For immediate release Press Contact:
May 9, 2013 Jennifer Friedenbach 415 346-3740×306 cell 577-9779
Irma Nuñez, 415-346-3740×318 cell (510)730-4050

MEDIA ADVISORY
MOTHERS GATHER AT CITY HALL TO
DEMAND HOMES

When: 12:00 Thursday, May 9, 2013

Where: City Hall steps, 1 Dr. Carlton Goodlett Place, Civic Center side.

What: Homeless mothers and their supporters will rally for Mother’s Day, demanding the passage of two initiatives that would alleviate the homeless crisis San Franciscans are facing.

San Francisco – Homeless mothers and their supporter gather at city hall Thursday to tell local
politicians that the way to honor Mother’s Day this year is to give ‘em a home.

San Francisco is at a critical juncture, where financial pressures are pushing low-income and
impoverished San Franciscans out of their homes and communities. At the same time when
rents have risen dramatically, income loss and real estate speculators are putting even more
at risk. Homelessness is at a crisis level, with the now highest wait for shelter for homeless families in
San Francisco has ever seen – families are waiting for more then 6 months just to get a bed for their
children to sleep. SFUSD reports that over 2,200 of their students are homeless – and this number does
not include the children aged 0 – 5 who are not public school students yet.

“We are calling on San Francisco to take swift action to prevent further displacement of San
Francisco families by investing in the many successful programs, that have been forced to
turn households away due to lack of resources. These intitiaves are exactly what SF needs
right now.” According to Elisa Gasca, Chinatown Community Development Center.

The Coalition on Homelessness is putting forward two proposals, one to fund homeless
prevention and rapid re-housing. This program was funded last year and staved off
homelessness for 1,300 families, but programs were only able to serve 15% of the need The
Coalition on Homelessness is calling for the funding for this program to be doubled. In
addition, the Coalition is calling for the city to fund 100 subsidies in affordable housing
buildings units going on line in 2014/15 – units that are funded by San Francisco but remain
unaffordable to homeless people.

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Jennifer Friedenbach
Executive Director
Coalition on Homelessness, San Francisco
468 Turk Street
415-346-3740×306
fax 415-775-5639
jfriedenbach@cohsf.org
www.cohsf.org

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress… Power concedes nothing without a demand. It
never has and it never will.” —  Frederick Douglass

We would like to invite you to a day in the sun at our Spring Time FUNdraiser

Join us for an amazing afternoon of Bocce Ball

Fun For The Whole Family – BBQ – Kid-friendly games

When: Saturday, June 8th 2013 – 10AM until 2PM

Where: Aquatic Park (Beach and Hyde below Ghirardelli Square)

Everyone is Welcome – Bring a friend or two!

Click to download the SPONSORSHIP FORM

For More information please call 415-346-3740 ext 307

Download registration form here: REGISTRATION FORM

The Coalition on Homelessness appears in an article written by Rose Aguilar entitled “Old, Female and Homeless”. The article centers around the many elderly females living outdoors in San Francisco, sitting in chairs all night in drop-in centers and other shameful occurances.

http://www.thenation.com/article/172397/old-female-and-homeless

Hobos to Street People
Artists’ Response to Homelessness
from the New Deal to the Present

Panel Discussion: October 12 from 2 – 4 pm
Show runs September 15 to November 9, 2012
Richmond Art Center
2540 Barrett Avenue
Richmond, CA 94804

Gallery walk through tour led by hobos to Street People curator Art Hazelwood.

Panel discussion: Homeless People’s Bill of Rights

Welcome: City of Richmond Mayor, Gayle McLaughlin.

Panelists: Paul Boden, Western Regional Advocacy Project, Boona Cheema, Building Opportunities of Self-Sufficiency, Jennifer Freidenbach, Coalition on Homelessness, Yvonne Nair, Saffron Street

This timely exhibit features the works of 30 artists working over the last 75 years to document the tragedy of homelessness and the government’s role in the crisis. through painting, printmaking, photograhopy, and mixed media, Depression-era and contemporary artists offer glimpses of life on the street and show many similarities between the eras. Artists include Rockwell Kent, Dorothea Lange, Fritz Eichenberg, Kiki Smith, Sandow Birk, the San Francisco Print Collective.

The Coalition on Homelessness 3rd Annual Karaoke Party and Contest is postponed until further notice.

After confirmed reservations with the Mint Karaoke Lounge at 1942 Market Street, announcements made and raffle tickets printed and distributed, the owner of the club called the Coalition today and abruptly cancelled our reservation stating that the presence of our group last year left a lingering odor in his establishment.

As this is both untrue and ridiculous, it’s simply another example, like the blaring of chain saw noise outside Bill Graham Auditorium to drive away those with nowhere else to go, of the hateful treatment of homeless people by some members of the San Francisco entertainment industry.

As soon as we have secured a new venue for the event we will post the location, date and time.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support of the Coalition on Homelessness.

PS: Boycott the haters at THE MINT KARAOKE LOUNGE