Compass Family Services is where families facing homelessness receive housing services and comprehensive support as they transition from crisis to economic stability. Having served San Francisco for over 100 years, we are the City’s longest operating family safety net, and in cooperation with partner organizations, Compass Family Services will serve until the need ceases to exist.

We will provide services that include temporary shelter, long-term housing, childcare, mental healthcare, and employment and educational assistance to nearly 6,000 parents and children this year.

There are currently only 65 rooms designated as family shelter rooms in San Francisco. Shelter stays are limited to 3 to 6 months. There are currently 241 families on the wait list for these rooms (almost 4 times as many families in need of a shelter than we have rooms to provide).

Families can wait six months to one year before they get a stay in a family shelter. That means homeless families wait longer for a shelter room than they actually get to stay in the shelter.

The majority of families who are homeless in San Francisco are “couch surfing.” That means they are staying in the homes of friends and family and are frequently hopping from one to the next. When resources run out, these families are forced to leave. When the network of friends and family have been exhausted, families are forced to live in cars or on the streets.

Compass Family Services provides families on the wait list with much needed mental health and case management services as well as supplies that include diapers, formula, personal hygiene items, canned goods, and transportation tokens.

Mental health services help each family member deal with the stresses of being homeless as well as overcome, in many cases, years of trauma and abuse.

Case management services provides the pathway for families to secure long-term housing and achieving economic stability and family well-being.

Parents understand when they partner with Compass Family Services, that they’re taking an important first step. We empower families to be the best they can be, starting with a livelihood and a home of their own. More than 90% of families that complete our housing program remain in stable housing.

When you invest in Compass Family Services, you’re making a vital, positive and profound impact by helping families transition from homelessness, which benefits all of our community.

Thank you for helping us reach our goal of $10,000. Please share this link with others. You can learn more about Compass Family Services by visiting us at www.compass-sf.org.