voicemail; Transit Vouchers; Mental Health Treatment; Substance Abuse Treatment; Co-
Occurring Disorder/Dual Diagnosis Treatment; Health & Wellness Education; Group
Counseling/Therapy; Individual Counseling/Therapy; Post-Incarceration Support; Employment
Placement; Employment Retention; Job Readiness/Life Skills; Couples/Family Counseling; Meals;
Shower Facilities. Referrals to other resources available as needed.

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CENTER FOR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WORKS GET ON THE BUS
The Center for Restorative Justice Works (CRJW) unites children, families, and communities
separated by crime and the criminal justice system. CRJW calls the community to set aside pre-
judgments about women and men in prison in order to work together to accompany families torn
apart by the crime and the criminal justice system, create awareness about the negative impacts of
incarceration on children and families, and advocate for programs and policies that restore
relationships. CJRW re-weaves the web of relationships that have been torn apart by crime and the
policies of the criminal justice system.
Get on the Bus is a program of The CRJW. Get On The Bus brings children and their
guardians/caregivers from throughout the state of California to visit their mothers and fathers in
prison. An annual event, Get On The Bus offers free transportation for the children and their
caregivers to the prison, provides travel bags for the children, comfort care bags for the caregivers, a
photo of each child with his or her parent, and meals for the day (breakfast, snacks on the bus, lunch
at the prison, and dinner on the way home) — all at no cost to the children’s family. On the bus trip
home, following a four-hour visit, each child receives a teddy bear with a letter from their parent
and post-event counseling. www.crjw.us www.getonthebus.us

To Get Connected Things To Know
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish.
Contact Persons:
Accessibility: ADA compliant.
Main Office: Southern California Office
Eligible Population: Children (Infant to 18
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
years) of incarcerated mothers & fathers
Email: [email protected]
(including caregivers).
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm
Faith Based: Inter-Faith.
Intake Tuesday – Friday.
Location: 6400 Laurel Canyon Blvd. Ste 304
North Hollywood, CA 91606
Notes: No referral needed. Applications are
received from the incarcerated parent at
select institutions. Call for more information.

Direct Services: Each year around Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, hundreds of children and their
caregivers board buses and travel from cities all over the State of California to be united with their
parents.

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CENTER FOR YOUNG WOMENS DEVELOPMENT SISTERS RISING & GDAP
For 20 years, the Center for Young Women’s Development (CYWD) has empowered and inspired
thousands of young women experiencing incarceration or life on the streets to create positive
personal and social change. CYWD offers a paid internship program for young women exiting the
juvenile justice system or underground street economy. Our mission is to empower and inspire
young women who have been involved with the juvenile justice system and/or the underground
street economy to create positive change in their lives and communities. www.cywd.org
To Get Connected Things To Know
Contact Person: Program Director Languages Spoken: English.
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Email: [email protected] Eligible Population: Women and girls ages 12-
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm 24, pregnant women, women with children
Intake Monday – Friday. who are involved in the criminal/juvenile
Location: 832 Folsom Street, Suite #700, San justice system.
Francisco, CA 94107 Faith Based: No.
Notes: No referral needed. Drop-ins welcome.

Direct Services: Employment Program; Access to Internet; Clothing; Food/Prepared Meals;
Hygiene/Personal Care Items; Phone/Voicemail; Community Education & Mediation; Post-
Incarceration Support; Employment Training. Referrals to other resources available as needed.

CENTER ON JUVENILE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE NOVA SERVICES
The Center on Juvenile Justice’s NoVA mission is to provide high-quality professional pre-release
planning and intensive case management to individuals who are returning to the community from
San Francisco’s jails. www.cjcj.org
To Get Connected Things To Know
Contact Persons: Gerald Miller, Director of Languages Spoken: English, Spanish.
Community-Based Services Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Phone: [phone] Eligible Population: All individuals
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm incarcerated in or recently released from San
Location: 40 Boardman Street, San Francisco, Francisco County Jail and referred by Pre-Trial
CA 94103 Diversion.
Notes: All referrals are made through San Faith Based: No.
Francisco Pre-Trial Diversion. No drop-ins.

Direct Services: Access to Internet; Assistance Getting Driver’s License & ID; Clothing;
Hygiene/Personal Care Items; Intensive Case Management; Individual and Group
Therapy/Counseling; Mentorship; Outreach; Post-Incarceration Support; Employment Training.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: GERALD MILLER

Years of drug addiction led to multiple terms
in state prison for Gerald Miller. In 1998,
Gerald received his BA from Golden Gate
University and spent 15 years with the
internationally renowned Delancey Street
Foundation, where he directed the Institute
for Social Renewal.
Currently, Gerald is the Director of Adult Community Corrections Services with the Center on
Juvenile and Criminal Justice. In addition to his international experience presenting on community
corrections, Mr. Miller serves on the advisory boards of a number of community and civic
organizations, including two terms with the Reentry Council of San Francisco.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: STEVE ADAMI

Steve Adami currently works in the Reentry
Division of the San Francisco Adult Probation
Department. He is a graduate of the Delancey
Street Foundation in San Francisco and spent
numerous years involved in the criminal
justice system.

Since being released from prison in 2010, he earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration
(Public Policy/Criminal Justice) from San Francisco State University; was inducted into Pi Alpha
Alpha, a National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration; and received the San
Francisco State University’s Barbara Jordan Award for Academic Excellence. Steve is also a member
of the Policy and Operational Practice Subcommittee for the Reentry Council of San Francisco.

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CENTERFORCE POSITIVE CONNECTIONS PROGRAM/PROJECT START
Centerforce’s Positive Connections Program provides intensive transitional case management
services for HIV+ individuals who are leaving prison and returning to either San Francisco or
Alameda County.

Things To Know
To Get Connected
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish.
Contact Person: Jessica McGhie-Osorio
Translation services will be arranged when
Phone: [phone] ext 204
possible.
Email: [email protected]
Client fees: None.
Specific Intake Days and Times:
Eligible Population: HIV+ individuals
Intakes are completed on an ongoing basis,
currently incarcerated in – or recently
either during incarceration in prison or shortly
released from – state prison, returning to
after release, in the community.
Bay Area Counties.
Service Areas: Bay Area
Faith Based: No.
Administrative Office Mailing Address: PO
Box 415, San Quentin, CA 94964
Notes: For other Centerforce programs call
415-456-9980.

Direct Services: Pre- and Post-Release Transitional Case Management to link HIV+ clients with
housing, food, clothing, transportation, benefits assistance, case management and primary HIV care
in the community.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: JOHN WILSON

John Wilson was convicted and sentenced to
25 years to life in 1998 under California’s
Three Strike Law. During his incarceration, he
became an agent of change, first by obtaining
an Associate of Arts degree from Patten
College at San Quentin State Prison.

After completing his Associate of Arts degree, he became a facilitator for the Victims Offender's
Education Group, No More Tears (violence prevention group), and Reaching and Changing
Adolescent Lives. Currently, John is employed by Leaders in Community Alternatives. He will be
attending San Francisco State in the spring semester 2015.

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COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT AND SERVICES CENTER (CASC) A PARTNERSHIP OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO ADULT PROBATION DEPARTMENT (APD) AND LEADERS IN
COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES (LCA)
The CASC is a one-stop community corrections reentry center that bridges APD probation
supervision services with comprehensive case management, barrier removal, and income benefits
acquisition assistance. The CASC co-locates services that build self-sufficiency, including a charter
high school, vocational and employment readiness training, mental health, and substance abuse
prevention services, batterers’ intervention programs, cognitive behavioral interventions, and
meeting space for community partners. The goals of the CASC are to reduce recidivism, build self-
sufficiency skills, and increase public safety. APD provides on-site probation supervision services.
Leaders in Community Alternatives is the CASC’s primary services provider and coordinates all CASC
services. Other key partners include Five Keys Charter School, Center on Juvenile and Criminal
Justice, America Works, Community Works West, Senior Ex Offender Program, OTTP, Transitions
Clinic, HealthRIGHT360, Tenderloin Housing Clinic, RSN, the Department of Public Health, Human
Services Agency and Department of Child Support Services.

Things To Know
To Get Connected
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish.
Contact Person: Intake
Language access for limited English proficient
Phone: [phone]
(LEP) individuals is available.
CASC Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,
Client fees: None.
Friday 8am-8pm; Wednesday 8am-5pm
Location: 564 6th Street, San Francisco, CA Eligible Population: Clients of the San
Francisco Adult Probation Department.
94103
Faith Based: No.
Notes: For referrals, please contact your DPO

at 415-553-1706. For general CASC services
information, please contact CASC Program
Director Jeff Essex at [phone] or by
email at [email protected] or the Asst.
Program Director Scott Marshall at 415-489-
7302 or by email at
[email protected]

Direct Services: Case Management; Education (literacy services, high school and GED instruction);
Employment Readiness; Job Placement; Job Readiness/Life Skills; Vocational Training; Parenting;
Anger Management; Behavioral Health Assessments and Treatment; Cognitive Behavioral Services.
Referrals to other services as appropriate.

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COMMUNITY WORKS WEST YOUNG MEN’S REENTRY PROGRAM/VOICES ON THE
RISE
The Young Men’s Reentry Program is a full-service reentry program for 18-25 year old, previously
incarcerated men. Voices on the Rise is a restorative justice theater ensemble for formerly
incarcerated young men ages 18-25 years old. The program starts in late Fall/early Winter and
meets twice a week at the San Franscisco Sheriff’s Department (SFSD) Community Programs and
culminates in several public performances in the Spring. Voices on the Rise is a paid job
opportunity. www.communityworkswest.org

Things To Know
To Get Connected
Languages Spoken: English.
Contact Person: Teeoni Newsom
Client fees: None
Phone: [phone]
Eligible Population: Men ages 18-25.
Email: [email protected]
Faith Based: No.
Location: San Francisco Sheriff’s Department

Community Programs, 70 Oak Grove, San
Francisco, CA 94103
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm

Direct Services: Intensive Case Management; Individual Service Plans that adress Employment
Goals, Housing, Education, Counseling, and Substance Abuse; Job Development; Life Skills; Thinking
for a Change and Manalive Classes; Restorative Justice Theater Program for Young Men.

COMMUNITY WORKS WEST WOMEN RISING/RISING VOICES
Women Rising/Rising Voices provides formerly incarcerated young women with the tools/resources
to lead healthy and productive lives, as well as reducing their rates of re-arrest, by providing a full
continuum of services, combining the principles of restorative justice and youth development
through a paid theater internship and case management. Rising Voices is a restorative justice
theater ensemble for formerly incarcerated young women ages 18-25. Rising Voices is a paid job
opportunity. www.communityworkswest.org

To Get Connected Things To Know
Contact Person: Chloe Turner Languages Spoken: English.
Phone: [phone] Client fees: None
Email: [email protected] Eligible Population: Open to all formerly
Location: San Francisco Sheriff’s Department incarcerated women ages 18-25 years old.
Women’s Resource Center, 930 Bryant Street, Faith Based: No.
San Francisco, CA 94103
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm

Direct Services: Intensive Case Management; Individual Service Plans that adress Employment
Goals, Housing, Education, Counseling, and Substance Abuse; Job Development; Life Skills; Thinking
for a Change and Manalive Classes; Restorative Justice Theater Program for Young Women.

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COMPASS FAMILY SERVICES COMPASS CONNECTING POINT
Compass Connecting Point (CCP) is a unique program that gives any San Francisco family
experiencing a housing crisis quick access to the services that they need most, including eviction
prevention, emergency shelter, health care, child care, and eductional programs. CCP manages the
shelter waiting list for the City-funded long-term family shelters. Our goals are to place families into
shelter and provide supportive services during that wait, including emergency food, diapers,
transportation assistance, and intensive supoort with housing search. Additionally CCP provides a
one-time interest free loan for move-in funds and eviction prevention.
www.compass-sf.org/programs/connecting-point

To Get Connected Things To Know
Contact Person: Any hotline worker or Crisis Languages Spoken: English, Spanish,
Intervention Counselor Cantonese, Mandarin, German. We are able
Phone: [phone] to arrange ASL interpreters.
Fax: [phone] Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Specific Intake Days/Times: Monday 9am- Client fees: None
12pm and 1pm-5pm; Tuesday 9am-12pm and Eligible Population: All families, pregnant
3pm-5pm; Wednesday 9am-12pm and 1pm- women, women with children. Eligible
5pm; Thursday 9am-12pm and 2pm-5pm; and families have at least one legal adult plus
Friday 9am-12pm and 1pm-5pm either a minor child in their custody or a
Note: No referral required. All clients are pregnancy. There is no maximum family size.
required to do a 15 minute phone intake over For shelter wait list, families must be
the hotline at [phone]. Drop-in homeless and receiving public benefits in SF
services are available Monday 9am-12pm, or willing to transfer to SF. For rental
Wednesday 10:30am-12pm, Friday 9am- assistance, families must be SF residents. For
12pm.. Families are typically on the waitlist move in funds, they must be homeless in SF
for 6 to 8 months during which we provide and have a unit they have been accepted into.
supportive services. Faith Based: No.

Direct Services: Emergency Shelter; Rental Move-in Assistance; Access to Internet; Assistance
Getting Driver’s License and Other ID; Clothing; Food/Prepared Meals; Hygiene/Personal Care Items;
P.O. Box/Mail Service; Transit Vouchers; Mental Health Treatment; Health & Wellness Education;
Assistance Applying for Calfresh/Food stamps.

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