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, 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.
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.”
“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…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: Episcopal Community Services & Mercy Housing to Develop City’s Largest Permanent Supportive Housing Project for Formerly Homeless People
Press Release. Up to 265 units at 1064-1068 Mission will designate 100 homes for homeless seniors View Press Release
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: Acting Mayor London Breed and The Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing Announce Capacity Increase at Shelters
Acting Mayor London Breed and the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing today announced that 75 additional individuals will be accommodated daily at San Francisco’s…
Read More“All I need is a piano, a house, and a toaster oven.” Denny
In my early twenties, I had lived in New York for two years when a friend of mine invited me to go to San Francisco.…
Read MoreStay Connected
Need Help Today?
Contact Adult Coordinated Entry (ACE) for support at (415) 487-3300 x7000 or email sfaces@ecs-sf.org.
