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“Folks can just come to the front door, because they need to be in a safe place, out of the inclement weather. They just want to be able to walk in, have a bed for the night and leave in the morning,” said Beth Stokes, executive director of Episcopal Community Services. Read the ABC7 story…

“…he spoke to a small gathering of his neighbors at 1064 Mission St., the city’s largest site of permanent supportive housing, which the government makes available to formerly homeless tenants. Episcopal Community Services, which operates the site, and the Department of Elections had arranged a voter education workshop for residents. Read the San Francisco Public…

“[permanent supportive housing] is so much more affordable in comparison to incarceration or long-term hospitalization or literally the cost of one emergency room visit,” said Travis Hamilton, associate director of housing services for Episcopal Community Services, which owns and operates Bukenya’s building.  Read the full Marketplace article here.

“Earlier this year, All Home and NPH had conversations with community partners in the housing justice field to learn more about their needs around storytelling — a powerful strategy that can be hard to do well. All Home and NPH designed their initiative to help meet those needs, and put out a call to organizations…

“Residents of a supportive housing complex in Larkspur attended an inaugural health fair this week. The permanent housing facility at 1251 S. Eliseo Drive is a 43-room complex built for formerly homeless people. It was funded by the state’s Homekey Program and is operated by Episcopal Community Services.” Read the full Marin Independent Journal article.

“It took three years for Garcia to receive government support. During this time, he relied on San Francisco’s general assistance and avoided sleeping on streets by staying in parks or shelters. Eventually, he found help through Episcopal Community Services (ECS).” Read the full OneIndia article.

“Caseworkers with the agency from Episcopal Community Services, along with other supportive services workers, would paddle out to his boat and bring him things like candy bars and supplies, and it eventually won him over. Romanowsky said the whole process took about a month, and the caseworkers helped him with every step, even getting emotional…

Today the Supreme Court issued a ruling that will have lasting impacts on our country’s homelessness crisis. The decision in the case of Johnson v. Grants Pass has effectively legitimized the criminalization of homelessness, thus punishing people for experiencing the most extreme levels of poverty. Episcopal Community Services (ECS) has advocated against this approach from…

“Across the nation, older adults are slipping into homelessness at a rate only previously witnessed during the Great Depression. In California, seniors are the fastest-growing age group within the unhoused population.” Read the full op-ed by ECS and The Curry Senior Center here.

“Supervisor Stephanie Moulton-Peters, who represents the area, said one of the main differences between this effort and previous efforts to get anchor-outs off the bay is that it is more compassionate and holistic. The RBRA’s program connects participants with a caseworker, resources through the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services and a housing…