About this Event
We'll be honoring all of the hosts, meal providers, and partners who made the 36th anniversary Interfaith Winter Shelter season a success. In providing a safe, clean, warm, and respectful respite from inclement weather and home-cooked meals served with love, this annual collaborative effort offered essential relief to up to 80 guests per night, who otherwise call the streets their home.
Breakfast Host:
CHEFS (Conquering Homelessness through Employment in Food Services)
Featured Presenter:
Adrian Tirtanadi of Open Door Legal will present a new study that suggests that access to civil legal representation may be the most cost-effective way to reduce homelessness.
Come to learn more about the research, how it applies to San Francisco, and the work of Open Door Legal to pioneer universal access to civil legal representation. We'll also discuss how the Mayor's proposed budget impacts this work.
Open Door Legal serves clients with a wide range of legal problems, including: housing issues, such as evictions, discrimination, and habitability (inadequate heating, plumbing, or electricity); family issues, including domestic violence, child custody, child support and visitation; and consumer issues, including consumer fraud and property confiscation. All the cases are handled in civil, not criminal, courts. No fees are charged.
Last year, Open Door Legal served more than 400 Bayview clients. Today, it has four storefront offices throughout San Francisco that encompass about two-thirds of the city’s low-income population.
Reflective Moment:
Fred Harrell, Exec. Director, Cultivate Pastors and Churches, Inc.