We believe that a home has the power to stabilize a person’s life.
Homelessness affects everyone in San Francisco. It can feel overwhelming and it’s hard to know how to make a difference. Together, we are helping thousands of people experiencing homelessness find a permanent home and build a better life. People can improve their health, heal from trauma, cook for their family, find a job, begin paying rent, feel a sense of dignity, and contribute to the community. That’s how a home helps you rise.
Together, we’re building a new future for our neighborhoods and the city we love.
HomeRise’s mission is to help people experiencing homelessness secure housing and become self-sufficient.
HomeRise is an outcomes-focused nonprofit that fulfills its mission by developing and managing high quality supportive housing and providing services to individuals, seniors and families experiencing homelessness to help them rise up and rebuild their lives and break the cycle of homelessness.
We believe that—given adequate and tailored support—all people possess the capacity to achieve a high degree of self-sufficiency. In order to support our residents to reach their fullest potential, HomeRise embraces and undertakes the following practices:
Supportive housing helps people experiencing homelessness do more than get off the streets — it helps people rise up and build a better future.
The experience of homelessness can be isolating and erode one’s sense of hope and trust. Our staff is trained to engage with residents to build trusting relationships and to create hope.
Our staff provide non-judgmental support to residents to reduce the harm in their lives, assisting them to make informed choices and stabilize their lives.
We know that people that have experienced homelessness want to stabilize their lives and go back to work. With the right opportunities and supports, offered by the HomeRise staff, our residents gain employment and become more economically secure.
Our history and work are rooted in community organizing. We are committed to work with our allies to create new solutions and policies that advance our mission and promote social justice, and we work hard to cultivate leadership across the organization—among residents, staff, board, and the broader community.
We advocate
We build community
We create opportunity
For over thirty years, we have helped thousands of people experiencing homelessness find a permanent home and build a better life.
The “Transitional Housing: The Next Step” study is published by the Coalition on Homelessness.
Community Housing Partnership is formed.
The Senator Hotel opens, Community Housing Partnership’s first permanent supportive housing residence, housing over 89 people.
The San Cristina opens its doors to residents, serving over 58 more people who have experienced homelessness.
74 new units open at the Iroquois
Community Housing Partnership’s first job training program launches.
The first resident talent show, A Night with the Stars, takes place.
Island Bay Homes opens on Treasure Island, the first property for families.
The Essex Hotel opens with 84 units for adults.
The Arnett Watson Apartments opens, supporting 83 families with children under 18.
The Zygmunt Arendt House opens, Community Housing Partnership’s first property dedicated to serving seniors.
A brand new development providing homes for 120 adults, the Drs. Julian and Raye Richardson Apartments opens.
5th Street opens, the first supportive housing property dedicated to transition-age youth.
The Cambridge Apartments opens with 60 additional units for people who are experiencing homelessness.
Rene Cazenave Apartments opens with 120 units for adults.
The 5th Street Training Center opens its doors for an employment training program.
Civic Center Hotel opens, becoming the City’s second Navigation Center to support high-acuity individuals who have experienced chronic periods of homelessness.
A new 141-unit development project, Mission Bay South Block 9, launches.
A new administrative office and Employment Training Center opens at 1010 Market Street to operate the DeskReady and Community Volunteer Team programs.
Community Housing Partnership celebrates their 30th anniversary, serving more than 1,900 residents last year.
In May, Community Housing Partnership officially becomes HomeRise. The mission continues…