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Monday, June 25, 2012
Volunteer Registration Open for July 27th
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Bayview Family Connect! July 27th
VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
In preparation for Family Connect, we have been partnering with our amazing Bayview providers and collaborators in innovative ways! It is our desire to connect all participants to accessible local resources that can help take them one step closer to their goals.
We’re partnering with the Bayview Hunters Point Mobilization for Adolescent Growth in Our Communities (Bmagic) to help provide backpacks and school supplies for the 2,200 homeless children in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and the low-income residents of the Bayview. Families who sign up at PHC45 will be able to pick up their backpacks at a special event at Bmagic in August. Families who were unable to get school immunizations or learn how to enroll their kids in school at PHC45, will also have second opportunity to do so at the follow-up event in August. BMAGIC can also provide school uniforms for families who many times have to choose between groceries or school items. We love our collaborators!
Some new partnerships will help PHC45 respond to the high childhood obesity rate in the Bayview. Long-time partners, Cal-Fresh and the Food Bank will be at our event to sign people up for food stamps and to provide free groceries. New partners, including the SEFA Food Guardians and Leah’s Pantry will teach participants how to find fresh local foods and cook healthy meals from the ingredients the food pantry is distributing at our event.
A first at Project Homeless Connect events, PHC45 will have fun and educational classes taught throughout the day that encourage healthier lives and diets. Primarily taught by Bayview residents and organizations, participants will not only learn, but be able to enjoy local arts and culture. One of our newest providers, the Whitney Young Child Development Center’s Dance Troop will perform and encourage participants to get involved with their program.
In order to fulfill the emergent needs of participants and encourage them to connect to the services that will help them make long-term changes, participants will receive incentives for participating in educational opportunities and signing up for support services. For example, bags with books, toys, blankets and diapers (donated by Project Nigh Night, Help a Mother Out and Earth Baby), will be given to families who complete the fifteen minute intake process with the Homeless Prenatal Program (HPP). Participants who may come because they need diapers the day of the event, will learn were they can get support to have diapers as long as their baby needs them. Participants who just wanted free toys for their kids, may learn that HPP also provides job training, parenting classes, case management, addiction recovery, domestic violence support, computer classes, housing and furniture.
PHC45 is a one day event, but our goal is to help participants get connected to resources that can change their life. On top of all the great partnerships listed above, we will also have more women’s medical services than we have ever been able to offer.
We encourage you to contact us and let us know if you would like to help in anyway to make PHC45 a success. Your support of our work makes it possible!
Thursday, June 14, 2012
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