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ECS in the News
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NOVEMBER 25, 2009
Giving thanks for helping the homeless through CHEFS
"I've written about this program, Conquering Homelessness through Employment in Food Service, before, and I'm continually impressed by what they do to turn about 60 homeless men and women each year into productive, employed citizens." read more
NOVEMBER 20, 2009
Winter homeless shelter to open this weekend
"The Human Services Agency and Episcopal Community Services are collaborating with the San Francisco Interfaith Council to provide additional shelter services to ensure our homeless residents have refuge from the cold." read more
JULY 2, 2009
Nourishing bodies, nourishing souls
"The program is called "Dinner with Grace" and it brings together two very different groups of people who break bread and stereotypes about the homeless." read more
APRIL 30, 2009
Levi Strauss Foundation Provides Cash Grants to San Francisco Nonprofits That Serve the Homeless
"These efforts are increasingly vital as the economic recession has pushed more families and young people into homelessness and substantially increased the need for support." read more
APRIL 24, 2009
Yahoo! grant helps San Francisco cathedral serve meals to Tenderloin residents
"The Yahoo! grant will help feed twice as many formerly homeless people as last year, and will help in "creating avenues of conversation, and bridges of support, which will transform lives." read more
APRIL 17, 2009
Feeling guilty about luxury dining
"The idea really came home to me when I was a guest critic at the CHEFS program (Conquering Homelessness through Employment in Food Service), run by Episcopal Community Services." read more
MARCH 26, 2009
Advocates want stimulus cash used to avoid cuts
"A fight has broken out in San Francisco over how to spend millions of federal stimulus dollars earmarked for health and human services, with advocates arguing the cash should be used on things like keeping shelters open and saving jobs of social service workers." read more
JULY 25, 2007
Conquering Homelessness In The Kitchen
"San Francisco is a foodie paradise and Derek Edwards is in the middle of it all, but he's no ordinary chef. This is where his career began, in this kitchen, part of a program aptly called CHEFS, or Conquering Homelessness through Employment in Food Service." read more
JUNE 17, 2007
Marisa Churchill: Life of a 'Top Chef'
"When not cooking up her signature black currant tea creme brulee with huckleberry compote, [Marisa Churchill] can be found doing laps in the pool or lending her support to CHEFS (Conquering Homelessness Through Employment in Food Service), a program that provides culinary training and work placement to homeless adults." read more
JULY 24, 2006
Cooking to fight homelessness
When I debuted this blog more than two months ago, I wrote about the CHEFS program at Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco (at Eighth and Natoma streets). read more
JUNE 2006
SummerTini
Tickle your taste buds with the fresh tastes of summer: seasonally inspired martinis, hors d'oeuvres fresh from the farmers market, and a dazzling live auction. SummerTini is a special benefit for CHEFS (Conquering Homelessness through Employment in Food Service) a program of Episcopal Community Services. read more
AUGUST 21, 2005
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE A HOME
After 6 years living out of vans and trailers, the Silver family moves into a 3-bedroom subsidized apartment and enjoys the simple pleasures -- taking a bath, watching movies together on the sofa, getting a fresh start. read more
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