Vision Video

Interested in volunteering? Contact Randall Stowe at 415-503-2124 or by emailing Randall.Stowe@sfdph.org
Want to sponser a pair of prescription glasses for a participant?  Donate $50 (per pair of glasses) and include vision in the memo line.

Volunteers Needed!

Dear PHC Supporters:

With PHC 44 less than a week away, volunteers are still needed in three crucial areas.

Check-In: 17 Volunteers Still Needed

• Check-In requires an ALL-DAY commitment from 8:30AM-3:30PM

Check-In volunteers welcome and review available services with participants, allowing individuals to prioritize need and plan their day at PHC.

Check-Out: 22 Volunteers Still Needed

• AM Shift (8:30AM-1:00PM): 7 Volunteers still needed
• PM Shift (12:30PM-4:00PM): 8 Volunteers still needed
• All-Day Shift (8:30AM-4:00PM): 7 Volunteers still needed

Check-Out is the final stop at Project Homeless Connect. Check-Out volunteers work one-on-one with participants before they leave to ensure they have received the services that they need.

Café: 24 Volunteers Still Needed

• AM Shift (8:30AM-1:00PM): 13 Volunteers still needed
• PM Shift (12:30PM-4:00PM: 8 Volunteers still needed
• All-Day Shift (8:30AM-4:00PM): 3 Volunteers still needed

Café Connect is a mini-restaurant which serves meals to participants. Volunteers in the Café will host, wait on participants, prep food and bus tables.


Please register online, email Randall Stowe or call (415) 503-2124.

When emailing or calling please include your name, email address, phone number, service area of choice (Check-In, Check-Out, Café) and desired shift (AM, PM, all-day).

We are expecting record numbers of participants at this event and we need your help to provide the best service possible!

Event Volunteers Needed

Project Homeless Connect 44
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Volunteers are needed in the following service areas:

• Check-In - This is an all-day shift from 8:30AM - 4:00PM, we need 36 more volunteers!
• Café - Morning shift 8:30AM - 1:00PM, we need 20 more volunteers!
• Check-Out - Afternoon shift 12:30PM-4:00PM, we need 14 more volunteers!
• Optometrists, Opticians & Ophthalmologists needed to help in our Vision service area!

Volunteer hours are 8:30am-4pm with many shifts still available. Most opportunities offer an AM shift (8:30am-1pm), a PM shift (12:30-4pm), and an all-day shift (8:30-4pm). Click here to sign up today!

Day of Details, Instruction and Information

This event will be held at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium at 99 Grove St. in San Francisco.

Volunteer Entrance will be clearly marked and is in the middle of the building on Grove Street. Volunteer registration is upstairs on the 2nd floor (unless you are a City employee, Medical or DMV/Legal volunteer please see below). You will be asked to sign a waiver and wear a name tag.

City Employees will register just inside the volunteer entrance in the main lobby to the left.

Medical volunteers will register in the Medical service area on the main floor.

DMV/Legal volunteers will register in the DMV/Legal service area on the main floor.

T-shirts will be given to new volunteers. If you have one already please wear it as this cost-savings can be passed along to the participants. Dress comfortably as most of our volunteer positions involve standing and/or walking.

Bathrooms are located on the 2nd floor above Polk and Larkin Hall. Water fountains are located outside of the main auditorium. One bottle of water will be given with lunch, please bring a reusable water bottle with you if available.

Leave all valuables at home as we DO NOT have a coat check or secure place for you to leave items. Please bring only what you can hold/carry on your person (fanny-packs work wonders!)

Transportation and Parking: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium is located at the Civic Center MUNI and BART stop. Numerous bus lines come within a block of the venue. Please go to http://511.org to map your trip. We DO NOT have parking reserved for volunteers or providers. There is a parking garage with limited parking underneath Civic Center Plaza at a rate of $3/hour. Details can be found here: http://civiccentergarage.com

Thanks for volunteering at Project Homeless Connect!

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Project Homeless Connect 44 Wednesday, May 9th Volunteer Hours 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 99 Grove Street Follow us on Twitter, and like us on Facebook for volunteer opportunities, prizes and the #PHCdailyneed. 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 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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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 27^th 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. 

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Project Homeless Connect 44 Wednesday, May 9th Volunteer Hours 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 99 Grove Street Follow us on Twitter, and like us on Facebook for volunteer opportunities, prizes and the #PHCdailyneed. 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

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!

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