| Welcome to the web site of the
Economic Opportunity Council of San
Francisco! |
 |
|
EOC 2010
Summer Programs
|
|
|
Interim Executive Director:
Dennis Yee
|
|
Agency Description
|
The
Economic Opportunity Council of San Francisco
(EOC) is a private, nonprofit corporation that was established under the
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, and was designated by the Board of Supervisors
to operate the Community Services Program.
This mission of the Agency is to address
the problem of poverty in San Francisco.
This effort involves planning and operating programs that encourage a
better focusing of resources toward eliminating the causes and conditions of
poverty, and that promote self-sufficiency among the poor, making them
independent of government assistance. To
this end, EOC of San Francisco is committed to undertaking actions in supportive
services, employment, nutrition and health, education, housing and other areas
necessary to alleviate and eliminate poverty. |
| |
 | Weatherization
|
|
|
The Weatherization program is an ongoing project to assist
low-income persons, particularly the elderly and handicapped, by lessening the
impact of the high cost of energy.
Included
in the services that EOC provides are weather stripping of doors and windows,
installation of clock thermostat, adjustment of gas appliances and general
advice on how to conserve energy in the home. |
| |
|
|
|
This program reaches the hardest hit victims of increasing energy
costs:
low-income people, and
primarily the elderly and handicapped.
This
program provides once a year assistance for gas and electric bills, when program
funds are available. |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
The
Potrero Hill Family Resource Center provides comprehensive services to families
with children ages 0 -12 years old and other families who reside in the Potrero
Hill community from our site located at 85 Turner Terrace. We hold community
events and outings to build trust and to inform the community of our services.
We perform outreach services to engage the harder to reach clients. We provide
basic information & referral, and drop-in services, including a food pantry
which provides weekly assistance and emergency food, and a business center. We
hold on-going support groups, nutrition education workshops and on-going
parenting classes. We provide comprehensive intake and referral services,
parenting classes, crisis intervention services and family advocacy to offer
direct guidance to families. These services address the family support needs and
family preservation needs of the residents of Potrero Hill. The food pantry
addresses the food insecurity needs of the community.
A School Readiness Program (SRI) works in conjunction
with the Starr King Elementary School to
inform parents of their rights and
responsibilities.
Each spring, the SRI program actively works with children who have been
identified as age appropriate to enter kindergarten in the fall school semester.
Children attend a summer “Kid Camp” where they can acclimate to the school
environment; are able to meet the kindergarten teachers and are able to
experience the rhythm of a typical school day. Parents are provided with
educational workshops that are designed to inform parents of their rights and
obligations and also with parenting skills and resources.
The Truancy Prevention Project works with the Daniel
Webster Elementary School to reduce the
rampant truancy that is experienced at
that school. Designed to be an intensive
support and education program, the
activities include a daily check in with
the participating families; a tutorial
program for the children which operates
Monday through Thursday weekly; and many
family support activities such as
workshops and socials. Children are
provided with a monthly recreational
outing to encourage participation.
The Potrero Hill Family Resource Center’s Programs are
funded by three local agencies. Primary
funding comes from the San Francisco
Human Services Agency. First Five San
Francisco funds the School Readiness
Initiative and the Department of
Children, Youth and Their Families funds
the Truancy Prevention Project. |
Click images above to view larger picture from
the March 25, 2009 Potrero Hill
Peace Walk. |
| |
| Community Services Program |
Community Services Program provides assistance to
low-income families with intake and referrals that is designed to take the
individuals off welfare, and becoming self-sufficient (Employable).
We
work with homeless and formerly homeless
persons parolees and ex-offenders. Referrals are offered
to low-income persons to assist in finding affordable housing; training
programs; employment; emergency food boxes (on a limited basis).
Clients are made job ready with donated clothing, and referrals to other
EOC department. We also connect
low-income people to appropriate support services, citywide.
Once
a year, we refer older low-income
clients who are homeowners to Rebuilding
Together, a non-profit organization who
volunteers to do carpentry, plumbing,
plastering and other necessary repairs
free of charge.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
See the
Job Openings
page for information on
internships and
volunteer opportunities
at EOCSF. |
|
|
Contact Information
- Telephone
-
(415) 749-5600
- FAX
-
(415) 749-3956
- Postal address
-
1426 Fillmore Street, Suite 301, San Francisco, CA 94115
- Electronic mail
- Information:
info@eocsf.org
Webmaster:
teresa@cencomfut.com
|
|
