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JANUARY 25, 2011
Supervisor Jane Kim's Night at our Next Door Shelter
Check out this article on ECS’s Next Door Shelter by Supervisor Jane Kim (named acting mayor while Ed Lee is out of town). Kim describes ECS’s Next Door shelter as “an incredible support network."
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DECEMBER 23, 2011
SF Business Times Non-Profit Executive Profile of Ken Reggio
SF Business Times Nonprofit Profile features Ken Reggio, Executive Director, Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco. A candid interview conducted by Sarah Duxbury of the Business Times.
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DECEMBER 16, 2011
St. Mary's Cathedral Hosts Interfaith Shelter
George Raine of the Catholic San Francisco weekly newspaper writes about interfaith efforts providing help the homeless in the City. St. Mary’s Cathedral is one of three churches that have welcomed homeless men for the past 23 years, and additional 35 congregations buy, cook and serve them an evening dinner and breakfast each morning.
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NOVEMBER 10, 2011
City Announces Interfaith Winter Shelter Program for 2011 - 2012
For 23 years, Episcopal Community Services and the Human Services Agency (HSA) have collaborated with the San Francisco Interfaith Council to provide additional shelter services to homeless men in San Francisco. The Human Services Agency has announced the following schedule for the San Francisco Interfaith Council Emergency Winter Shelter Program and shelter site locations.
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
Ken Reggio speaks on Working Radio
In September, ECS Executive Director Ken Reggio spoke on Larry Olson's Working Radio. Among the the many things he said about Episcopal Community Services: “We are the largest provider of services, shelter, and supportive housing for homeless people in San Francisco. Tonight and every night we have about 1,500 to 1,600 people who are with us—about 500 in shelter and 1000 in permanent supportive housing."
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JULY 22, 2011
CHEFS wins Edison Award for Social Impact
Earlier this year, CHEFS was privileged to receive the 2011 Edison Award for Innovation in Social Impact. ECS Board Member Alex Senchak and CHEFS Manager Sandra Marilyn flew to New York in April to receive this national award, which recognizes the program's high job placement rate and the excellent preparation and support that CHEFS students receive.
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DECEMBER 26, 2010
Bishop William Swing wants a U.N. for religions
"The first night, Jan. 1, 1981, we housed 40 people. The second night was 250 people. Before long, it was 1,000, which is when we had to move to another site."
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NOVEMBER 24, 2010
Recently homeless culinary student feels at home in the kitchen
"Part of the CHEFS program requires each student to take command of the kitchen for a day, and play a full menu.
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
Lifeline from the street
"Camarena, 36, was one of the 40 people who had applied to the program, operated by the Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco on the first floor of the Canon Kip Community House. It begins with three months of intensive hands-on training in the Canon Kip kitchen, with guest lecturers like Ryan Farr of 4505 Meats, on butchering" read more
NOVEMBER 25, 2009
Giving thanks for helping the homeless through CHEFS
"I've written about this program, Conquering Homelessness through Employment in Food Service, before, and I'm continually impressed by what they do to turn about 60 homeless men and women each year into productive, employed citizens." read more
NOVEMBER 20, 2009
Winter homeless shelter to open this weekend
"The Human Services Agency and Episcopal Community Services are collaborating with the San Francisco Interfaith Council to provide additional shelter services to ensure our homeless residents have refuge from the cold." read more
JULY 2, 2009
Nourishing bodies, nourishing souls
"The program is called "Dinner with Grace" and it brings together two very different groups of people who break bread and stereotypes about the homeless." read more
APRIL 30, 2009
Levi Strauss Foundation Provides Cash Grants to San Francisco Nonprofits That Serve the Homeless
"These efforts are increasingly vital as the economic recession has pushed more families and young people into homelessness and substantially increased the need for support." read more
APRIL 24, 2009
Yahoo! grant helps San Francisco cathedral serve meals to Tenderloin residents
"The Yahoo! grant will help feed twice as many formerly homeless people as last year, and will help in "creating avenues of conversation, and bridges of support, which will transform lives." read more
APRIL 17, 2009
Feeling guilty about luxury dining
"The idea really came home to me when I was a guest critic at the CHEFS program (Conquering Homelessness through Employment in Food Service), run by Episcopal Community Services." read more
MARCH 26, 2009
Advocates want stimulus cash used to avoid cuts
"A fight has broken out in San Francisco over how to spend millions of federal stimulus dollars earmarked for health and human services, with advocates arguing the cash should be used on things like keeping shelters open and saving jobs of social service workers." read more
JULY 25, 2007
Conquering Homelessness In The Kitchen
"San Francisco is a foodie paradise and Derek Edwards is in the middle of it all, but he's no ordinary chef. This is where his career began, in this kitchen, part of a program aptly called CHEFS, or Conquering Homelessness through Employment in Food Service." read more
JUNE 17, 2007
Marisa Churchill: Life of a 'Top Chef'
"When not cooking up her signature black currant tea creme brulee with huckleberry compote, [Marisa Churchill] can be found doing laps in the pool or lending her support to CHEFS (Conquering Homelessness Through Employment in Food Service), a program that provides culinary training and work placement to homeless adults." read more
JULY 24, 2006
Cooking to fight homelessness
When I debuted this blog more than two months ago, I wrote about the CHEFS program at Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco (at Eighth and Natoma streets). read more
JUNE 2006
SummerTini
Tickle your taste buds with the fresh tastes of summer: seasonally inspired martinis, hors d'oeuvres fresh from the farmers market, and a dazzling live auction. SummerTini is a special benefit for CHEFS (Conquering Homelessness through Employment in Food Service) a program of Episcopal Community Services. read more
AUGUST 21, 2005
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE A HOME
After 6 years living out of vans and trailers, the Silver family moves into a 3-bedroom subsidized apartment and enjoys the simple pleasures -- taking a bath, watching movies together on the sofa, getting a fresh start. read more
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