From San Francisco Homeless Resource

705 Natoma St. (@ 8th St.), 94103

415-487-3786 (Desk Clerk)

415-487-3780 (Director)

415-487-3795 (FAX)

M-F: 8am-4:30pm; Sat, Sun, holidays: 8:30am-2:30pm

Drop-in center for Filipino veterans, low-income and homeless seniors, age 60 or older. They do serve individuals other than Filipino. The Cannon Kip Senior Center is open 7 days a week and provides services that promote good physical and mental health. Activities include exercise, singing, dancing, bingo cards and board games. Social services include assistance in finding temporary and permanent housing, obtaining health and mental health services, assistance with immigration and naturalization and entitlements, and telephone reassurance services. Senior meals served daily Asian/ Filipino menu. Suggested donation $1.50. Wheelchair accessible. English, Tagalog, Illicano, Visayan, Bicol, Spanish.

Emergency Housing Assistance funds: Clients must be a resident in San Francisco, aged 60 and above, or aged 18 and above with a documented disability. Emergency Housing financial assistance is available with a referral by Resource Centers for Seniors and Adults with Disabilities, a social worker, or a case manager.

The referring agencies are responsible for: -Establishing that the applicant has no other options or means of securing funds including other sources. -Completing application form and attaching any and all necessary papers. -Following up if the client is still staying at there residence after assistance has been provided. Applications may be filed for: Security deposit, back rent, moving expenses, emergency storage or other emergency housing expenses on a case-to-case basis. Payment of utilities (PG&E, telephone, TV and Cable, etc) will not be considered. There is a maximum grant-in-aid. The grant is provided to individuals once during a 12 month period.