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…
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Airbnb co-founder donates $25 million to S.F., Bay Area homelessness programs – SF Chronicle
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Supervisor Matt Haney and SiP providers advocate for long term rehousing plan for SiP guests
On Tuesday, December 9, Board of Supervisor Matt Haney along with Shelter-in-Place Hotel (SiP) providers discussed the repercussions of shutting down the program without a plan to move residents into a permanent housing. Supervisor Haney emphasized that the SiP program is a necessary public health response and has been key in curbing a major Covid…
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Supervisors move to halt shutdown of shelter-in-place hotel program – SF Examiner
Supervisors Matt Haney, Shamann Walton, Hillary Ronen, and Dean Preston announced legislation on Thursday intended to counter the city’s plan to move 500 homeless people out of shelter-in-place hotel rooms by the end of December. Here is a an excerpt: “[The plan] is reckless, poorly thought out, and unfairly played with people’s lives at a…
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A message from Sherilyn – Your Vote Made an Impact!
On Saturday morning — perhaps like you — I awoke to a cacophony of banging pots and pans, honking horns, and the beautiful sight of spontaneous dance parties in the streets! Yes, across the San Francisco Bay Area, people of all ages and backgrounds were celebrating the end of the long-fought Presidential election. At Larkin…
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Vote yes on Prop. F to sustain the heart and strength of our community – SF Examiner
Our executive director, Sherilyn Adams, along with Brett Andrews and Steve Fields shared their opinion on Proposition F and how it would benefit non-profit and community services in San Francisco. In this op-ed piece published by San Francisco Examiner, the leaders of San Francisco’s Human Services Network also addressed the increases in poverty and homelessness…
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A letter from a Larkin Street alum – 2020 Fall Newsletter
Empowered young people create a better society for all From time to time, Larkin Street alumni reach out to us to let us know the impact our programs had on their lives. Melissa, who used our services in the ’80s, got in touch with us through email recently and told us how our programs and…
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Get out the vote 2020
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 issues,…
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A message from Sherilyn – 2020 Fall Newsletter
“Ours is not the struggle of one day, one week, or one year. Ours is not the struggle of one judicial appointment or presidential term. Ours is the struggle of a lifetime, or maybe even many lifetimes, and each one of us in every generation must do our part.” – John Lewis Can we be…
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Justice for Breonna Shaquelle Taylor
Like you, we are incredibly distraught over the recent indictments in the case against the murder of Breonna Taylor. Because the truth is, a young, innocent Black woman was killed in her sleep by the police. The only charge brought against one of three perpetrators was for endangering White people living next door. Let us…
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Larkin Street’s 2019-2020 Annual Impact Report Released
Thanks to your support, we served over 2,025 young people this year. Please see below for the full text of the letter from our Executive Director, Sherilyn Adams, and Board Chair, Susan K. Alexander, with their update on the past year, and what’s ahead: Dear Friends, As the two of us reflect on the roller…