With love and grit and a whole lot of hope
I woke up last Wednesday morning and hoped I might still be dreaming as the results of the election settled in. As of now, I’m still processing my fright and disbelief. I’m sharing this because we need to brace for unprecedented times, when everything we care deeply about is in jeopardy…
Tossed Medicine, Delayed Housing: How Homeless Sweeps Are Thwarting Medicaid’s Goals
As California cities crack down on homeless encampments in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling authorizing fines and arrests, front-line workers say such sweeps are undercutting billions in state and federal Medicaid spending meant to stabilize people’s health and get them off the streets…
San Francisco overdose deaths plummet
Check out this recent SF Chronicle Article, in which SFCHC's work is mentioned regarding the nighttime referral program in the TL in collaboration with DPH!
Megan Phalon at our 2024 Staff Retreat
Megan Phalon speaks about her journey at our 2024 all staff retreat while introducing her incredibly team at Taimon Booton Navigation Center
Night Navigator pilot program offers help to San Francisco fentanyl users
A pilot program launched in San Francisco earlier this year is providing outreach to help fentanyl users on the city's streets.
San Francisco is prioritizing substance use recovery with two pilot programs
September is National Recovery Month, a chance to highlight the importance of evidence-based treatment and recovery for those with substance use disorder. Today we're shining a spotlight on two pilot programs that started in San Francisco this past March to offer life-saving treatment, shelter and wrap-around services all under one roof.
SF Homeless Sweeps are Threatening Lives
A recent US Supreme Court ruling allowing municipalities to bar unhoused individuals from sleeping outdoors, has led to harmful police sweeps in San Francisco. These actions are increasing stress and trauma among our unhoused patients, disrupting their care, and challenging our staff. You can help...
‘They’re already on top of s---’: A night with The City’s Tenderloin street-care team
This is the San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Night Navigation street-care team. The workforce-development nonprofit Code Tenderloin provides staffing, carrying out the agency’s latest pilot program: its Nighttime Telehealth initiative.