1.

Family structure: Sara, 21, a single mother of two: Ty 6 years old and Kyle 2 years old
from different father.

Sara is the family head, trying to raise Ty first with her mother then homeless until she
finds community help. She is also a nursing school student.

Ty is the first child Sara got since teenager, and has attention deficit problem.

Kyle appears to be sweet but since his brother bites him, he becomes aggressive towards
other children.

2. Stress:

Poverty and exposure to urban pollution. Sara and Ty has been exposed to poor living
conditions with homeless populations: in a car, under a bridge between the highway and
the river.

Busy schedule. Sara has to go to school all day and study all night raising both children at
the same time.

Child education: Learning disability and behavior aggression. Ty has attention deficit
problem, and Kyle has aggressive temperament influenced from Ty.

Success:

Education: Sara is learning about communication, discipline, and family relations from
parenting class and therapist in the right direction towards child education and care.

Support: Sara receives financial aid program at her college. She also receives child care
in an on-campus subsidized program funded by the state. She contributes back these two
programs by serving the committee and volunteer. She first had WIC funding and
preemie group, then teen parent program to finish high school, then TANF (Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families) with social worker, food co-op for reasonable food prices,
and family counseling services for Kyle and Ty’s condition, health benefits from
government, and community for holiday gifts and meals.

Conclusion: Sara is on her way of supporting herself as well as both children through her
education of vocational nursing school. She doesn’t have time to switch both children to
a special education program run by the county office of education for Ty’s attention
deficit problem and Kyle’s aggressive behaviors. She also needs housing to transition
away from temporary assistance.

3. Community resources:

SF Rental Assistance Program: (415) 557-6484. Must be 60+ or disabled or have custody of
child under 18. It provides for back rent and security deposit.
 Homelesss Prenatal Program: (415) 546-6756. Families with minor children. It provides
first month’s rent, security deposit, shallow subsidies, and barriers to housing grants.

Catholic Charities (FEPCO Program): (415) 972-1301. Families and single adults. It
provides eviction prevention for families and security deposits for families and singles.

Eviction Defense Collaborative (RADCo Program): (415) 947-0797. Families and Single
adults. It provides back rent.

First Avenue (HFC Program): (415) 614-9060. Families. It provides eviction prevention
grants, shallow subsidies, and move-in assistance grants.

DHS CalWORKs: Case worker. Families who are on public assistance. It provides move-
in assistance (security deposit, last month’s rent).

Compass (Family Shelter Program): (855) 234-2667. Emergency shelter for families. It
provides assistance for up to 6 months.

Compass (Connecting Point Program): (855) 234-2667. Families at risk of eviction due to
financial instability or currently homeless. It provides subsidies up to 3 months, rental
assistance for eviction prevention, security.

Compass (HAP Program): (415) 644-0504. Families who have been in shelter or on the
streets for seven days. It provides subsidies up to 15 months.

Compass (HOME Program): (855) 234-2667. Families at risk of homelessness and rapid
re-housing. It provide rental assistance with case management.

Children’s Environmental Health Promotion Program

1390 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 252-3956
Mission: Promote heathy neighborhoods, homes, child care and school so that children can reach
their full potential.

Homeless Advocacy Project (H.A.P)

125 Hyde Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 575-3130
www.sfbar.org/jdc/legal-services/hap
It provides legal services as well as social services to individuals and families in San Francisco
who are homeless or at immediate risk of homelessness, prioritizing people with mental
disabilities.