Community Forward SF (CFSF) - Providing Essential Support for Vulnerable Populations

Community Forward SF (CFSF) offers vital programs to support individuals experiencing homelessness, including housing, medical respite, and services tailored to their unique needs. They focus on working with cis and transgender women, providing assistance during medical crises, substance abuse programming, and support for older adults. A Woman's Place Shelter is a crucial 24-hour supportive residential service in San Francisco, offering emergency shelter and long-term treatment to women with various needs. On-site services include healthcare, mental health counseling, case management, and money management to help at-risk women achieve stability and independence.

• Community Forward SF
• CFSF
• homelessness support
• vulnerable populations
• womens shelter

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1. What is Community Forward SF (CFSF) Community Forward SF is a collection of vital programs that ensures our neighbors experiencing homelessness have effective services designed for their unique needs. Whether one needs housing, medical respite, a safe place to become sober, or calm in the face of domestic violence-we care for those most vulnerable in our community. We are not just one program. We are a network of programs designed to work together to meet every stage of need.

2. How We Help Focus on working with Cis and Transgender women Providing support during a medical crisis Offer support and programming when dealing with a substance abuse disorder Supporting and being there for our older adult population Services Provided o Emergency, Medical & Transitional Shelter Supportive Housing Wrap-Around services o o

3. A Womens Place Shelter (AWP) A Woman s Place is the only 24-hour supportive residential service in San Francisco that offers both emergency shelter and long-term treatment to all women, no matter their special needs. A Woman s Place offers support to women who have mental health issues, HIV+/AIDS, a history of mental illness, and/or who are victims of sexual or domestic violence. It offers support including health care, mental health counseling, case management, and money management, to help at-risk women of all ethnicities and orientations attain permanent housing, gainful employment, stability, and independence.

4. What We Provide On-Site

6. AWP Shelter Average Age 19% 23% 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-61 62+ 18% 21% 19%

7. Disabled Physical Disability 17%1% 1% Yes No No answer Yes No No answer 43% 56% 82%

8. Chronic Medical Conditions Mental Health Disorders 1% 26% 25% Yes No No answer Yes No No answer Client Refused 55% 74% 19% 0%

9. Substance Use Disorder Chronically Homeless No 6% 1% Alcohol Use Disorder 40% Yes No 36% 60% 56% Drug Use Disorder 1% Both drug & alcohol use disorders No answer

10. Thank you Anna Kelleher, MSW, ASW Vice President of Women s Services anna.kelleher@communityforwardsf.org