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Working Essentials provides support to over 20 local homeless agencies. Through our item donations, job conselors are better able to support their clients, and help them through the difficult process of job interviewing. Please take a look at our partner agencies, and see what wonderful work they do.

A Man's Place
A 125-bed shelter for men with special needs due to mental disabilities, substance abuse, and HIV related issues who are homeless. A safe and supportive refuge for dually diagnosed men.

Arriba Juntos
Arriba Juntos provides training and employment services such as computer training, nurse assistant training, and on-the-job training. We serve youth and adults who are low income or homeless, and work with other agencies to poromote a revitalized community.

Central City Hospitality House
Central City has been serving the homeless community in San Francisco's Tenderloin district since 1967. Programs include a shelter for homeless adults, a drop-in self help center, an employment program, and a community arts studio program.

Community Vocational Enterprises
CVE was founded in 1986 with the mission of providing exceptional vocational opportunities to individuals with psychiatric disabilities. While providing these services, CVE also maintain sound business practices, which include owning and operating successful buiness enterprises to ensure the long-term viability of the organization. CVE's enterprises include clerical, food service, janitorial and thrift store buinesses.

Compass Community Services
Compass Community Services serves families confronting poverty and
homelessness by supporting their efforts to achieve stability and realize their individual potential. Services include securing and maintaining permanent housing, employment services, individual and group counseling and enriched child care and parent education.

Delancey Street Foundation
Founded in 1971, Delancey Street is a self-help residential education center for former substance abusers and ex-convicts. Training schools provide vocational skills to all residents including; a moving and trucking school, restaurant and catering services, a print and copy shop, retail and wholesale sales, para transit services, advertising specialties sales, Christmas tree sales and decorating, and an automotive service center.

Episcopal Community Services/Skills Center Program

The Skills Center provides pre-employment and on-site job training through adult basic education classes, job counseling, and the Conquering Homelessness through Employment in Food Services (CHEFS) program.

Guerrero House
Guerrero House is a transitional living program for young adults ages 18 to 24, who are homeless in San Francisco. The program provides services including; educational, employment, mental health, substance abuse, money management and aftercare programs. The focus is to help youth gain independent living skills while living in a safe and nuturing enviornment.

Haight Asbury Food Program
The mission of the Haight Asbury Food Program is to support the principle that freedom from hunger is a right, not a privilege. The program provides meals, job training and referral services to those in need while fostering a sense of belonging and self-worth for all involved.

Hamilton Family Center
Founded in 1985, this agency operates three residential programs for homeless families to help them regain independence in society. Hamilton accommodates up to 250 people per night, with children comprising 60% of the residents. Families may stay for up to 30 days, six months, or eighteen months, while they work towards their goals of economic independence and regaining permanent housing.

Homeless Advocacy Project
The HAP offers legal services, with supporting social services, to individuals and families who are homeless or at serious risk of homelessness.

Homeless Prenatal Program
Since 1989 HPP has been providing homeless parents and pregnant women with the support and access to care necessary to have a healthy baby. This includes prenatal care, counseling and advocacy to referrals for housing, substance abuse problems and legal aid.

Liberation House
A residential treatment program providing health, education, counseling, referral and treatment services for people with substance abuse problems.

Northern California Service League
Founded in 1948, the Northern California Service League provides social services to the men and women who are, or have been, incarcerated. Many leaving prison have no source of income, no place to live, and no job. NCSL guides them to resources and social services that can help them re-establish themselves in a positive manner in society.

Richmond Hills
Richmond Hills provides families who are homeless with up to two years of transitional housing with a focus on vocational training and financial stability.

Riley Center
The Riley Center offers safe and confidential services for women in abusive relationships and their children through the Emergency Shelter, Brennan
House and the Community Office.

St. Joseph's Village
An emergency residential program for homeless families and pregnant women. Services include; case management, substance abuse counseling, therapy assessments and referrals, money management, job search support, aftercare, and children’s activity programs. Housing, meals and services are provided for up to 65 people.

Swords to Plowshares
Established in 1974, Swords to Plowshares provides direct services to help homeless and low-income veterans gain re-entry into society and educates the public about national and local policies that impact needy veterans.

Tenderloin Housing Clinic
Provides a full range of support services for people that have housing needs including case management and employment services.

Walden House
Since 1969, Walden House has provided behavioral health and human services while specializing in substance abuse treatment. The family-oriented, peer-support emphasis teaches clients honesty and mutual accountability. Walden House utilizes this treatment approach in both residential and day treatment settings.

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