Community Resources

Wouldn't it be wonderful if services for our students and their families were coordinated at each school site? Until then, here are some places to go for help as well as information on community school planning.

FOOD

List of places in San Francisco to get food.

HOUSING AND UTILITIES

LIHEAP (California Low Income Utilities Assistance)

San Francisco Affordable Housing

San Francisco sources of rent assistance

HEALTH CARE and MENTAL HEALTH CARE

Healthy San Francisco

San Francisco residents with an income at or below 500% of the Federal Poverty Level (for one person $54,480; for a family of four $111,720) are eligible to enroll in this one-of-a-kind access program. Click here to see if you may qualify.

LEGAL AID

Bay Area Legal Aid

Housing Preservation, including landlord-tenant issues, foreclosures, unlawful evictions, housing discrimination

Domestic Violence Prevention and Immigration related matters

Economic Security – Access to Essential Public Benefits

Health Care Access

Legal Aid Society, Employment Law Center

Workers' Rights Clinic (I worked here for a semester in law school - vsh)

Centro Legal de la Raza (Oakland, multiple services)

La Raza Centro Legal (San Francisco, multiple services)

GENERAL SAN FRANCISCO

Getting Help with Basic Needs, The Beehive

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families coordinates resources for families in SF

A poster with a list of the resources is uploaded and can be found below.

BUILDING COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Bringing Community to the Schools Webinar on EdWeek.org

California Community School Advocacy Network