Supportive Housing in San Francisco Housing sites: Canon Kip Pacific Bay Inn The Rose Hotel Le Nain Hotel Canon Barcus Community House The Elm The Mentone The Hillsdale The Coast The Alder According to the San Francisco Plan to Abolish Chronic Homelessness, approximately 15,000 San Franciscans are homeless. With the stability of a place to live, however, homeless individuals can begin to address myriad factors related to their homelessness. Several studies document that supportive housing is actually more cost-effective than habitual use of high-end emergency room care, institutionalization, and jail facilities currently employed to "deal" with chronically homeless individuals. ECS is a leader in San Francisco's plan to create more supportive housing for homeless individuals and families. Supportive housing is permanent housing that includes on-site social, health, and employment services. These additional resources are particularly important for people who have experienced chronic homelessness and may have trouble adjusting to living independently. Currently ECS operates or provides social services at 10 supportive housing sites (two of them new construction), which provide permanent homes to over 1,000 formerly homeless individuals: The new construction sites have been nationally recognized and promoted as model sites by the Corporation for Supportive Housing. All of the sites offer case management, mental health services, job counseling and access to adult educational and vocational services. The family building, Canon Barcus, also has childcare for infants and toddlers, after-school tutoring, and family literacy programs. Although each building has some elderly tenants, The Le Nain Hotel in the Tenderloin is solely for seniors. Additionally, five of ECS's supportive housing sites are for clients who receive support from the S.F. County Adult Assistance Program (CAAP) and who are eligible for housing opportunities through the City's Housing First Program. Through this program, ECS leases and manages private residential single room occupancy (SRO) buildings to provide permanent housing and support services for homeless single adults who are CAAP recipients.