Economic Opportunity Council (EOC)

From San Francisco Homeless Resource

1426 Fillmore St., Suite 301, 94115 (Administrative Office)

415-749-5600

415-749-3978 Jacqueline L Jackson, Ph.D (Child Care Program)

415-749-3956 (FAX)

415-970-0165 General

415-970-0192 Warehouse

415-292-5860 (FAX)

M-F: 8:30am-5:00pm (Office)

[edit] Childcare Program

Operates child care program for 325 children on a year round basis, allowing parents to be gainfully employed or participate in job training. Also offers a preschool program for children during the school year providing a compensatory educational experience.

[edit] Commodity Food Program

Provides nutritious supplemental foods, as available, for low-income women during pregnancy and for 12 months postpartum, for their infants and children up to age 6 years who are not WIC eligible. Foods such as infant formula, non-fat dry milk, egg mix, cereal, peanut butter, canned meat, vegetables, fruit and fruit juices are available monthly at 5 distribution sites throughout the city. Also serves eligible seniors, 60 years of age or over with the same types of commodity foods. Call for an appointment. Cantonese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog.

[edit] Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Programs (LIHEAP), Weatherization Program

Administers the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) offering assistance to offset the costs of heating and/or cooling dwellings and/or having a dwelling weatherized to make it more energy efficient.

The Weatherization Program provides free attic insulation, weather-stripping, minor household repairs and related conservation measures.

Applicants can receive one payment per program year and payments are credited to the applicant's utility bill. For more information call 800-433-4327 (800-433-HEAP).

Also assists with applications for the Energy Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP) which provides payments for weather-related or energy-related emergencies. Payments are credited to the applicant's utility bill.