Episcopal Community Services

DIGNITY. RESPECT. INTEGRITY. COMPASSION.

Episcopal Community Services (ECS) has provided essential services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness in San Francisco since 1983, utilizing a holistic approach that addresses the multiple causes leading to homelessness. This past year, we served more than 13,000 people across four counties in the San Francisco Bay Area, guided by our mission to help homeless and very low-income people every day and every night obtain the housing, jobs, shelter, and essential services each person needs to prevent and end homelessness.

IMPACTING COMMUNITIES
LIVED EXPERIENCES OF HOMELESSNESS

Shardonnae

Moving her family forward

“I am very grateful for ECS, because they helped me find a job, go back to school, and have a career."

EJ

Focused on success

“I learned to set up for success before beginning any task, minuscule or major."

Sabrina

Now has a place to call home

“I was tired of the streets, the difference is this place. They don’t give up on you.”

IN THE NEWS

From Homeless to Housed: How a Home Changes Lives, One Family at a Time

December 17, 2025
Casa Esperanza, operated by the nonprofit Episcopal Community Services under a contract with the County of San Mateo, is part of a growing network of permanent supportive housing sites the County has recently opened. The model pairs affordable rents – residents typically pay no more than 30 percent of their income – with on-site services designed to help residents stay housed as they address financial, health or family challenges. Read the full County of San Mateo article here .

How San Francisco’s Harm Reduction Strategies Are Changing Under Mayor Lurie

By Elisa Bozmarova • October 1, 2025
The Minna Lee, where ECS provides services, was recently featured in KQED for innovative programming that is reducing drug overdoses.

Largest Nonprofit Housing Developers in the Greater Bay Area

By Elisa Bozmarova • September 12, 2025
ECS is the fourth largest housing developer in the Bay Area. Read the full San Francisco Business Times article.

Stay Connected

Need Help Today?

Contact Adult Coordinated Entry (ACE) for support at

(415) 487-3300 x7000 or email sfaces@ecs-sf.org.

In need of shelter, services or housing. Click here to learn more.

Episcopal Community Services relies on the support of individual donors to help more than 13,000 San Franciscans experiencing homelessness each year.