SF expands civilian response to mental health 911 calls

SF expands civilian response to mental health 911 calls

San Francisco Examiner, by Joshua Sabatini San Francisco is expanding a new program to the Bayview that aims to be an alternative to policing by having a team of behavioral health professionals and paramedics respond to certain 911 calls. The Street Crisis Response...
Opening Doors, Changing Lives

Opening Doors, Changing Lives

2021 HG Magazine, The Heffernan Group Community Housing Partnership is a San Francisco nonprofit that provides a wide range of services to people experiencing homelessness. To CEO Rick Aubry however, its real job is stabilizing lives. CHP‘s main metric for success is...
1 in 10 SF Housing Units for Homeless Sit Vacant

1 in 10 SF Housing Units for Homeless Sit Vacant

San Francisco Public Press, by Nuala Bishari Nearly one in every 10 of San Francisco’s permanent supportive housing units — earmarked for people experiencing homelessness — is sitting empty. The number of vacant units has climbed 58% since September and represents...