Monday, April 30, 2012

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Project Homeless Connect

Project Homeless Connect 44
Wednesday, May 9th

Volunteer Hours
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
99 Grove Street

facebook Follow us on Twitter, and
like us on Facebook
for volunteer opportunities,
prizes and the
#PHCdailyneed.
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Family Connect July 27th, 2012

We are excited to announce that our next event will be a Family Connect in the Bayview! If you have ideas or would like to participate please email our Events Manager, Kate Grzeca, or call (415) 503-2153.

Backpack Drive for SF Kids

We hope you'll join schools, interfaith groups and others in our backpack drive. Backpacks full of school supplies will be distributed at our July 27th Family Connect. Learn more


Backpack



Volunteer Today!

Shifts are filling up quickly! Be sure to register today to assure yourself the volunteer opportunity of your choice. Most opportunities offer an AM shift (8:30am-1pm), a PM shift (12:30-4pm), and an all-day shift (8:30-4pm). Please note: Check-In only offers an all-day shift.

Register for your shift now!

Are you a licensed barber, vision specialist or a podiatrist? Our participants need your help! Please consider donating your time to help your community. For more information contact Randall Stowe at (415) 503-2124.

Click here to download a copy of our current volunteer flyer for posting in your office, community room, classroom or elsewhere!

Click here to download a copy of our participant flyer if you know of a person in need of our services.

Hard copies of both volunteer flyers and participant flyers are also available at our office. Please call ahead to arrange a time to stop by and pick some up (415) 503-2123.


Volunteer Spotlight

Shelley A. Carroll, MSN, RN, CNOR(E)

Newly retired from my nursing career and eager to make a difference in my community, I was drawn to Project Homeless Connect. Some people think there's no homelessness in my South Beach neighborhood, but that's just not true. There is evidence outside the restaurants and the shops I frequent and on the block where I live.

As a medical entry volunteer at Project Homeless Connect for more than 6 years, I've signed in thousands of people who need medical services. I have witnessed firsthand what a difference this project makes in our community and I encourage others to do so too!


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Monday, April 16, 2012

Diapers for Family Connect

When you think about the homeless in San Francisco, you probably do not think of diapers.  Yet, diapers are expensive, vital to the health of babies and infants and something that you can help us provide at our July 27th Family Connect.  Check out our amazon wishlist page it will enable you to buy diapers and have them mailed directly to our offices. 
Still not convinced?  Check out these facts below from The HUGGIES® Every Little Bottom Study: 
·         1 in 20 American mothers struggling with diaper need and have cleaned out and reused wet or soiled disposable diapers.
·         In poor and low-income families, a baby can spend a day or longer in one diaper, leading to potential health and abuse risks.
·         1 in 3 families in America struggle to afford diapers for their children. 34% of families surveyed had cut back on basics such as food, utilities or child care in order to purchase diapers for their child.
·         At an average cost of $18 per week, families require $936—more than 4% of poverty-threshold income—per child per year for diapers.
·         Families from a range of incomes struggle to afford diapers, including both families who fall below the federal guideline of poverty ($22,350 for a family of four) and families with incomes above the federal poverty guideline but who are still considered low-income.

Check out our wishlist now and send some diapers our way.
Or, check out our #PHCdailyneed. 

Friday, April 13, 2012

eNewsletter

Project Homeless Connect

Project Homeless Connect 44
Wednesday, May 9th

Volunteer Hours
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
99 Grove Street

facebook Follow us on Twitter, and
like us on Facebook
for volunteer opportunities,
prizes and the
#PHCdailyneed.
twitter

Family Connect July 27th, 2012

We are excited to announce that our next event will be a Family Connect in the Bayview! If you have ideas or would like to participate please email our Events Manager, Kate Grzeca, or call (415) 503-2153.

Backpack Drive for SF Kids

We hope you'll join schools, interfaith groups and others in our backpack drive. Backpacks full of school supplies will be distributed at our July 27th Family Connect. Learn more


Backpack



Volunteer Today!

Shifts are filling up quickly! Be sure to register today to assure yourself the volunteer opportunity of your choice. Most opportunities offer an AM shift (8:30am-1pm), a PM shift (12:30-4pm), and an all-day shift (8:30-4pm). Please note: Check-In only offers an all-day shift.

Register for your shift now!

Are you a licensed barber, vision specialist or a podiatrist? Our participants need your help! Please consider donating your time to help your community. For more information contact Randall Stowe at (415) 503-2124.

Click here to download a copy of our current volunteer flyer for posting in your office, community room, classroom or elsewhere!

Click here to download a copy of our participant flyer if you know of a person in need of our services.

Hard copies of both volunteer flyers and participant flyers are also available at our office. Please call ahead to arrange a time to stop by and pick some up (415) 503-2123.


Volunteer Spotlight

Shelley A. Carroll, MSN, RN, CNOR(E)

Newly retired from my nursing career and eager to make a difference in my community, I was drawn to Project Homeless Connect. Some people think there's no homelessness in my South Beach neighborhood, but that's just not true. There is evidence outside the restaurants and the shops I frequent and on the block where I live.

As a medical entry volunteer at Project Homeless Connect for more than 6 years, I've signed in thousands of people who need medical services. I have witnessed firsthand what a difference this project makes in our community and I encourage others to do so too!


volunteer


Monday, April 9, 2012

Project Homeless Connect Backpack Drive



According to a December 4, 2011 article in the San Francisco Chronicle, "in the [San Francisco's] public schools, there are 2,200 homeless children, some in shelters, others in cars, or on couches, or in long-term hotel rooms. That's 400 more homeless children than a year ago."

We hope you’ll join school groups, interfaith groups and others in our backpack drive. Backpacks will be distributed at our July 27th Family Connect.

How you can help:


  • Purchase one or more backpacks and the supplies needed for one student (we’ll send you the list of supplies after you sign up below)
  • Label the back pack with the grade and sex it’s intended for
  • Deliver the backpack to Project Homeless Connect or one of our drop off locations around the Bay Area (we’ll send you information about delivery after you sign up below)
  • Sign up to help now and we’ll send you supply lists for the grades we still need backpacks for.  Click here to sign up.
Thank you: Sports Basement for supporting our backpack drive by offering a 10% discount to customers who mention Project Homeless Connect