Looking back on this past year—and facing forward together

Read about the successes and challenges that faced our participants achieved and overcame this year, and take a look at our #YearinPictures.

NewsletterKeren EbermanJanuary 5, 2023Hamilton Families, Family Homelessness, San Francisco, Kyriell Noon

Discover the impact of your gift and join our Hamilton Heroes!

Read about the real impact of your gift this holiday season, it’s effect on the lives of the families we serve; our documentary screening event at the YBCA; and how you can be a Hamilton Hero this holiday season by giving to end family homelessness.

NewsletterCory WinterDecember 8, 2022Hamilton Heroes, Finding Home, documentaries, Hamilton Families, BAVC Media, Google.org, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, YBCA, Rachel Kenemore, Cindia Martinez, Maria Arribas

BAVC Media Produced Hamilton Families Audio Podcasts Airing on KALW

As part of BAVC Media’s collaboration with Hamilton Families, with support from Google.org, we are pleased to share two audio documentaries about families experiencing homelessness in the Bay Area. The pieces are airing on KALW 91.7 FM.

DocumentariesCory WinterNovember 14, 2022Podcast, Hamilton Families, Elizabeth Herrera, Rocheall Pierre, BAVC Media, Google.org, SF Public Press, What You'll Remember, KALW

Up Close: Hamilton Families demonstrates the power of storytelling to uplift the realities of family homelessness

What did Shift the Bay partner and Table Member Hamilton Families do when they received funding from Google.org and YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki to fund a homelessness awareness campaign? They handed the camera over to families the housing justice advocacy and direct service organization serves.

AdvocacyCory WinterNovember 3, 2022Shift the Bay, shift the narraitve, NPH, Nonprofit Housing Association of Northern California, Hamilton Families, Susan Wojcicki, Mayor London N. Breed, The New York Times Op-Docs, documentaries, Homelessness Awareness Month, Community Forum, Residents United Network, speakers bureau, storybank, advocacy

Don’t think your vote matters for San Francisco families? Think again!

In September, we helped 6 families move into permanent housing in the San Francisco Bay Area! This month’s move-in snapshot focuses on the importance of our public policy efforts and the impact you, as our strongest advocates, have on reforming the system for families experiencing homelessness.

Move-in SnapshotCory WinterOctober 19, 2022move-in, snapshot, voter guide, affordable housing, Family Homelessness, Hamilton Families, Kyriell Noon, Courtney Welch, elections, November 2022 Election, San Francisco, California, advocacy, coordinated entry, homelessness prevention, Sandra Gamez-Jimenez

Hamilton Families Housing Voter Guide

Read about the local San Francisco and California propositions which impact affordable housing and homelessness in our voter education guide for the November 2022 election, focusing on San Francisco Propositions C, D, and E, as well as California Proposition 27.

AdvocacyCory WinterOctober 19, 2022Hamilton Families, voter guide, San Francisco, California

When we come together, beautiful things happen

Read about the enormous success of our Annual Benefit, the value of coming together as a community, what it takes to stabilize for a family on their roadmap to stability, and how much we raised thanks to the generosity of supporters like you!

NewsletterCory WinterOctober 14, 2022Hamilton Families, Annual Benefit, Block Party, Kyriell Noon, Hamilton Heroes

17 families housed in August?! Can we get a WOOT WOOT?!

In August, we helped 17 families move into permanent housing in the San Francisco Bay Area! This month’s move-in snapshot focuses on one of the most effective actions to end homelessness: eviction prevention.

Move-in SnapshotCory WinterSeptember 21, 2022Hamilton Families, eviction prevention, homelessness prevention, homelessness prevention assistance, SF ERAP, Kyriell Noon, Sandra Gamez-Jimenez, Hamilton Families | Housing Services, San Francisco Emergency Rental Assistance Program, CA COVID-19 Rent Relief, Intake

Our community is stronger when we rise up together

Read about our how we’re working to address the causes of family homelessness and incorporating innovative services into our pipeline of programs; our work with J-PAL North America on Guaranteed Basic Income and an interview with Chris Constantine, our Director of Data & Evaluation; and get your tickets for our upcoming Annual Benefit on Oct. 6!

NewsletterCory WinterSeptember 12, 2022Hamilton Families, Rapid Re-Housing, Guaranteed Basic Income, J-PAL North America, Kyriell Noon, Chris Constantine, Annual Benefit

Hamilton Families on giving families agency as part of the BAE Incubator partner series, Pt. 4

Chris Constantine, Director of Data & Evaluation at Hamilton Families, explains the difference a guaranteed monthly income could make for our participants, and reflects on our experience as a J-PAL North America Bay Area Evaluation (BAE) Incubator partner with support from Google.org.

PartnersCory WinterSeptember 8, 2022Hamilton Families, BAE Incubator, J-PAL North America, GBI, Guaranteed Basic Income, direct cash transfers, cash assistance, Rapid Re-Housing, Chris Constantine

How you and I think about homelessness

In July, we helped 13 families move into permanent housing in the San Francisco Bay Area! The good news is that more families exited homelessness last month than in the same period the year before.

Move-in SnapshotCory WinterAugust 17, 2022move-in, exits, Family Homelessness, Hamilton Families, Shift the Bay, shift the narraitve, seize the narrative

San Francisco plans to purchase 200 units to house homeless families

A sparkling seven-story building on 12th Street could soon play a key role in not only getting homeless families into housing, but helping them avoid displacement outside of San Francisco. Earlier this month, Mayor London Breed announced The City’s plans to buy City Gardens, a residential building South of Market that would provide permanent supportive housing to families experiencing homelessness.

NewsCory WinterApril 15, 2022Permanent Supportive Housing, SFHSH, Kyriell Noon, San Francisco, Rapid Re-Housing, Family Homelessness, Hamilton Families

Riskworld Community Service Project To Bring Hope And Aid To Homeless Families In San Francisco

Risk Management Executives to Assemble Kits for the Hamilton Families Charity

PartnersCory WinterApril 1, 2022RIMS, RISKWORLD 2022, risk management, Hamilton Families, Rachel Kenemore, Kyriell Noon

Our Response to President Biden’s first State of the Union Address

Read our response to President Biden’s first State of the Union Address; be a sponsor of Teen ACT 2022: Aspiring Change for Tomorrow; and challenge yourself by planning a Fund-RUN-Raiser!

NewsletterCory WinterMarch 2, 2022Hamilton Families, President Biden, State of the Union, Affordable Housing, Homelessness, San Francisco

Learner Spotlight: Enil J. Claros

From previous work experience, Enil was already familiar with the basics of computer navigation. He was more interested in joining CTN’s digital literacy training program as a refresher course. After being referred to the program by our partner Hamilton Families, Enil began lessons in November with a small, virtual cohort taught by CTN instructor Audrey Potts.

PartnersCory WinterDecember 9, 2021Workforce Development, Hamilton Families, Digital Literacy, Enil J. Carlos, Community Tech Network

Three Hamilton Families Documentary Films to Stream Now on Argo

Hamilton Families and BAVC Media partner with Argo to stream documentary shorts on SF Bay Area family homelessness

DocumentariesCory WinterNovember 23, 2021Watch Argo, Hamilton Families, BAVC Media, Family Homelessness, San Francisco

“Lifting Up” Families Experiencing Homelessness

Wherever we look to lift up our community, having a safe place to call home is a crucial part of the solution. I met two high school students in Pleasanton, CA who — after taking that sentiment to heart — started a powerlifting fundraiser to end family homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area.

FundraisersCory WinterAugust 8, 2021Hamilton Families, Family Homelessness, Ramen Murugadoss, Ehssan Kanamkandy, Powerlifting

Op-Docs: How to make a home without a house

With rapidly rising living costs, job insecurity and the challenges of building good credit, the Herrara-Lima family was stuck in a cycle of housing instability in California’s Bay Area.

DocumentariesCory WinterJuly 24, 2021Family Homelessness, Hamilton Families, What You'll Remember, The New York Times Op-Docs, Elizabeth Herrera

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