Everyday a team of four from our Outreach program walks around the City to spot young people experiencing homelessness or at-risk of homelessness who need help. Our team typically looks for young people who frequently hang out on the streets with a backpack and who may not have clean clothes. Some young people experiencing homelessness…
Our 15th annual CFO of the Year Awards was a great success! Guests helped us honor the Winners and Finalists for the 2021 CFO of the Year, including 2021 Hall of Fame – Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Mark Hawkins of Salesforce. This year’s event was different from previous years. In order to ensure our guests’…
Thanks to your support, more than 1,633 young people experiencing homelessness received the support they needed to thrive! Read more about our results, financials, supporters, events and special guests throughout the last year in our 2021 Annual Impact Report: Below, we’re including the full text of the letter from our Executive Director, Sherilyn Adams, and…
Huge thanks to SF Examiner for covering the importance of building relationships with young people experiencing homelessness. See below for an excerpt from the article: “Change happens at the speed of trust,” Adams explains. “For many young people living outside, trust in systems and adults is not there because of their experiences and trauma. We…
California is home to nearly 1/3 of all youth experiencing homelessness in the nation. On any given night, more than 1,200 young people have no safe, reliable place to sleep in San Francisco. As 50% of all people experiencing homelessness in San Francisco first experienced it before the age of 25, resourcing transitional youth with…
Make your voice heard: Sample Tweets This week is your last chance to make your voice heard on the San Francisco budget and young people need you! Join us in advocating for young people on Friday, June 25! Give public comment: Budget and Appropriations Committee Friday, June 25, 2021 at 10am, call-In: 1 (415)…
At Larkin Street, we take pride in showing up as our full, dynamic selves from all experiences and backgrounds. We are proud to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander culture, leadership, and excellence within our diverse team every day. Here are some previews of just a few incredible changemakers who identify as Asian American Pacific Islander…
Dear Friend, I spent yesterday morning—perhaps like you—anxiously waiting to learn whether George Floyd’s family might be served a measure of justice. Then the verdict came in and I felt relieved, hopeful, and saddened all at once. My mind leapt immediately to its potential effect on the youth we serve. For Black youth, who are…
On April 13, All Home launched a Regional Action Plan (RAP), which aims to reduce homelessness in the Bay Area by 75% within three years. The press conference, attended by our Executive Director Sherilyn Adams, All Home Founder and CEO Tomiquia Moss, Chief Partner Officer Ken Kirkey, Bay Area Community Leader Brandy Jenkins-Lee, and…
Thanks to KCBS Radio for highlighting how the pandemic has affected youth experiencing homelessness, as well as the gap in services when addressing their needs. “While the pandemic has spurred on a massive rehousing effort that’s gotten thousands of homeless Californians into shelter, advocates warn that many unhoused young people are getting left behind. KCBS…
Dear friends, The first blooms of Spring have arrived, and with them, our hopes for positive change and a renewed spirit of optimism so sorely needed in our community. This sense of optimism is tempered by last year’s grueling toll, most especially on those we serve who are disproportionately youth of color and/or LGBTQ+. With…
A message from our Chief Development Officer, Gayle Roberts: As an out and proud trans woman—and member of Larkin Street’s C-suite leadership team—I invite you to join me and the staff of Larkin Street in celebrating the 12th International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV) on Wednesday, March 31. Founded twelve years ago to…
The James Irvine Foundation recognized leaders who have adapted their work and continued to innovate during the COVID-19 pandemic. See below for a highlight from The James Irvine Foundation featuring our Executive Director, Sherilyn Adams: The COVID-19 pandemic forced Larkin Street to quickly deploy programs to protect young people’s health and meet increased demand…
At Larkin Street, we are outraged by the violent, targeted attacks and rising anti-Asian sentiment happening in our communities. According to reporting from NPR, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco have all seen increases in hate crimes against Asian Americans since the onset of the pandemic. These numbers are widely understood to be underreported.…
Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia says he plans to donate $12.5 million to Rising Up to combat youth homelessness in San Francisco and the Bay Area, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Wednesday. This generous donation will help the coalition house 145 young people and provide homelessness prevention services to another 105. The coalition aims to…
On Tuesday, December 9, Board of Supervisor Matt Haney, along with Shelter-in-Place (SiP) hotel providers, discussed the repercussions of shutting down the program without a clear plan to move residents into permanent housing. Supervisor Haney emphasized that the SiP program has been a necessary public health response and has played a key role in curbing…
On Saturday morning—perhaps like you—I awoke to a cacophony of banging pots and pans, honking horns, and spontaneous dance parties erupting in the streets. Across the San Francisco Bay Area, people of all ages and backgrounds gathered to celebrate the outcome of a long-fought presidential election. At Larkin Street, we join San Francisco Mayor London…
Our Executive Director, Sherilyn Adams, along with Brett Andrews and Steve Fields, shared their perspective on Proposition F and its importance to sustaining nonprofit and community-based services in San Francisco. In an op-ed published in the San Francisco Examiner, the leaders of San Francisco’s Human Services Network highlighted rising poverty and homelessness, and the critical…
Empowered young people create a better society for all From time to time, Larkin Street alumni reach out to share how our programs impacted their lives. Melissa, who used our services in the 1980s, recently contacted us to reflect on how staff and programs helped build her resilience. I ran away from home when I…
USE YOUR POWER AND VOTEChange happens when we use our voices collectively. Join Larkin Street in supporting measures A, B, and F, local ballot initiatives that allocate new resources to protect young people experiencing homeless. PROP A – HEALTH AND HOMELESSNESS, PARKS, AND STREETS BONDAt a critical time for our city, when mental health…