When Their Service Ends, Ours Begins...
OUR MISSION
War causes wounds and suffering that last beyond the battlefield. Swords to Plowshares’ mission is to heal the wounds, to restore dignity, hope, and self-sufficiency to all veterans in need, and to prevent and end homelessness and poverty among veterans.
Founded in 1974, Swords to Plowshares is a community-based not-for-profit organization that provides counseling and case management, employment and training, housing, and legal assistance to veterans in the San Francisco Bay Area.
We promote and protect the rights of veterans through advocacy, public education and partnerships with local, state and national entities.
OUR VISION
All veterans will have access to the care and services they need to rebuild their lives.
OUR MODEL
Our model of care is based on the philosophy that the obstacles veterans face— including homelessness, unemployment and disability—are interrelated and require an integrated network of support within the community and continuum of care.
CANSA) celebrates International Volunteers Day on 5 December to thank volunteers and raise awareness about their significant contribution to society. Special functions are held country-wide at CANSA Care Centres to acknowledge and show appreciation. This year CANSA also launches a comprehensive online training programme to help equip volunteers.
We are a NGO in Sierra Leone working for humanity.
Gender based violence and child rights protection are our key fields of work and service. We are delighted to showcase our work within this presentation.
Thank you for your time.
Kind regards,
your commit and act team
CANSA) celebrates International Volunteers Day on 5 December to thank volunteers and raise awareness about their significant contribution to society. Special functions are held country-wide at CANSA Care Centres to acknowledge and show appreciation. This year CANSA also launches a comprehensive online training programme to help equip volunteers.
We are a NGO in Sierra Leone working for humanity.
Gender based violence and child rights protection are our key fields of work and service. We are delighted to showcase our work within this presentation.
Thank you for your time.
Kind regards,
your commit and act team
CANSA continues with the traditional, annual celebration of CANSA volunteers this International Volunteers Day in December 2017.
International Volunteers Day, celebrated annually on the 5th of December, was mandated by the United Nations General Assembly in 1985, to celebrate the power and potential of volunteerism.
Read more:
http://www.cansa.org.za/cansa-volunteers-celebrated-team-work-makes-the-dream-work/
Issue 17: 'On the Record', New Directions' Newsletter🐠 Abbi Head
Full of news, views, stories, events and reports, New Directions' newsletter is packed with information about the charity, the people it supports, their families and carers.
This months newsletter Shining Bright captures the the spirit of Sarah A Reed Children's Center and the committed employees,donors and friends who make a difference in the lives of the children we serve here in our 149th year.
We believe one thing - that together we create our community.
Our aim is simple: to globally bring people, businesses and charities together and help provide access to discrete volunteering opportunities with existing charitable and volunteer organisations and where people can volunteer with their friends. In short, helping make volunteering an easy, fun and social activity. These sorts of activities could support anything from child cancer research, to the local tennis club, to environmental causes, to efforts to assist the underprivileged etc etc. They are all important and they all make a difference!
Since our inception in September 2012 we have grown to have 21 Chapters in 8 countries and thus our growth has been significant but are just the first steps towards realising our vision of making volunteering a global norm!
CANSA continues with the traditional, annual celebration of CANSA volunteers this International Volunteers Day in December 2017.
International Volunteers Day, celebrated annually on the 5th of December, was mandated by the United Nations General Assembly in 1985, to celebrate the power and potential of volunteerism.
Read more:
http://www.cansa.org.za/cansa-volunteers-celebrated-team-work-makes-the-dream-work/
Issue 17: 'On the Record', New Directions' Newsletter🐠 Abbi Head
Full of news, views, stories, events and reports, New Directions' newsletter is packed with information about the charity, the people it supports, their families and carers.
This months newsletter Shining Bright captures the the spirit of Sarah A Reed Children's Center and the committed employees,donors and friends who make a difference in the lives of the children we serve here in our 149th year.
We believe one thing - that together we create our community.
Our aim is simple: to globally bring people, businesses and charities together and help provide access to discrete volunteering opportunities with existing charitable and volunteer organisations and where people can volunteer with their friends. In short, helping make volunteering an easy, fun and social activity. These sorts of activities could support anything from child cancer research, to the local tennis club, to environmental causes, to efforts to assist the underprivileged etc etc. They are all important and they all make a difference!
Since our inception in September 2012 we have grown to have 21 Chapters in 8 countries and thus our growth has been significant but are just the first steps towards realising our vision of making volunteering a global norm!
Corporate-level environmental strategy developed as a model for large facilities/large corporations with complex regulatory requirements. This tool has been used for briefing Top Management on four major DOE and Army projects whose contract values exceeded $$1.5B per year.
Swords to Plowshares Advocates for Improvement of Veteran Homeless ProgramsSwords to Plowshares
The expansion of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) homeless programs since 2009 has played an important part of our nation’s strategy to prevent and end veteran homelessness, but there are challenges that remain. Veteran homelessness was once a prevalent and inescapable byproduct of the Vietnam War. It signified our failures as a nation and a community to provide strong support to our returning and transitioning service members.
At Swords to Plowshares, we have worked tirelessly to address this issue and meet the needs of our homeless veterans. In our dual role as a service provider and advocate, we fight to strengthen the systems of care for our veterans, and we are nationally renowned for our expertise and model programs. We opened our first transitional housing facility in 1987, and over the course of nearly 30 years of providing supportive housing, we have learned that helping homeless veterans is not a one-size fits all approach.
Our executive director, Michael Blecker, was invited to testify on July 29, 2015 before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, and was asked to provide recommendations on the Grant & Per Diem, HUD-VASH, and Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program.
In Michael’s testimony, he highlights each programs successes, its challenges, and Swords to Plowshares recommendations to improve the programs to better serve our nation’s veterans. Michael also addressed the challenges of reaching the most vulnerable veterans in the push to end veteran homelessness by explaining how the VA has placed some of the most vulnerable veterans beyond its reach and excludes them from VA services.
An overview of Environmental Quality Assurance explained in terms managers can understand. Intended not as a tutorial but as a summary against which processes and requiements may be easily comprehended
This webinar, dated October 28, 2015, provides behavioral health providers, veteran legal advocates, and others with an understanding of the circumstances in which veterans can become justice-involved, data on justice involvement, and California laws and treatment programs which affect veterans in criminal justice.
Veteran advocates, mental health care providers and criminal justice professionals now recognize evidence that military service-related mental or cognitive injuries may contribute to criminality.
As a result, a movement to treat rather than incarcerate veterans in eligible cases has emerged throughout the nation. California stands as a bellwether in this movement with a growing number of veteran treatment courts. In addition, the California legislature has expanded on criminal laws which provide alternative standards and sentencing for veterans with mental health trauma, and post-traumatic stress disorder is increasingly being used in criminal defense.
The character of veterans in criminal justice:
Presenter: Megan Zottarelli, Senior Analyst, Institute for Veteran Policy at Swords to Plowshares.
California legislation affecting veterans in criminal justice: Presenter: Scott Franklin, Public Defender, Sacramento County
California Veteran Treatment Courts for eligible veterans: Presenter: Duncan MacVicar, California Veterans Legal Taskforce.
Combat to Community: Transitioning from Military Service to the Civilian Work...Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares’ Combat to Community Training is a series of cultural competency curricula developed by our Institute for Veteran Policy for community partners, including human resource specialists, clinicians, attorneys, law enforcement personnel, faith based communities and others, to address the challenges veterans face re-integrating into the community and the unique training and skill sets they acquire in service.
Creating employment initiatives for veterans is more than a patriotic endeavor or a charitable cause. It’s simple: hiring veterans is good for business.
Combat to Community: Transitioning from Military Service to the Civilian Workforce- A Cultural Competency and How-to for Human Resources Professionals and Hiring Managers- provides opportunities for recruiters, hiring managers and human resource professionals to learn practical ways to recruit, hire, and support their veteran employees.
Participants will:
Learn about military and veteran culture and resources, including how unique skill sets learned during military service can translate to the civilian workplace.
Learn how to create a veteran-friendly workplace through supportive programs.
Discuss obstacles and solutions for veteran recruitment, training, placement and supporting veterans in the workplace.
Environmental Science Merit Badge Boy Scouts by Joel Hebdon, Varsity Coach, P...Joel Hebdon, PG, MBA, PMP
Environmental Science Merit Badge Power Point. Please use freely but please "like" my presentation and send me an e-mail at joelhebdon@aol.com identifying yourself, the number of scouts viewing the presentations, and leaving feedback. A work in progress, please make comments and I'll try to update it to further improve it, make it more universally useful, and accessible to the most Scouts possible.
A Sustainability Merit Badge presentation for Boy Scouts. Please use freely but click "like" and send me an e-mail at joelhebdon@aol.com identifying yourself, the number of scouts viewing the presentations, and leaving feedback. A work in progress, please make comments and I'll try to update it to further improve it, make it more universally useful, and accessible to the most Scouts possible.
Dear Friends & Supporters:
At Swords to Plowshares, preventing and ending veteran homelessness is at the core of what we do. We take pride in working to restore dignity, hope, and self-sufficiency
to all veterans in need. Our model of care is based on the philosophy that the obstacles veterans may face require an integrated network of support, which is why we provide comprehensive wraparound services.
The main point of entry to our critical services is through our Frontline Drop-in Center. Once there, our intake staff and case managers address veterans’ immediate needs and then continue to work with them on a long-term plan that will utilize our programs and services to improve their health, economic and housing stability, and overall well-being.
As the needs of the veterans we serve continues to change, so must our programs and services. Earlier this year, to keep up these needs, our Frontline Drop-in Center launched several client-focused groups and activities, including: a wellness group for LGBTQ veterans, a women veterans group, a support group for homeless veterans, a harm reduction group and 12-step meetings for veterans, a chess club, and dedicated movie times.
Over the years, Swords to Plowshares has helped countless numbers of veterans overcome adversity, and our programs and services continue to evolve to meet the needs of our clients. These new groups and activities at our Drop-in Center were developed thanks to the input of our frontline staff, and have been well-received and attended. However, the critical services these groups and activities provide need your support. In this edition of our newsletter, you will read stories that highlight the impact of our frontline staff and a few of those who have recently benefited from the services our Drop-in Center provides. Please join us in making an impact on veterans’ lives by supporting these vital programs and services.
Thank you,
Michael Blecker
Executive Director
U.S. Army, 1967-1970
Public Square Atlanta Homelessness WebinarJason Parker
This is the presentation used during PublicSquareAtlanta.org's "Homelessness Around Atlanta" webinar, which took place on Dec. 15, 2011. The bulk of the content was prepared by the Gateway Center and United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta for speakers Vince Smith and Phil Hunter, respectively.
Partnerships and collaborative activities are rooted in the heart of the mission at Swords to Plowshares. We cannot do the work we do without the close alliances with community partners. Our veteran clients collaborate with us as well, as we determine together, the best path to take as they continue their journey toward self-sufficiency.
As you read through this newsletter, you will find examples of partnerships large and small; relationships in their infancy and some, years in the making. New partnerships with the National Veterans Legal Services Program and Harvard Law School to address how the VA wrongfully excludes veterans with “bad paper” strengthen our ability to advocate for the veterans we serve. Long-standing partnerships such as the one with Chinatown Community Development Center have resulted in projects such as Veterans Commons, permanent supportive housing for veterans and the new Mission Bay building slated to open in 2019.
Swords to Plowshares is honored to have members of the community engaged in our mission to help heal the wounds of war. When our organization was founded in 1974, we knew we had to rely on each other—veterans helping veterans.
The same approach still rings true 42 years later. It is our supporters, donors, and community members who have helped us further our mission year after year. As we approach the holiday season and reflect on the year, we ask that you keep Swords to Plowshares in your thoughts and year-end charitable giving. Our work not only relies on partnerships and collaboration but also the philanthropy of our supporters.
Thank you for being on this journey with our staff, our partners, and most importantly, our veteran clients.
Best wishes,
Michael Blecker Executive Director
Stephen Plath Chair of the Board
Lori Coyner (State Medicaid Director, Oregon Health Authority), Rachel Port (Public Policy Director, Central City Concern), Leslie Neugebauer (Director of Central Oregon Coordinated Care Organization, PacificSource), Pam Hester (Health and Housing Manager, CareOregon), and Josh Balloch (VP of Government Affairs and Health Policy, AllCare) present on Health as Housing at Neighborhood Partnerships' 2016 RE:Conference
Dear Friends & Supporters,
At Swords to Plowshares, we believe that housing is the gateway to stable health. Getting a homeless veteran housed in a safe environment is key to reducing the daily stress on mind and body after living without a stable home and establishes the foundation for a path to self-sufficiency.
A formerly homeless veteran, who receives housing and healthcare after years without access to support, can finally focus on addressing trauma and deteriorating health to start improving overall well-being.
Housing and healthcare are critical services for veterans who are poor, elderly, and sick, but nutrition can often be an afterthought for these individuals. For our veterans with a limited income, finding a warm, healthy meal can present a daily challenge. Over the last few months, we have been able to supplement regular meals provided at two of our housing sites with a breakfast served by corporate volunteers twice a month.
Also, thanks to food donations from Copia Foods, we have now been able to offer a meal to our homeless veterans who visit our Service Center. In this edition of our newsletter, you’ll hear about the incredible generosity of Craig Newmark and his support for our legal program’s effort to assist underrepresented
veterans. Another feature is our Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, Mike Lodge, a Coast Guard veteran who volunteers his time providing legal assistance to homeless and low-income
veterans with disabilities.
Also, you’ll learn about the impact our community organizer Bilal Mustafa, an Army veteran who organizes recreational activities for our residents. You’ll also see photos from the meals our wonderful corporate volunteers provide.
You too can make an impact and support the lives of our veterans. Please join us in helping end the cycle of poverty and homelessness with a purchase of hygiene items for our homeless veterans, setting up a monthly recurring donation, or dedicating another gift to support our vital programs and services.
Michael Blecker
Executive Director
Vietnam Combat Veteran
U.S. Army 1967-1970
Dear Friends & Supporters,
Housing is essential to our mission of ending poverty and homelessness among veterans, but the availability of affordable housing in the San Francisco Bay Area is scarce. This scarcity is well-known and has created numerous challenges in trying to end veteran homeless. Over the last six years, we have made tremendous strides and have housed more than 40 percent of all homeless veterans in San Francisco. This reduction has occurred while the city has grappled with a 23 percent overall increase in homelessness.
At any given time, we have the capacity to house 441 veterans. With a new housing site in Mission Bay, we will be able to house another 62 veterans and 56 families. We are proud to announce that we will be breaking ground on our eighth housing site in Mission Bay on November 21st. Most of the veterans who reside with us are seniors who earn less and are typically more disabled than non-veterans of similar age and situation. However, we recognize that veterans with histories of chronic
homelessness have unique needs and require wrap-around care. Under this model, we work to foster a community that is supportive and engaged, providing veterans with access to resources they need to become self-sufficient.
The path to self-sufficiency starts with housing but as you will find out, it does not end there. This path can include mental health or substance abuse counseling, support groups, educational programs, workshops, and engaging in a wide array of community activities. In this issue, we have featured community activities to show our supporters an inside look at our residents’ lives and how these activities are an essential part of their reintegration to society. We have also featured volunteer engagement activities that have helped give us the opportunity to beautify the housing sites where our veterans live.
Swords to Plowshares has operated successful housing programs since 1987 and will continue to work to end poverty and homelessness among veterans. Please join us in our mission to end veteran homelessness by speaking with your local representative voicing your support for more housing for veterans and sharing any news and events about us online to help us generate awareness about our cause.
Thank you,
Michael Blecker
Executive Director
U.S. Army, 1967-1970
Dear Friends and Supporters,
Healthcare is at the forefront of all Americans’ minds this year. Like many Americans, veterans are in jeopardy of losing access to healthcare that they rely on. Current threats to Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid and the VA impact those who are most vulnerable—the elderly, the sick, the poor and veterans.
After the years following the Vietnam War, the detrimental effects of our fellow service members’ lack of access to VA healthcare became increasingly evident. Veterans who were stripped of their honor and discharged with “bad paper” were desperately looking for relief from the horrors of war, but they were denied benefits and lacked support in the community and from employers.
Access to care impacts our community. It means Mr. Ramirez, one of our 2016 Profiles of Courage, finally had access to the treatment he needed to address his post-traumatic stress, 50 years after his service ended. It means Kevin Miller, featured in this newsletter, has one integrated health system to address the multiple and complex injuries he sustained from three deployments.
At Swords to Plowshares, we believe that housing is the beginning to stable health. Getting a homeless veteran housed in a safe environment is key to reducing the daily stress on the mind and body after living without a stable home, and establishes a foundation for a path to self-sufficiency. A formerly homeless veteran who receives housing and healthcare after years without access to support finally has the ability to focus on their trauma and deteriorating health. When one is homeless, the struggle to find food and shelter is a primary daily need that overshadows all else.
Supporting veterans’ access to quality healthcare is not a partisan issue. It’s the right thing to do. Swords to Plowshares took up this fight 43 years ago and will continue fighting to ensure that veterans have access to the veteran-centered care they need, earned and deserve. Please join us to protect the high-quality, innovative and life-saving VA healthcare system that so many veterans rely upon.
You can help. Talk to your representatives about protecting veteran healthcare, remain active in your community and informed about the issues, and continue supporting the efforts of organizations like Swords to Plowshares who advocate for veterans.
Sincerely,
Michael Blecker
Executive Director
U.S. Army, 1967-1970
Yaniv Newman
Chair of the Board
U.S. Marine Corps, 1999-2003
Post-9/11 veterans are denied basic veteran services at a higher rate than those of any previous era. Tens of thousands of service members who would have received Honorable or Honorable Conditions discharges in prior eras today receive Other Than Honorable (OTH) discharges. Our “zero-tolerance,” high op-tempo military has little patience for even routine discipline and behavior issues. This is true even when the behavior change is symptomatic of mental health issues that arose in service. The statistics are alarming. Combat-veteran Marines with PTSD diagnoses are 11 times more likely to get an OTH discharge than others; between 2009 and 2012, the Army gave misconduct discharges to 20,000 service members even after diagnosing them with PTSD; survivors of military sexual trauma are 50% more likely to get misconduct discharges. Denying veterans basic services for minor misconduct issues is unfair; denying them basic services because they are disabled or traumatized is unconscionable. It is happening now more than ever.
Getting It Right: “Bad Paper” Legislation That Works
Prepared for House Veteran Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Health
Legislative Hearing on H.R 918 and others
March 29, 2017
Submitted by Swords to Plowshares, a Veteran Rights Organization
With the Assistance of Veterans Legal Clinic at Harvard Law School
This online workshop for grantees of our Veteran Employment and Training Collaborative will cover structured interviews as part of your program evaluation process. We will be joined by Wendy Meluch, Principal, VisitorStudies.com who will cover: Conducting structured interviews as part of intake, pre/post assessment, and exiting your program; issues/questions you hope to address using a structured interview; structured interview vs. self-completed questionnaire; and interview skills and techniques.
This is an interactive webinar and participants will have an opportunity to discuss challenges and best practices in structured interviewing.
White Paper: Legislation to Ensure Veterans’ Access to Mental Health Care Swords to Plowshares
Congress is currently developing and considering multiple bills to ensure that veterans with bad paper discharges who are experiencing mental heal issues can assess some treatment through Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) hospitals or clinics. This report presents some alternative or supplemental options for how Congress can most effectively achieve its expressed goal of ensuring that VA offers mental healthcare to veterans with bad paper discharges.
This primer provides an overview of health indicators of aging veterans who are pre-disposed for a variety of physical and mental health issues impacted by their military service related injuries. Veterans ages 55 and older represent 66% (13.9 million) of the veteran population.
Social media is an opportunity to tell your story, engage with supporters, keep your cause at the top of supporters’ newsfeeds, and get results.
Kevin Miller, Media Relations Specialist at Swords to Plowshares will discuss best practices in social media, integrating and aligning social media with your strategic goals and target audiences, content strategies, holiday campaigns and other fundraising strategies, and tracking your results.
This is an online workshop, however, we encourage you to be active participants, able to ask and answer questions as well as participate in exercises throughout the presentation.
2016 San Francisco Veterans Mental Health Summit Findings Report Swords to Plowshares
This report summarizes the Mental Health Summit, jointly hosted by Swords to Plowshares, the San Francisco VA Health Care system and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and KQED Veterans Coming Home. Participants focused discussion of access to care and suicide prevention around aging veterans, veterans with bad paper, women and LGBTQ veterans. The summary includes new resources, key challenges and proposed next steps to strengthen community approaches to care.
San Francisco VA Mental Health Summit: An Introduction to Suicide PreventionSwords to Plowshares
Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention.
San Francisco VA Medical Center - 2016 VA Mental Health Summit
An Introduction to Suicide Prevention
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
San Francisco VA Mental Health Summit 2016 Presentation by Megan McCarthySwords to Plowshares
San Francisco Veteran Mental Health Summit 2016
Presentation by Megan McCarthy, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Office of Suicide Prevention
U.S Department of Veterans Affairs
August 12, 2016
Combat to Community: Transitioning from Military Service to the Civilian Work...Swords to Plowshares
The training is adapted to the specific needs of community professionals:
Recruiters, Hiring Managers, and HR Specialists
Learn practical ways to recruit, hire, and support veteran employees.
Translate military service skill-sets to the civilian workplace.
Create a veteran-friendly workplace through supportive programs.
Learn solutions to remove obstacles for improved recruitment and retention
HRCI Accreditation
Right to Care: Voices of Swords to Plowshares' Veteran CommunitySwords to Plowshares
In Section 202 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act (VACAA) of 2014, Congress established the Commission on Care, charging it to examine veterans’ access to Department of Veterans Affairs health care and to examine strategically how best to organize the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), locate health resources, and deliver health care to veterans during the next 20 years. In order to amplify the veteran narrative within the Commission on Care, Swords to Plowshares investigated access to VA and non-VA systems-of-care and measured perceptions of the quality of services among the Swords to Plowshares veteran community. We conducted one-on-one in-depth interviews with 22 veteran clients and staff who have accessed VA care locally and throughout the country using a human-centered design for our user research.
Opening Doors: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness set forth an ambitious goal to alleviate veteran homelessness and poverty. The five-year plan began in 2010, and as the scheduled end came near, was amended in 2015 to reflect the learnings among communities and outline strategies to get to a "functional zero."
Where are we now in our goal to prevent and end veteran homelessness? This online seminar will discuss the national and community picture of efforts in the last five years, veteran populations most at risk, systematic responses in place throughout communities and strategies moving forward to address the unmet needs.
Presenters:
Baylee Crone, Executive Director, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV)
Leon Winston, Chief Operating Officer, Swords to Plowshares
Megan Zottarelli, Senior Analyst at the Institute for Veteran Policy at Swords to Plowshares
Underserved: How the VA Wrongfully Excludes Veterans with Bad PaperSwords to Plowshares
Not all who have served are “veterans” in the eyes of the Department of Veterans Affairs. If the veteran has less than a General discharge, the VA creates obstacles to getting health care, benefits, homeless resources and other services. Most of these veterans are simply turned away. Congress never meant for eligibility to be so exclusive, it intended that only veterans who served dishonorably be denied access. The VA’s own discretionary policies unnecessarily deny hundreds of thousands veterans benefits, who are often those most in need of the VA’s support. These former service members are more likely to have mental health disabilities and twice as likely to commit suicide. They are more likely to be homeless and to be involved with the criminal justice system.
Key findings from the report
Marines are nearly ten times more likely to be excluded from VA services than their counterparts in the Air Force
Current era service members are excluded at higher rates than other eras-- more than twice the rate for Vietnam Era veterans and nearly four times the rate for World War II Era veterans
Mental health and combat have little effect on eligibility
3 out of 4 veterans with bad-paper discharges who served in combat and who have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder are denied eligibility by the Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Petition for Rulemaking to Amend Regulations Interrupting Character of DischargeSwords to Plowshares
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) does not recognize all former service members as veterans. Since 2001, about 125,000 people have been discharged from active military service who do not have veteran status at the VA. This includes at least 30,000 service members who deployed to a contingency operation during their service. The rate of exclusion from VA services is higher now than at any earlier period: it is three times as high as for Vietnam-era service members and four times as high as for WWII-era service members.
Almost all of these exclusions are the result of discretionary policies that the VA itself chose and that the VA is free to modify. Congress identified certain forms of misconduct that must result in an exclusion from VA services. In addition, Congress gave the VA authority to exclude other service members at its own discretion. The VA decides which service members will require an evaluation, and it decides the standards to apply. These discretionary standards are responsible for 85% of exclusions; only 15% are due to standards set by Congress.
The VA requires an individual eligibility review for about 7,000 service members discharged each year. This currently takes an average of approximately 1,200 days to complete, and VA regulations do not provide tentative eligibility for health care in the meantime. These reviews are not automatic, though, and most service members do not receive this review at all: only 10% of the post-2001 service members who require a review have received one.
The denial rate is remarkably high. In FY2013, the VA denied eligibility in 90% of the cases it reviewed.
Russian anarchist and anti-war movement in the third year of full-scale warAntti Rautiainen
Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact to change the course of events yet. Cases of anarchists repressed for anti-war activities are presented, as well as strategies of support for political prisoners, and modest successes in supporting their struggles.
Thumbnail picture is by MediaZona, you may read their report on anti-war arson attacks in Russia here: https://en.zona.media/article/2022/10/13/burn-map
Links:
Autonomous Action
http://Avtonom.org
Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
http://Avtonom.org/abc
Solidarity Zone
https://t.me/solidarity_zone
Memorial
https://memopzk.org/, https://t.me/pzk_memorial
OVD-Info
https://en.ovdinfo.org/antiwar-ovd-info-guide
RosUznik
https://rosuznik.org/
Uznik Online
http://uznikonline.tilda.ws/
Russian Reader
https://therussianreader.com/
ABC Irkutsk
https://abc38.noblogs.org/
Send mail to prisoners from abroad:
http://Prisonmail.online
YouTube: https://youtu.be/c5nSOdU48O8
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/libertarianlifecoach/episodes/Russian-anarchist-and-anti-war-movement-in-the-third-year-of-full-scale-war-e2k8ai4
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Understanding the Challenges of Street ChildrenSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-individuals-can-support-street-children-in-india/
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ZGB - The Role of Generative AI in Government transformation.pdfSaeed Al Dhaheri
This keynote was presented during the the 7th edition of the UAE Hackathon 2024. It highlights the role of AI and Generative AI in addressing government transformation to achieve zero government bureaucracy
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Presentation by Jared Jageler, David Adler, Noelia Duchovny, and Evan Herrnstadt, analysts in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies and Health Analysis Divisions, at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference.
PPT Item # 9 - 2024 Street Maintenance Program(SMP) Amendment
Swords to Plowshares 2014 Annual Report
1. 40 Years of Service to Bay Area Veterans
2014 ANNUAL REPORT
2. 1,370
Served through our Drop-In Center
886
Helped obtain or retain
permanent housing
• 88% received ongoing counseling
& case management
• 40 daily visits
• 106 veteran families with children
• 90%+ maintained permanent housing
• 140 enrolled in money management services
87 Women served through
the Women Veterans
Professional NetWork
workshops
• 50% employed within 120 days
• Ongoing professional development
and career coaching provided
• 15 peer mentors provide ongoing
support
Received employment & job training services
• 179 veterans placed in jobs
• 95% job retention rate
• 91 veterans enrolled in free vocational
training programs
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255
2014 A Year in Review
Comprehensive Services for Veterans
3. 3,112
San Francisco Bay Area
Homeless and Low-Income
Veterans Served
20%
Post–9/11
39%
Seniors 55+
34%
Enrolled in
multiple programs
14%
Women vets
1,539
Professionals received our unique
Combat to Community training
Housed in our supportive
housing programs
• 2,308 Continuing Education
Units awarded to police,
clinicians, behavioral health
providers and attorneys
• 247 disabled veterans in permanent housing
— 98.8% remained housed
• 307 enrolled in transitional housing
732 Received free legal services
• 378 received full legal
representation for VA benefits
• 354 received legal advice @
our 5 ongoing legal clinics
• 125 pro bono attorneys & 107 cases placed
• $8.5 million total disability benefits won...............................................
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554
37 Organizations received
technical assistance
• Coordinated statewide
initiatives to improve women
veterans’ health and all
veterans’ employment
outcomes in CA and TX
Outcomes reflect the 2014 calendar year
4. When Their Service Ends, Ours Begins...
OUR MISSION
War causes wounds and suffering that last beyond the battlefield. Swords to Plowshares’
mission is to heal the wounds, to restore dignity, hope, and self-sufficiency to all veterans
in need, and to prevent and end homelessness and poverty among veterans.
Founded in 1974, Swords to Plowshares is a community-based not-for-profit organization
that provides counseling and case management, employment and training, housing, and
legal assistance to veterans in the San Francisco Bay Area. We promote and protect the rights
of veterans through advocacy, public education and partnerships with local, state and
national entities.
OUR VISION
All veterans will have access to the care and services they need to rebuild their lives.
OUR MODEL
Our model of care is based on the philosophy that the obstacles veterans face—
including homelessness, unemployment and disability—are interrelated and require an
integrated network of support within the community and continuum of care.
5. HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
Swords to Plowshares’ Health and Social Services (HSS) case managers in our Frontline Drop-in Center
provide outreach and critical care to help homeless and low-income veterans improve their health and
wellness while they work on long-term goals to build their stability. Our Drop-in Center is the gateway to
our continuum of care, the holistic model upon which our service delivery is based. The Drop-in Center saw
an average of 40 daily visits with 88% of our HSS participants receiving wrap-around counseling and case
management. Once a veteran’s housing is stabilized, many receive money management services, career
training and job placement assistance. Last year 140 veterans utilized these services that helped ensure
housing retention and long-term economic stability for themselves and their families.
KEY FUNDERS: Department of Veterans Affairs, City and County of San Francisco
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERAN FAMILIES
Our VA-funded Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) program provides rapid re-housing
assistance, eviction prevention, and housing-related financial assistance and support services to in-
crease veterans’ housing stability. In 2014, we concluded the first year of the SSVF program expansion
to the East Bay to serve homeless and at-risk veteran families in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Case managers and housing placement specialists helped nearly 900 veteran families obtain or retain
permanent housing last year with a housing retention rate of 98%.
KEY FUNDERS: Department of Veterans Affairs
Established our Frontline Drop-in Center
Executive Director, Michael Blecker, co-founded the
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
1986
1990
6. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
Swords to Plowshares housing efforts contributed to an astounding 20% reduction in veteran homeless-
ness in San Francisco—from an estimated 919 homeless veterans in 2011 to 720 homeless veterans in
2014—a significant step toward ending veteran homelessness in San Francisco and nationally as part of
the VA’s 5-year plan. The opening of 250 Kearny brought Swords housing capacity to 474 units in 2014; a
61% increase from 2013 and our largest capacity to date. Permanent supportive housing sites, such as the
Veterans Commons, Veterans Academy and Chinook Family Housing have a 98.8% retention rate among
our residents.
KEY FUNDERS: Department of Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development,
Lennar Charitable Housing Foundation
LEGAL SERVICES
In 2014, Swords’ legal program provided 732 veterans with expert legal benefits assistance—the highest
number of clients served by this program in our 40-year history. A thriving Pro Bono Program comprised
of 150 volunteer attorneys and the establishment of the Pro Bono Advisory Board helped us to serve 40%
more veterans this year than in 2013. Staff attorneys secured more than $8.5 million in total retroactive
and on-going monthly disability benefits from the VA for our clients, as well as life-long access to VA
healthcare. Swords to Plowshares is one of the very few organizations in the country that provides these
specialized legal services free of charge, including representation by an attorney, to help homeless and
low-income disabled veterans increase their health and financial stability.
KEY FUNDERS: May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust, Genentech, Bill Brockett Foundation,
California Department of Veterans Affairs
Opened our first transitional housing program for homeless veterans
Staff attorneys won one of the first PTSD cases in the country
1988
1979
7. EMPLOYMENT & JOB TRAINING
Swords to Plowshares’ employment and training program provides job placement assistance and
vocational training programs to help veterans translate their military skills and train for high-wage, high-
growth civilian careers. Our organization has provided Bay Area veterans with employment assistance
since 1974. In 2014, we further expanded services in the East Bay and opened a new Oakland Drop-in
Center to better serve the large and growing population of East Bay veterans and their families.
KEY FUNDERS: Department of Labor, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Y&H Soda Foundation
INSTITUTE FOR VETERAN POLICY
The Institute for Veteran Policy (IVP) focuses on community education, policy and research on the needs
of returning veterans. IVP’s well-received Combat to Community veteran cultural competency training
is customized for law enforcement, first responders, hiring managers, human resources professionals,
behavioral health clinicians and direct service providers. The targeted trainings provide information on
veteran culture, service-related mental health conditions, issues facing under-represented veterans,
stability and economic issues, as well as supporting and valuing veterans in the civilian workplace.
Additionally, through the Women Veterans Program, we are continually working to improve our
programs and the system of care to meet the needs of the women who have served. Concluding its first
program year, the Women Veterans Professional Networkengaged 87 women in 2014; 50% found full-time
employment within four months.
KEY FUNDERS: Walmart Foundation, Prudential Foundation, The California Wellness Foundation
Opened an Employment & Training Service Center in the East Bay
Established the Women Veterans Program to address the unique need
of women servicemembers
2009
2009
8. INFRASTRUCTURE
Our staff totaled 154 at the end of 2014, our largest size ever! Every program at Swords to Plowshares saw
expansions of services and increases in staffing. Our ability to reach veterans has never been stronger and
our services and programs are more comprehensive than ever before.
In 1974, we started with a single grant and a small location on Valencia Street. Now, 40 years later with
an annual budget of over $12 million, seven housing sites, and two Drop-in Centers we are still doing
the same thing we set out to do—heal the wounds of war, restore dignity, hope and self- sufficiency to all
veterans in need, and end homelessness among veterans.
Board of Directors
Stephen Plath, Board Chair
Stacey Sprenkel, Vice Chair
Peter McCorkell, Board Secretary
Julie Cane
Paul Cox
Rick Houlberg
Judy Birk Kridle
Rose Lavandero
Yaniv Newman
Del Seymour
Stephen M. Snyder
Ben Suncin
Javier Tenorio
Robert Trevorrow
Advisory Board
Mike Cerre
William Drypolcher
Steve Fields
John Keker
Dudley Miller
William Millichap
Major General J. Michael Myatt (USMC Ret.)
Jon Paulson
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Mark Solit
Roger Walther
Carol Wilder
Chris Kanios
Joanette Sorkin
9. 59.6% Government
43.5% Housing Programs
& Services
7.5% Investment &
Other Income
24.4% Foundations/
Corporations
15.9% Health & Support
Services
3.5% Donations
& Events
5.0% Fees
13.4% Institute for
Veteran Policy
10.1% Administration
3.3% Fundraising
8.7% Employment
Services
5.2% Legal Services
59.6% Government
43.5% Housing Programs
& Services
7.5% Investment &
Other Income
24.4% Foundations/
Corporations
15.9% Health & Support
Services
3.5% Donations
& Events
5.0% Fees
13.4% Institute for
Veteran Policy
10.1% Administration
3.3% Fundraising
8.7% Employment
Services
5.2% Legal Services
2014 Audited Financial Information
INCOME
Government $7,236,249
Foundations/Corporations $2,964,179
Fees $606,570
Donations & Events $428,824
Investment & Other Income $908,747
Total Income: $12,144,569
EXPENSES
Housing Programs & Services $5,355,592
Health & Support Services $1,952,177
Employment Services $1,066,714
Legal Services $636,630
Institute for Veteran Policy $1,647,263
Administration $1,239,589
Fundraising $408,752
Total Expenses $12,306,717
Fiscal Year Ending 6/30/14
10. 3,112
San Francisco Bay Area
Homeless and Low-Income
Veterans Served
20%
Post–9/11
39%
Seniors 55+ yrs
34%
Enrolled in
multiple program
14%
Women Vets
1,370
Served through our Drop-In Center
886
Helped obtain or retain
permanent housing
• 88% received ongoing counseling
& case management
• 40 daily visits
• 106 veteran families with children
• 90%+ maintained permanent housing
• 140 enrolled in money management services
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3,112
San Francisco Bay Area
Homeless and Low-Income
Veterans Served
20%
Post–9/11
39%
Seniors 55+ yrs
34%
Enrolled in
multiple program
14%
Women Vets
1,370
Served through our Drop-In Center
886
Helped obtain or retain
permanent housing
• 88% received ongoing counseling
& case management
• 40 daily visits
• 106 veteran families with children
• 90%+ maintained permanent housing
• 140 enrolled in money management services
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The generosity and dedication of our donors, past and present, inspire and support our
work in the community. Together, we continue to profoundly and positively impact the
lives of so many veterans.
$500,000 + Wal-Mart Foundation $100,000–$499,999 Bill Brockett Foundation, Genentech Foundation, Prudential Financial, Charles and
Helen Schwab Foundation, May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust, Tipping Point Community $50,000–$99,000 The California Wellness
Foundation, The William G. Irwin Charity Foundation, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, Newman’s Own Foundation, Skadden Fellowship
Foundation, Stupski Family Fund, Wells Fargo Foundation, Archibald Wilson $25,000–$49,999 Bank of America Charitable Foundation,
Craigslist Charitable Fund, Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Y&H Soda Foundation, Walther Family Foundation $10,000–$24,999 Amgen
Foundation, Equal Justice Works, William G. Gilmore Foundation, Dennis and Sabrina Higgs, Hilltop Foundation, Drs. Thomas and Karen Jacobs,
John and Tina Keker, Keker & Van Nest LLP, The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation, Lennar Charitable Housing Foundation, The George and Judy
Marcus Family Foundation, Marin/San Francisco Jewish Teen Foundation, The Morrison & Foerster Foundation, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Artis
Neville, The RHE Charitable Foundation, The Rosenberger Family Fund, The George H. Sandy Foundation, Van Loben Sels/RembeRock
Foundation, Carol Wilder, $5,000–$9,999 Kaveh Aghevli, William and Trudy Drypolcher, East Bay Community Foundation, Chris Foley and
Caroline Brede, Barrie Grenell, Harborpoint Charitable Trust, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, The Pasha Group, The Stewart J. Rahr Foundation,
Safeway Foundation, Mary Stone, Catherine and Ned Topham Fund, TPG Global, LLC, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Wells Fargo
Bank, West Davis & Bergard Foundation, Western Digital Foundation, Laura and Mark Yockey, Zephyr Real Estate $2,500–$4,999 Johanna and
Thomas Baruch, Benevity Community Impact Fund, Ian Berke Real Estate, Michael and Carol Blecker, Robert and Carolyn Bunje, Cahill
Contractors, Inc, Florence Chan, Gregory Chapman, Zane Clausen, Paul Cox and Margo Schueler, James and Jessica Fleming, John Goldman,
Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, John F. Kennedy University College of Law, Lakeside Foundation, Christopher Larosa, Rose Lavandero, Learning
By Giving Foundation, Manatt, Phelps, & Phillips, LLP, Marin Community Foundation, Maximum Fun, Pete and Candy McCorkell, Orrick,
Herrington, Sutcliffe Foundation, John and Caroline Page, Wayne Paglieri, Jon and Dianne Paulson, Stephen and Suzan Plath, Plath & Company,
Inc., Thomas and Kathy Randlett, Jane Rush, Satori Sciences, Inc., Charles and Patricia Sellman, Stephen and Faye Orton Snyder, Snyder, Miller
& Orton LLP, Peter W Van Der Naillen, Townsend Walker and Bev Mills, Rosalie and Ralph Webb, Kay Kimpton and Sandy Walker, The Wohl
Family Fund $1,000–$2,499 American Endowment Foundation, Bank of San Francisco, Murray Barrett, Bay Street Helping Hands, John Beem,
Michael Bennett, BergDavis Public Affairs, William & Emily Brizendine, John Carlstrom, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP, Jeannie Colbert,
Community Economics, Inc., Community Thrift Store, Congregational Church of San Mateo, Kathy and Jim Deichen, Dodge & Cox, Fidelity
Charitable Gift Fund, Fiduciary Trust Company, Rachel Freedberg, Jim and Valorie Gervasi, George and Lucille Gibbs, Golden Gate University,
Sydney and Susan Goodwill, Philip and Carol Held, Hon. Susan Illston and Hon. James Larson, Michael Job, Susan Kempler and Van Robbins,
Latham & Watkins LLP, William and Andrea Johnson Lee, Jon Leese,Suzanne and Douglas Lowe, George Lucas Family Foundation, Harold McElhinny,
Vincent Mucker, Timothy Murray, Neil O’Donnell, Jennifer Pawlowski, Progress Foundation, Ellen and Benjamin Ron, John and Kathy
Salmanowitz, San Francisco Giants, Laurie Scola, Solit Interests Group, Joanette Sorkin, Jennifer Heyneman Sousae, Stacey Sprenkel, Samuel
Test, TM Financial Forensics LLC, Floyd and Kathleen Turnquist, Timothy Vidra, Francisco Viera, Diane B. Wilsey $500–$999 Andronico’s
Community Markets, Marilyn Bair and Stephen Noetzel, Marla Becker, Judy Behrendt and Dave Baraff, Peter Benvenutti, Timothy Blakely,
Timothy Buell, Christopher Carlberg, Christina Chepel, Jeffrey Cole, Bruce Colman, Louis Corvinelli, Steve and Debbie Countouriotis, Joseph and
Anne Crawford, Lloyd Crenna, Peninsula Chapter Demolay, Henry Der, James Di Carlo, John Domingos and Claudine Marken, Judith and Robert
Duffy, Sarah Dulaney, Emily Elliott, Joseph and Sandra Eno, Elizabeth and Joe Eto, Virginia Fairweather, Diane and Frederick Filbert, Patrick
Finley and Barbara Frick, Debra and Tad Foster, Luisana and Richard Gale, Larry and Christina Garvey, Gelfand Partners Architects, Gene
Graham, Erica and Ken Gregory, Jeffrey and Jessie Grote, Tom and Kristen Hall, James Halligan, Stuart Hanlon, Grace Holder, Rick Houlberg,
Human Race, Kenneth and Carol Jesmore, Dr. Michael Joyce, Bob and Linda Kaliski, Grant Kim, Phil King, Judith and Robert Kridle, Richard and
Nancy Kuhn, William and Wendy Labounty, John Lineweaver, Daniel Lipton, Philip and Cynthia Liu, Jeanine and John Loughran, John and Lorry
Luikart, Maceo A. May, Michael McDonell, Craig and Holly Middleton, Sarah and Dudley Miller, Richard and Susanne Monson, Dugan Moore, Dr.
Michael Morford & Leon Winston, Peter Moylan, Maryann Murphy, National Lawyers Guild SF Bay Area Chapter, Palo Alto University, Charles
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Thomas and Carol Roeder, Salesforce.com Foundation, San Francisco Federal Credit Union, San Mateo Police Department, John Scardino,
William and Diane Schlangen, Dr. Stephen and Merrill Sherwin, Drs. John Imboden and Dolores Shoback, Mai Kha Shutt, Kathleen Solmssen,
Philippa and Elliot Jubelirer, Teamsters Local Union No. 856, Robert and Yvette Trevorrow, J. Gordon and Anne Turnbull, United Way California
Capital Region, Dr. Ann Vercoutere, Stefani Wedl, Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign, Thomas and Kiyoko Woodhouse, Alphonse Wu,
Yahoo! Matching Gifts Program, Glen Yasaki, Katherine Zinsser $250–$499 Yumiko Abe-Jones, Joan Allen, Alison Amick, Cyane Anaya, Alice
and Abraham Aronow, Gail Bates, Bay Cities Automatic Gates, Maria Bernstein, Jack Brethauer, Eric Brown, Cal Insurance & Associates, Inc.,
Tiela Chalmers, Lin Coonan, James Cunningham, Naomi Daysog, David and Susan Dirstine, Angela Divinagracia, Gerald and Patricia Dodson,
James Dykes, Bruce and Marlene Fisher, Flour & Co., PatrickFlynn, Robert and Chandra Friese, Kenneth Galassini, Carol Galloway, Michael and
Susan Golden, David Haigler, Morgan Hankins, Keith Hastings, Hathaway Dinwiddie, Patrick and Mary-Rose Hayes, Celeste Hill, Claire Hof-
bauer, Alan Horn, Leslie Jackson, Michael Jacobs, Richard Jess, JustGive.org, Kaiser Permanente Community Giving Campaign, Dr. Allan and
Gabia Konce, Michele Larsen, John and Joan Lavorgna, Nancy Lenvin, Sally Lewis, David Lewis, Weisen Li, Dr. Edward and Brigitta Loev, Ted
and Trish Maniatis, Gerald and Lois Marshall-Ward, Patrick Mason, Allen McKee and Diane Winters, Thomas and Sondra Meehan, Ann
Meredith Miller, Andrew Monach, Marlene Musick, Patricia Nagamoto, John and Vicki Nelson, Pablo Nichols, Hilary and John O’Brien, Daniel
and Nanci Odishoo, Naddav Paran, Fred Parkin, Peter Pfister, Stuart Plunkett, Pamela Reed, Steven Rezentes, Cathy and Denny Riley, Jeffrey
Rodman, Avidan Rose, The San Francisco Foundation, Peter Schmitz, Schwab Charitable Fund, William Schwartz, Jena’J Scott-Johnson, Craig
Severance, Thomas Shanle and Barbara Marsh, Amy Schoening, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Sisters of Saint Dominic, James and
Charlotte Smith, Adriana and Robert Spinner, Karla Wargo and Benjamin Suncin, Kevin Terrell, Michael Tessier and Lisa Pfost, Tracy
Thompson, William Thomson, Thomson Equip Co., Thorn, Ewing, Sharpe & Christian, Anselmo Vinoya, Marilyn White, Whole Foods Market,
Daniel Zach $100–$250 Anonymous, Gisela McKellar , Janice Aritomi, Barbara Attard, Eva Auchincloss, George Avery, Per Bang-Jensen, Dan
and Cynthia Banks, Eileen Barry, Wilkes Bashford, Elizabeth Beyer, Bobay Family Fund, William Boehm, Helen Bogner, Brian Bonham, William
and Emily Brizendine, Michele Brouqua, Eric Brown, Bradley Brownlow, Arthur Brunwasser, Kristina Burnett, Betty and Forrest Burns, Dowd
Chelucci, Arthur Clumeck, Judith Coburn, Sanford Cook, Roberta Corson, Virginia Craig, Katherine de Leon, Martin De Venuta, Maulik Desai,
Ron Dickinson, Eileen Drath, Judy Dulik, Katherine and P. Eaton Dunkelberger, Christian and Jaqueline Erdman, Lisa Erspamer, Guy Estes,
Ellen Marie Estrada, Jordan Eth, Jennifer Evans, Jill and Joseph Feldman, Lois Feller, Frederick Fields, Dr. Steven and Kay Fike, Nanci Fisher,
Howard Foster, Jeanne Friedman, Todd Friedman, Genevieve Fujimoto, Robert Gallo, Jennifer Gaspar, August Giebelhaus, Patricia Goldberg
Gilison, Danielle Goldman, Alan and Arlene Gould, Jennifer Gould, Susan Gray, Mary Ellen Greenlee, Ronald Greensberg, Jules Germain
Gschwind Trust, Dolores Harrison, Ryan Hassanein, Sherial Heller, Terry Helm, Glenn Heywood, Mary Humphrey, Peggy Huntington, Marc
Janowitz and Susan Sperling, John Samuel Johnson, Aini Karkiainen and Alan Klonsky, Marc and Catherine Kasky, Louis Kern and Kathleen
Burke, Keith Kerr, Kristen Kiley and Lloyd Smith, William Kinder, Alicia Klein, Matthew Kreeger, John Kresse, Josh La Venia, Charles Lagrave,
Starlyn Lara, Nathan and Julie Lau, Olson Lee, Teresa and Christopher Lee, Kathryn Lee, Benjamin and Trudy Leung, Geraldine Lewis, Michael
Lipp, Alicia Guerra Litzau, Heather and Judson Lobdell, Local Independent Charities of America, Herbert Luce, Linda Lustig, Nikiya Lyles,
Jennifer Mangel and Robert Ratner, Vincent Marotto, Barbara Marquez, Sharon McCool, Thomas and Jane McCorkell, Kelly McFarland,
Catherine McGowan, Aleea and Terry McGuire, David and Kathy McMahon, Mary McNeill, John Mertes, Judith W. Miller, Sharon Morrissey and
Daniel Drapiewski, Roger Murff, Michelle Murphy, Ashok Narasimhan, Yaniv Newman, Elaine Ninokata, Virginia Norris, Sarah Oldridge,
Charles and Nazan Orr, Peter and Lynda Paffrath, Aurora Pan, Teresa Panepinto, Benjamin Patterson, Walter Pazik, Honorable Nancy Pelosi,
Ron Perez, Heather Peters-Lambert, Penelope Preovolos, Presidio Properties, Inc., Carter and Shirley Quinby, Kurt Rademacher, Gisele
Rainer, Alice Ransom, Nancy Delaney River, Renette Robillard, Laura Ruffin, Rebecca Saelao, Linda Saltzer, San Francisco Lodge,
Robert Sanderson, M. S. Sansom, Guy Sapp, Helen and Donald Schulak, Kristin Schulenberg, Charles & Helen Schwab Foundation, Jena’J
Scott-Johnson, Sara Seltzer, Ronald and Diane Serchia, Melinda Sesto, Grace Sevy , Jeff Shaw, James Shaw, Claudia Vetesi Sherman, Donald
and Carol Shortt, Melissa Dawne Shouse, Diane Sidd-Champion, Simi’s Bazaar, Tammy Smith, Catherine Sousae, Robert Soza, The Sprincin
Companies, Jeff Stroebel, Sunshine Construction, Paul and Linda Sussman, Paula Swain, Catharina Swanstrom, Luke Swartz, Jeanette
Telesky, Alexandra Thomas, Ian and Ceylan Thomson, Scott Vallor, Bonnie Vandevender, Tony Villanueva, Michael Voorhies, Jon Wactor, Denis
Wade, Su-Han Wang, Keisuke Warner, Alvin Warwas, Robert Wenz, Stephanie Wiley, Sherry Williams, Lynn Winkel, Diane Winokur, Abigail
Wizansky, Frank Wolfe, Jennie T. Wong, Bonnie Jean Yuen, Michael Zischke, Alan Zwick
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San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone (415) 252-4788
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SERVICE CENTER
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Phone (510) 844-7500
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RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM SITES
The Veterans Academy
San Francisco, CA
Treasure Island Transitional
Housing Program
San Francisco, CA
DeMontfort Street
Transitional Housing Program
San Francisco, CA
Chinook Family Housing
San Francisco, CA
Veterans Commons
San Francisco, CA
250 Kearny
San Francisco, CA
Fairfax Hotel
San Francisco, CA
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