I was curious that it is so common to see some people have to spend their nights on the streets in the flourishing city like San Francisco. In fact, the housing crisis has been a challenge social issue in San Francisco for a long period. I have been wondered how frustrated would be if a family has to sleep out on the streets, especially at the freezing nights. The Hamilton Family Center is the great option for families who experience homelessness to get various supports. It provides different services through different programs, including family shelter, transitional housing, homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing, and children services. I am glad that I have a chance to learn more information about this nonprofit organization by visiting
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The Emergency Center, located 4th floor of the building, provides newly homeless families access to overnight or 60-day shelter beds. Currently, the overnight beds are going to be closed, and remodel them to 60-days beds because the organization concerns that families have to worry about calling every day to get a bed. Instead homeless …show more content…
These programs are excellent because some homeless families need a little more time and focusing supports to get themselves stable before they move in their permanent housing. I think these programs have strong commitment to provide safety and stability while encouraging families involved with “self-exploration, professional skill-building and personal growth, leading to emotional well-being, self-reliance and full membership in the larger community”. (Cambridge’s domestic violence agency, 2015). I appreciate that Devra provides the handouts of the structure of the organization and the job prescription about case managers, so that I can get more understanding about how they run the organization for 30 years. I am surprised that the work obligations of their case managers. It seems that they have a lot to do with teamwork to corporate the organization working in its high efficiency. I really like its mission value: Housing First. Homelessness is intolerable, preventable and solvable. I believe that homelessness can be solved by helping them to get housing stability. The staffs of Hamilton are doing a great job to end to homelessness for families in San
The Emergency Center, located 4th floor of the building, provides newly homeless families access to overnight or 60-day shelter beds. Currently, the overnight beds are going to be closed, and remodel them to 60-days beds because the organization concerns that families have to worry about calling every day to get a bed. Instead homeless …show more content…
These programs are excellent because some homeless families need a little more time and focusing supports to get themselves stable before they move in their permanent housing. I think these programs have strong commitment to provide safety and stability while encouraging families involved with “self-exploration, professional skill-building and personal growth, leading to emotional well-being, self-reliance and full membership in the larger community”. (Cambridge’s domestic violence agency, 2015). I appreciate that Devra provides the handouts of the structure of the organization and the job prescription about case managers, so that I can get more understanding about how they run the organization for 30 years. I am surprised that the work obligations of their case managers. It seems that they have a lot to do with teamwork to corporate the organization working in its high efficiency. I really like its mission value: Housing First. Homelessness is intolerable, preventable and solvable. I believe that homelessness can be solved by helping them to get housing stability. The staffs of Hamilton are doing a great job to end to homelessness for families in San