San Francisco voted for "Housing Not Tents" with Prop Q, but based upon our current housing and long-term shelter shortage we won't be able to transition unhoused residents from tents for months - or even years - to come. It's up to us to work together to create strategic, cost-effective interim solutions that eliminate the complaints from neighbors and local businesses about encampments (e.g. human waste, discarded needles, garbage, crime, safety, and unsightliness) while providing security, safety, sanitation, and pathways to transition and community-beneficial income for unhoused residents. SFHC has been piloting this approach with Box City residents since mid-September 2016 (boxcitysf.com) and is now working to scale up our efforts by working with an existing nearby encampment.

For every $600 we raise we can build a beautiful mobile sleep and storage structure that supports the well-being and transition of unhoused residents while adding beauty and order to our city, neighborhoods, and sidewalks. An additional $150/month will go towards providing a portapotty with weekly servicing.

This is currently an all volunteer effort, but we hope to raise enough funds in time to pay for the building and organizing work of both unhoused and housed workers.

This is the humane, collaborative, and strategic movement you've been waiting for to address the challenges of encampments for both residents and neighbors. Join us today. Learn more and/or contact us at saintfrancischallenge.org