San Francisco Community Resources

Welcome! This web site was developed by Marianne Pilgrim, an occupational therapy student at Dominican University of California in San Rafael. The purpose of this site is to provide community resource information and links available to the mental health community in San Francisco.

"Occupational therapy is the art and science of helping people do the day to day activities that are important to them despite impairment, disability or handicap" (Neistadt & Crepeau, Willard & Spackman's Occupational Therapy, p.5, 1998). "Occupation" in this sense refers to the activities that occupy the individual's time and give meaning to his/her life.

One focus of occupational therapy is to educate individuals about the importance of balancing their lives in all three areas of self-care, productivity and recreation. Information about community resources in San Francisco will be divided into these three areas to assist mental health clients improve their quality of life and hopefully prevent rehospitalization. If this is your first time using the internet, click on the following for a basic overview provided by the U. S. Department of the Interior: Guide to the Internet

SELF CARE PRODUCTIVITY RECREATION Other
Food Employment Transportation Women/Family
Shelter Volunteer Libraries Latino Resources
Medical Education Museums African-American
Self-Help Social Security Free and Cheap Veterans Affairs
Places of Worship
Legal Services
Coming Soon!
Asian Resources
Gay/Lesbian
Feedback Form

SELF CARE  Back to the top

Emergency Food and Food Programs

Free Food Charts (English and Spanish)
http://thecity.sfsu.edu/~freep

St. Vincent de Paul Listing of Free Meals and Food
http://vincent.org/index.htm?foodsf.htm

Project Open Hand (for seniors and individuals with chronic illness)
http://www.openhand.org/

Information about Food Stamps
http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/dhs/fs.htm

Emergency Shelter Back to the top

Emergency Shelter Charts (English and Spanish)
http://thecity.sfsu.edu/~freep

Bay Area Homeless Alliance Information and Referral
http://www.baha.org/search.html

Bay Area Homelessness Program
http://thecity.sfsu.edu/~bahp/

St. Vincent de Paul Listing of Homeless Shelters
http://www.vincent.org/index.htm?shelters.htm

Coalition on Homelessness
http://www.sfo.com/~coh/

National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
http://www.prainc.com/nrc/index.html

Free Showers

Medical Back to the top

Department of Public Health (San Francisco General Hospital, Laguna Honda Hospital, other medical clinics)
http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/

Free Medical Charts (English and Spanish)
http://thecity.sfsu.edu/~freep

St. Anthony's Foundation (food, clothing, shelter, medical)
http://www.stanthonysf.org/
Medical Clinic
Hours and Services

Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic
http://www.sfccc.org/clinics/hafmc.htm

Lyon-Martin Women's Health Services
http://www.sfccc.org/clinics/lmwhs.htm

Mission Neighborhood Health Clinic
http://www.sfccc.org/clinics/mnhc.htm

Native American Health Center
http://www.sfccc.org/clinics/nahc.htm

North East Medical Services
http://www.sfccc.org/clinics/nems.htm

North of Market Senior Services
http://www.sfccc.org/clinics/nomss.htm

San Francisco Free Clinic
http://www.sfccc.org/clinics/sffc.htm

South of Market Health Center
http://www.sfccc.org/clinics/smhc.htm

UCSF Homeless Medical Clinics
Fifth Street Site
Sixth Street Site (between Mission and Howard)
Health Information Handouts

Psychiatric Medication Factsheets
http://www.nami.org/helpline/helpfacts.html#treatment

Internet Mental Health Psychiatric Medication Information
http://www.mentalhealth.com/fr30.html

Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs
http://www.nami.org/update/freemed.htm

Self Help Back to the top

Family Support Group - For those who have a person with a severe mental illness in their life. Sponsored by the Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
WHEN: Every Tuesday from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m
WHERE: 1380 Howard Street, Room 537
For more information contact Ron Patton, L.C.S.W. at Conservator's office: (415) 255-3649

Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings - (415) 621-1326
http://www.aa-san-francisco.org/sfhome.htm

Narcotics Anonymous Meetings - (415) 621-8600
http://www.sfna.org/
NA Online Resources

Cocaine Anonymous Meetings - (415) 821-6155
http://www.norcalca.com/schedules/SanFrancisco.asp

Al-Anon/Alateen - (415) 626-5633 Hope and help for families and friends of alcoholics
http://www.al-anon-alateen.org/

Useful Recovery Contact Numbers and Web Links
http://www.marinadock.org/contact.html

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - NAMI
http://www.nami.org/index.html

NAMI California
http://www.nami.org/about/namica/

NAMI San Francisco - (415) 905-6264

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Employment

Community Vocational Enterprises
http://www.cve.org/

Department of Rehabilitation
http://www.rehab.cahwnet.gov/default.htm

YAHOO!'s Job Page

U. S. Department of the Interior - Vocational Exploration
http://www.doi.gov/octc/occupati.html

San Francisco Public Library Jobs and Careers Center
http://206.14.7.53/btdir/careers.html

Craigslist - Helpful links to San Francisco Community, includes job listings
http://www.craigslist.org/

California Employment Development Department (EDD)
http://www.edd.cahwnet.gov/

Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm

Conard House Vocational Services
http://www.conard.org/Vocational.htm

Toolworks - Tools and Resources for People with Disabilities
http://www.toolworks.org/

SFWorks - Meets the needs of both employers and people transitioning from welfare to work
http://www.sfworks.org/

Jewish Vocational Services - Bringing people and work together
http://www.jvs.org/

Glide Memorial Church Training and Employment
http://www.glide.org/ourwork/training.asp

Department of Human Services - Provides employment services, emergency financial assistance, and social services to San Francisco residents
http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/dhs/index.htm

Welfare to Work Programs and other Community Organizations

Volunteer Services Back to the top

VolunteerMatch San Francisco
http://www.volunteermatch.org/citymatch/san_francisco/

Community Impact
http://www.communityimpact.org/

The Volunteer Center of San Francisco
http://www.vcsf.org/

Educational Opportunities Back to the top

Project Read - The Adult Literacy Program of the San Francisco Public Library
http://206.14.7.53/PROREAD/projread.htm

Computer Learning Lab at the San Francisco Public Library
http://206.14.7.53/PROREAD/LearningLab.htm

City College of San Francisco - Offers non-credit classes for free, as well as classes towards degrees, certificates or continuing education
http://www.ccsf.cc.ca.us/

Vocational Education at City College of San Francisco
http://www.ccsf.cc.ca.us/Services/Vocational_Education/

The John Adams Campus - English as a Second Language, free computer classes, adult high school program
http://www.ccsf.cc.ca.us/Campuses/John_Adams/index.html

Social Security Benefits Back to the top

Social Security Online - The official web site of the Social Security Administration
http://www.ssa.gov/SSA_Home.html

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is different from Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)

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Transportation

San Francisco Muni
http://www.sfmuni.com/home/home40.htm

Regional Transit Destinations
http://www.transitinfo.org/Destinations/

Regional Transit Connection Discount Card Program
http://www.transitinfo.org/Access/RTC/

BART - Bay Area Rapid Transit
http://www.bart.org/

Taxis:
Veteran's Taxicab Company - (415) 552-3181
Yellow Cab Company - (415) 626-2345
De Soto Cab Company - (415) 970-1300

Libraries Back to the top

San Francisco Public Library
http://sfpl.lib.ca.us/www/

Branch Libraries Hours and Locations
http://206.14.7.53/www/hours.html

Museums and Attractions Back to the top

Free Days at San Francisco Museums and Attractions

Free and Cheap

Free and Cheap Things To Do in San Francisco
http://www.carnaval.com/sf/free_todo.htm

Stern Grove
http://www.sterngrove.org/index.html

Sports and Recreation Links
http://206.14.7.53/artmusic/sports.html

Movies, Theaters and Showtimes
http://www.sfgate.com/movies/playing/

International Newspapers and Magazines
http://206.14.7.53/intcenter/news2.htm

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Women and Family Issues

The Oshun Center - Drop-in service center for women and their families
http://www.hafci.org/detox/oshun.htm

Bay Area Women's and Children's Center
http://www.sfchildnet.org/community/bawcc.html

UCSF Homeless Women's Health Clinic
http://itsa.ucsf.edu/~hclinic/womens.html

Women, Infants and Children (WIC) - Supplemental Nutritional Program
http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/PHP/wic_program.htm

Planned Parenthood
Local Clinics
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/

Sexual Assault Information Page
http://www.cs.utk.edu/~bartley/saInfoPage.html

Home Away From Homelessness - Serving homeless children and their families living in shelters
http://www.sirius.com/~home/

Drawbridge - An arts program for homeless children
http://www.drawbridge.org/

Family Violence Project
http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/da/fvprjct.htm#anchor493580

Domestic Violence Resource Guide
http://www.jfcs.org/dvguide.html

Other useful sites for women, children and families
http://thecity.sfsu.edu/~bahp/resource_family_link.htm

The American Anorexia Bulimia Association, Inc. - Information about eating disorders
http://www.aabainc.org/home.html

Latino Resources Back to the top

The Mission Directory
http://thecity.sfsu.edu/%7Eccipp/missiondirectory.htm

Search engines and directories in Spanish
http://clnet.ucr.edu/library/bplg/search.htm

Recursos de la Comunidad (Community Resources)
http://www.kqed.org/heritagemonths/latino/spanish/spresources.html

Newspapers from Latin America
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/news/

African-American Resources Back to the top

KQED list of African-American Resources
http://www.kqed.org/heritagemonths/blackhistory/resources.html

African-American Center at the San Francisco Public Library
http://206.14.7.53/afram/afram2.htm

African-American Newspapers and Magazines
http://www.aasm.com/newspaper.html

San Francisco African-American Museum
http://www.sfstation.com/museums/african.htm

Black Coalition on AIDS
http://www.bcoa.org/

African-American Churches across the United States
http://www.aawc.com/aac.html

African-American Shakespeare Company
http://www.african-americanshakes.org/index.htm

Veterans Affairs Back to the top

Department of Veterans Affairs
http://www.va.gov/

San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center
http://www.sf.med.va.gov/Default.htm

Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services
http://www.sf.med.va.gov/MH/mh1.htm

Swords to Plowshares - Dedicated to restoring dignity, hope, and self-sufficiency to veterans in need
http://www.swords-to-plowshares.org/

National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
http://www.nchv.org/

VetLinks
http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/vets/links.htm

Places of Worship Back to the top

http://www.cityinsights.com/sanfran/sfworshi.htm

Legal Services Back to the top

The Bar Association of San Francisco - How to obtain free legal assistance
http://www.sfbar.org/vlsp/free.html

Free Advice - The easy-to-use site for legal information
http://freeadvice.com/

San Francisco Public Library - Free legal advice and referral clinic
http://206.14.7.53/INFDIR/IS_Free_Legal.htm

Feedback Form Back to the top

Thank you for visiting this site!
Please fill out the following feedback form.
(All responses are anonymous)

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Disclaimer: Please note that this is not a complete list. Other community resources may exist that are not included in this site. For more information contact your doctor or case manager.

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Last updated March 5, 2001  

 

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