Episcopal Community Services
DIGNITY. RESPECT. INTEGRITY. COMPASSION.
Episcopal Community Services (ECS) has provided essential services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness in San Francisco since 1983, utilizing a holistic approach that addresses the multiple causes leading to homelessness. This past year, we served more than 13,000 people across four counties in the San Francisco Bay Area, guided by our mission to help homeless and very low-income people every day and every night obtain the housing, jobs, shelter, and essential services each person needs to prevent and end homelessness.
IMPACTING COMMUNITIES
LIVED EXPERIENCES OF HOMELESSNESS
Shardonnae
Moving her family forward
“I am very grateful for ECS, because they helped me find a job, go back to school, and have a career."
EJ
Focused on success
“I learned to set up for success before beginning any task, minuscule or major."
Sabrina
Now has a place to call home
“I was tired of the streets, the difference is this place. They don’t give up on you.”
IN THE NEWS
“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…
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“…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…
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“[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…
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“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…
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Need Help Today?
Contact Adult Coordinated Entry (ACE) for support at (415) 487-3300 x7000 or email sfaces@ecs-sf.org.
