The 2020 Hamilton Families Benefit celebration is going virtual!
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020
6:30 PM VIP COCKTAIL RECEPTION • 7-8 PM PROGRAM
Online at Youtube.com/hamiltonfamilies
To honor the investment made by countless stakeholders over the past 35 years, we will be holding a virtual Summer block party to elevate our work toward ending family homelessness and to celebrate the impact that Hamilton Families has had in our community.
Special Guest Performances by
This won’t be your average Summer block party, with special guest performances from:
Alphabet Rockers—Led by Kaitlin McGaw (she/her) and Tommy Shepherd (he/him/they), Oakland-based Alphabet Rockers gets young people to talk about self-love and justice while living it.
Isaiah Johnson—who starred as George Washington in the third national tour of Hamilton at San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre.
San Francisco’s own Bisi—the globetrotting and exploring performer born and raised in Lago, Nigeria who is using his music as the intersection for compassion, equity and unconditional love.
Quinn DeVeaux—the originator of blue beat soul, Quinn draws his roots from his church choir in Gary, Indiana, creating an uplifting, rapturous, and healing experience with his songwriting.
Jacqueline Sanders and Robin Hodge Williams—Hamilton Families' very own power duet.
And let’s not forget the musical stylings of our honoree and The Hamlin School’s own Head of School, Wanda M. Holland Greene.
Donate to Fund-a-Future
our sponsors Ted & Rhiana Maidenberg and Tribe Capital will be matching every dollar!
We know that we can solve the problem of family homelessness in our community, and that we can create opportunities for all families in the San Francisco Bay Area to thrive.
Until August 6, 2020, our sponsors Ted & Rhiana Maidenberg and Tribe Capital will be matching every dollar donated during our fund-a-future! That means every gift will be doubled!
We are all in this for one reason, because we know we can do this! Right now, we have a chance to make this possible.
If you are paying for a Fund-A-Future pledge made during the 2020 Hamilton Families Benefit: A Virtual Summer Block Party on Thursday, July 30, please use the “FAF” payment button below to pay your pledge. Your payment will not count as a second gift.
For over 35 years, Hamilton Families has been creating innovative solutions toward ending family homelessness
We’re proud to say we’re not just aiming to end homelessness for families in the San Francisco Bay Area—we’re actually doing it. When families become stably housed, they become change agents in their communities. Like us, you believed in the potential of our programs and services to break the cycle of poverty.
This work is made possible by our thousands of volunteers, donors and partners. Now more than ever, we know that the financial burden for families is incredibly high.
40% of families in our housing program have filed for unemployment or lost income.
Help us ensure that these families stay housed and stable during and after this pandemic and make sure we continue to help hundreds of families into permanent housing in the coming year. Our collective efforts make us stronger. Stand up with us for equality and give every child in our community mobility and a future of their dreams!
Our Honorees
The Hamlin School and Wanda M. Holland Greene
The Hamlin School educates girls to meet the challenges of their time and inspires them to become extraordinary thinkers and innovators, courageous leaders, and women of integrity. Wanda M. Holland Greene has been the Head of School for 12 years and her leadership in the communities is far reaching.
Over the past 20 years the children, parents and administration of Hamlin have been critical and dynamic partners to Hamilton Families; donating books and holiday gifts to families in our programs, cooking and providing meals at our residential programs, creating community and education events, and donating to support our services and mission to end family homelessness in the SF Bay Area.
Our Sponsors
Become a Sponsor!
Join us in support of these incredible kids by becoming a Sponsor. Your sponsorship benefits children and families across the San Francisco Bay Area and speaks volumes about your commitment to toward ending family homelessness in our communities.
Support a Family Sponsors - $51,000
Through our “Support-A-Family” program, you have the opportunity to make a real and concrete impact today by helping us close the gap on ending family homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area. The cost of supporting one family in our housing program which provides temporary rental assistance and supportive services for up to two years, costs $51,000. Your gift will bring security and relief to a local family when they need it most and allow you to be part of the life-changing impact at Hamilton Families.
Support a Child Sponsors – $25,000
Support a child’s social emotional and academic success therapeutic and enrichment activities to strengthen his or her resiliency, promote academic success, and enhance the parent-child bond.
House a Family Sponsors – $10,000
House a family participating in our Housing Services program which prevents homelessness whenever possible and assists families who have become homeless with housing search assistance, temporary rent assistance, case management, job search assistance, and other services.
Feed a Family Sponsors – $5,000
Feed a family staying at the Hamilton Families Shelter Program, which provides safe shelter, three meals a day, and critical social services for up to six months.
Community Partners
Your gift to Hamilton Families directly affects families experiencing homelessness as they strive to transform their lives and become self-sufficient.
Thank You to
HONORARY COMMITTEE
Honorable Dianne Feinstein
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House
State Senator Scott Wiener
London N. Breed
Honorable Mayor Libby Schaff
Host Committee
Melissa Abbe
Anne Barnett
Celeste Lee-Bobroff
Ann Iannuccillo
Edwin Metcalf
Jane von Bothmer
Molly Wadhwani
Development Committee
Paige Miller Buck, Chair
Ebony Beckwith
Ann Iannuccillo
Mary Scott
Susan Toland
Ted Maidenberg
Event Chair
Paige Miller Buck
Special Thanks to
Alphabet Rockers
Bisi
Quinn DeVeaux
Isaiah Johnson
The Hamlin School Student Committee
Jason Jägel
Blaire Jahn
Bahate Pickens
Jacqueline Sanders
LaQuanda Wafer
Robin Hodge Williams
Fund-a-Future
If you are paying for a Fund-A-Future pledge made during the 2020 Hamilton Families Benefit: A Virtual Summer Block Party on Thursday, July 30, please use the form below to pay your pledge. Your payment will not count as a second gift.