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Bay Area Homelessness: St. Anthony Foundation

Mission: St. Anthony Foundation's mission is to feed, heal, shelter, clothe, lift the spirits of those in need, and create a society in which all people flourish.

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Basic Information
Social Cause: Bay Area Homelessness
Issue Area: Bay Area Homelessness

Year Founded: 1950
Problem

Not everyone has a place to eat, a place to live, access to affordable health care, and wages to sustain life.
Solution

People come to St. Anthony Foundation not only to share in a meal, but also for clothing, housing, social services, medical treatment, literacy programs, drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs, and healing of both body and spirit.
Impact

2600 Hot Meals: Served per day. Since 1950 served 34 mil meals.

12,000 Annual Medical Visits

Resources: Connects 370 individuals to resources per month.

Information: Gives informational sessions on issues of poverty and justice to >8000 people/yr.

Last Year: Provided 2,600 people with clothing, 51 low-income women with accommodation, and provided 61 men with a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program.
Financial Breakdown

Expenses Breakdown

Program Expenses : 17764881
Administrative Expenses: 1574122
Fundraising Expenses: 664118
Contact Information

Website: http://www.stanthonysf.org/home.html
Email: info@stanthonysf.org
Phone: 415-241-2600

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Summary: Bay Area Homelessness experts believe that the St. Anthony Foundation is a long-time, well-respected organization that provides the homeless with a variety of services in a respectful way. They have remained faithful to their mission and have been able to bring about real change in the community. At the same time, the St. Anthony Foundation could do a better job of working with the community to provide the services it needs. Some experts feel the St. Anthony Foundation ought to consolidate its strengths while others feel it should expand its services to include employment training and re-housing programs.

Strengths

Good Services

"They keep true to their mission of feeding the most vulnerable."
"They do a good job of feeding and sheltering the homeless."
"They have a high quality medical clinic and food programs."
"They provide numerous services and have good management."
"It has provided solid support for very low-income San Franciscans for decades in a number of different areas."

Commitment to Social Justice

"They are willing to serve those who are really completely down and out through a charity model."
"Oh, they are just so groovy and old school: deep commitment to social justice, which means more than charity, it means change."
"They meet the basic needs with generosity and respect."
"They not only provide compassionate services but they get the community involved."

Good Reputation

"They are well recognized for their hot meal programs."
"They are well respected for providing food to the homeless population and utilizing volunteers well."
"They have a long-time reputation."

Other

"They have excellent outreach and community awareness."
"They reach large numbers of people."
"They should raise the bar for their clients and participants so that people are not stuck in dependency."
"They should better evaluate their programs and budget for successful programs."

Areas for Improvement

Even More Consideration for the Community

"Its administration needs to be more answerable to the community. The current executive director is pretty good, but his predecessor, who left just this past year, did a lot of harm to the community because he was more interested in politics than in the actual good of the community."
"They should work more broadly with the community and the community’s needs."
"They need more media and community events partnerships."

Diversify Services or Consolidate Strengths?

"They should provide more employment training."
"They should diversify--incorporate prevention and rapid re-housing programs."
"They should consolidate their strengths."

The views expressed on this page are those of each individual expert and not necessarily those of Philanthopedia. Note that each quote represents the views of just one person and may not reflect the sentiments of the entire group. We do not disclose the names of the experts who gave each comment to protect their anonymity

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