A Woman's Place (AWP)

The only 24-hour supportive shelter in San Francisco offering long-term treatment programs to women and transgender women with special needs due to mental disabilities, sexual or domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, and HIV+/AIDS-related issues. Women have access to health screenings and psychiatric evaluations, medication monitoring, case management, HIV/AIDS workshops, long term recovery and treatment services, art therapy and referrals to other social service providers in the city.  A Woman’s Place also accepts victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, transgender women and the elderly with special medical needs. Special programs include a senior shelter program, an 18 month transitional housing program, the CARE program for women primarily African American and transgender women with HIV, and a substance abuse treatment program.

 

 

Coronado Hotel

A private residential Single Room Occupancy building, providing housing and support services to formerly homeless individuals referred by the Homeless Outreach Team and the Department of Human Services.

 

Eddy Street Apartments

The final element in successful life transformations, offering clean-and-sober, permanent supportive housing for individuals on a low or fixed income who have completed a substance abuse recovery program. Eddy Street is a permanent housing program subsidized by Section 8 for single adults or single parent families. Eligible residents must have completed a drug treatment program. The 25 partially furnished studio apartments have on-site support services, including individual and group counseling, case management services, and parenting classes.

 

Golden Gate for Seniors (GGS)

The only program of its kind in the area, offering a residential recovery facility designed to help men and women 55 and older achieve a more meaningful life free from drugs and alcohol. Golden Gate for Seniors provides a setting needed to obtain a more meaningful life free from alcohol and drugs.  Residents stay an average of six months in the center while following an individually tailored recovery plan, which includes counseling and case management, 12-step meetings, education on alcohol and other drugs, sound health practices, and development of interests and activities that are conducive to a sober lifestyle

 

 

Homeward Bound

Operated by CATS and the San Francisco Human Services Agency (HSA), provides special assistance to homeless persons who want to return to their families or home communities. Homeward Bound Outreach Workers establish contact with clients’ sponsors at their home destinations; provide transport to the bus terminal, fare home and a travel/food allowance. They also do continuing follow up on the status of those they have sent home.

 

Medical Respite

Operated by CATS in collaboration with the Department of Public Health (DPH), the Medical Respite Program has approximately 60 respite beds (co-located with a 12-bed sobering center), and provides temporary housing with medically oriented support services for medically frail homeless persons leaving S. F. General hospital clinics or the Emergency Department. While DPH provides all medical services, CATS provides quality supportive services for the respite clients and staff, including one-to-one support for clients, transportation, client social and educational activities, and janitorial services.

 

Mobile Assistance Patrol (MAP)

A van outreach & transportation system dispatched 24 hours daily, year-round, in San Francisco providing over 30,000 transports and outreach contacts to homeless individuals yearly.  Mobile Assistance Patrol (MAP) vans respond to transportation requests for: individuals who are under the influence and in need of help; homeless individuals needing assistance with referrals and in accessing services; other service providers; residents and merchants. MAP responds to radio contacts from emergency medical services and police. MAP’s six vans also provide transportation services for the homeless clients of San Francisco’s Adult and Family Homeless Shelters, Dore Urgent Care Clinic (mental Health), Resource Centers, Medical Respite, S.F. Sobering Center, and outreach services to those at risk on the streets.

 

 

 

Redwood Center

A 49-bed, non-medical primary care residential treatment program for chemically dependent men (18 years and older), situated on 150 acres of beautiful parkland near Redwood City. Rehabilitative services, viewed from a holistic perspective, are offered in 42-day, 90-day and 120-day residential programs. Treatment modalities include individual and group counseling, education, 12-step participation, art therapy, acupuncture, exercise, relaxation techniques, amino acid restoration, journal writing, sand tray therapy, HIV-positive support groups, smoking cessation, relapse prevention, re-entry planning and aftercare.

 

San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team (SFHOT)

a collaboration between CATS, DPH, and HSA, the target population is chronically homeless adults on the streets of San Francisco that are high-risk, hard-to-reach, and typically do not seek services.  SFHOT case managers and outreach specialists build rapport with homeless men and women, and then connect them with needed services.  Short-term case management offers needed support, as clients stabilize and reach a higher level of functioning. A multi-disciplinary team composed of licensed mental health professionals, as well as street-smart outreach workers, addresses a wide variety of problem areas.