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Assistance programs San Francisco County and city
Find where to get financial assistance to help with housing (rent, a mortgage and utility bills) along with free stuff or social services in San Francisco. Churches, the Human Service office, and charities (among other groups) help low income families.
They also provide free food, clothes, transportation, and more. Find details on organizations in San Francisco that provide financial help, with links and contact information below.
Assistance is available for people of all backgrounds, including the homeless, immigrants and in languages including Chinese and Japanese. Charities also give out free stuff, ranging from job placement services to school supplies, computers, or even MUNI tickets. The goal is to address short and long term needs.
Places in San Fran that provide financial help for bills, housing and basic needs
Places in San Fran that provide financial help for bills, housing and basic needs
Assistance programs San Francisco County and city.
The Salvation Army San Francis has several locations. The charity is in the city and county and can offer assistance, including electric bill help, free food boxes, housing, and case management.
Other programs include the following. Free meals from a soup kitchen for the public as well as for homeless people. There are Christmas toys or holiday assistance, including meal boxes.
Vouchers for medications or a tank of gas for work, and more: Students from low income households may also be given free school supplies, backpacks, shoes and other goods.
Or get free BART or SFMTA passes from the San Francisco Salvation Army. It also offers disaster relief and youth services to the public, and refers people to other local charities and on-profits. Locations include. 1450 Powell Street in Chinatown, call (415) 781-7360 Mission Corps at 1156 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110, phone number (415) 648-0260 240 Turk St, San Francisco, CA 94102 is housing focuses, call (415) 345-3414 or (415) 345-3400 South of Market is covered by 360 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94107, phone (415) 777-2677 The main number is (415) 553-3568.
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Salvation Army San Francisco assistance programs Lutheran Care for the Aging,
Free stuff for the low income in San Francisco
which can be reached at (415) 441-7777, provides information about housing programs. There are resources for seniors, including those on social security or with disability payments. The agency can also offer limited emergency financial assistance for paying rent and other housing needs.
Lutheran also offers longer term temporary rental subsidies for qualified seniors and elderly. There is also the: Lutheran Social Services of San Francisco and Northern California is involved in offering self-sufficiency to tenants, the homeless, and people struggling with paying their rent. The organization also partners with a program known as Direct Access to Housing (DAH) in order to refer clients to affordable low income and/or transitional housing units in the San Francisco County area.
A major focus is on single mothers or fathers, the elderly and disabled adults. Read assistance programs from Lutheran Services Rental and housing assistance
is available. The government along with non-profits have funds to help those in need pay for housing costs. Money can come from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), United Way, the city and others. The money is provided to help pay the rent or even utility or water bills for those on the verge of eviction.
Get details on other San Francisco rent assistance The Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD ) offers a housing assistance program to assist some of those families with staying off the street, but there is a limit to that help.
The program is currently designed to offer short-term assistance. Those families who apply and are accepted into the program are helped with everything from computer training, credit repair, help finding a job, and even counseling.
More long term help may be available as well. Call 415-701-5500 for more information or to apply, or click here for additional rent programs Free transitional housing for adults, women facing DV and people that were formerly substance abusers.
In addition to the government or charity funds being used to pay rent, the money is also meant to be used to help get homeless off the streets quickly and into an employment opportunity.
There are also transitional housing programs for the low income General renter help is part of the: Eviction Defense Collaborative. The programs for area for l
ow-income families, veterans and single parents facing eviction, this organization may be able to help. It provides free help with filing answers on topics ranging from evictions to discrimination, motions and stay-of-evictions and ensures landlords keep a safe place to lease.
In addition, they may also be able to provide payments of past due rent thorough loans and grants as well as details on local apartment. The non-profit is at 976 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103. Call (415) 947-0797, or look here for apartments that take evictions Call Primrose Center
can provides financial assistance for both utility and rental expenses. It covers the southern part of San Francisco County. Also access emergency food assistance and referral services for both federal and California government programs.
Phone number (650) 342-2255 St. Anthony Foundation is a faith based charity that can be reached at (415) 241-2600. The organizations connects low income, homeless, and even undocumented, to local programs.
People can apply for immediate financial resources and services that can stabilize and improve the quality of their lives.
There may be some free items given away too, including clothes, sneakers, sleeping bags or small furniture items for a home or apartment. A medical clinics also provides basic health care. The address is 150 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102. Or look here for free furniture giveaways near you Glide Memorial United Methodist Church Glide Foundation
numerous social services and programs. It offers funds for paying rent and preventing evictions, utility bill help or money for water costs as well as light bill deposits. There is also a free hot meal program, a free health clinic as well as arrange free dental services at a clinic near you .
The church also arranges a computer training program and much more. Call (415) 674-6000. The address is 330 Ellis St, San Francisco, CA 94102. Catholic Charities helps the homeless, immigrants and working poor in San Francisco.
The charity offers short and medium term rental help and transitional homes for women that need a safe place to live. There are also credit repair services, outreach and engagement, money for utility bill payments, housing search and placement services. When an affordable place is found in San Fran, the charity can help pay a portion of the security deposit.
The non-profit Catholic Charity organization operates several offices around the greater San Francisco area. In addition to providing rent and/or housing assistance, they will also try to address the cause of the homelessness or eviction.
The main site is at 990 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA 94109. Call (415) 972-1200. More on help from San Francisco County Catholic Charities La Raza Community Resource Center, Inc. provides information, referrals, and support. Some basic needs such as food, free furniture vouchers, baby formula or clothing may be available.
Receive linkage to non-profits in San Francisco, help in applying for government benefits or employment, and register for classes such as English as a Second Language (ESL). A focus is on Latinos, Spanish speakers, and Hispanics. Migrants will also be able to get help.
Address is 474 Valencia Street, San Francisco, California, 94103. Phone 415-863-0764. Or more on La Raza Community Resource Center assistance programs Compass Family Services is an intake agency for the Family Shelter System.
The transitional housing and shelters offer a place to stay along with a pathway self-sufficiency. The location also offers interest free loans for security deposits, move-in costs, delinquent rent, and paying other outstanding bills. A major focus is on Housing First model for homeless people Additional emergency assistance is for free food, bus tokens, and toiletries.
Information and referral to other community resources is available too. Address is 37 Grove St, San Francisco, CA 94102, call 415-442-5130 or (415) 644-0504. Swords To Plowshares has limited financial assistance for mortgage or rent from the Season of Sharing (SOS) fund.
Grant funds are for one time needs that can't be met by other government or non-profits. The focus is on veterans in South San Francisco, and the non-profit also clothing from Dress for Success, Chinook Permanent Supportive Family Housing, and government grants for the disabled and struggling military members.
Dial 415-252-4788, or more on Swords to Plowshares programs . The address is 1433 Halibut Ct, San Francisco, CA 94130.
The Bay Area United Way
, which covers the county of San Francisco, is a source of information and programs too. They provide grant money from the EFSP program, offer Youth Opportunity Pathways, and direct residents in need to the Emergency Assistance Network as well as 211.
The United Way info is here https://uwba.org/ Or the free 2-1-1 call center (and online site:
https://211bayarea.org/
) is also part of the United Way services. Anyone in need can access it. Francis Of Assisi Community coordinates federal government subsidized (HUD) housing and low-cost apartments. The units are for seniors and/or physically disabled adults that reside i
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