The Project Homeless Connect CareVan is an innovative solution: an on-the-go service unit, scheduled to hit the streets of San Francisco in early 2017.

ANNOUNCING STRETCH GOAL

We are expanding the CareVan campaign to a $40,000 goal. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! The additional $10,000 in funding will purchase laptops, tents, tables, and an electrical generator. Let's get PHC on wheels!

Glasses, cell phones, California State IDs, clothing, hygiene items: the PHC CareVan will transport all of these services across the city to wherever they are needed.

Each night, over 7,500 of our neighbors experience homelessness in San Francisco. They are desperately in need of care, and often face serious barriers to life-saving help, including long wait times, complicated application procedures, and physical disability.

Imagine that you are living on the streets of San Francisco. You're constantly anxious that you may be attacked or robbed, and you might also have PTSD due to past trauma or another untreated health condition. The people who pass by you on the street avoid making eye contact, and sometimes say rude things about how you smell. Because of chronic pain, it's hard for you to walk around much.

Now imagine a big red van pulling up nearby. Friendly staff offer you a warm cup of coffee, and a small kit with soap and deodorant. Together, you fill out paperwork for a new cell phone and a California State ID, which you can use to register for shelter housing. After they leave, you use the phone to call your grandchildren, and ask your doctor for a medication refill. Suddenly, things are looking quite a bit brighter.

PHC's revolutionary model is based on engagement - a hot cup of coffee, a smile, and some basic resources - to keep our participants safe and healthy so that even our most vulnerable neighbors have the care they need to move forward. In the last year, we have taken basic services to shelters and churches across the city, often in partnership with other nonprofits.

We travel to meet participants where they are, and show that they are not alone. The community is looking out for them.

Your donation will go directly toward the costs of buying, building, and driving a new van. Today, you have the chance to make a difference in San Francisco by bringing help to your neighbors, wherever they may be. Thank you for putting PHC on wheels!