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“Three years later, Reed’s life has taken a turn. He’s living at a permanent supportive housing site run by the nonprofit Episcopal Community Services, where he has his own room — air fryer and all.  But a budget proposal President Donald Trump announced this month could make life much harder for Reed and others like him.…

“This reduction will harm our ability to make progress in addressing the humanitarian crisis on our streets,” Beth Stokes, executive director of Episcopal Community Services. Read the full article on The Frisc

“When compared to other jurisdictions, San Francisco reportedly has the highest percentage of shelter guests with severe mental illness or addiction. But shelter operators say they don’t have enough funding or resources to support their high-needs clients or to address street conditions outside their buildings.” Read the full SF Chronicle article Donate to help end…

The group of volunteers make about 2,000 meals a year. This batch will be going to the Mentone, a permanent supportive housing site in the city’s Tenderloin. Read the full CBS article.

“Research consistently shows supportive housing — like the kind [ECS resident] Bukenya is receiving — leads not only to positive changes in residents’ lives, but to cost savings for taxpayers, too.” Read the full KQED story here.

“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.