Dolores Street Community Services
From San Francisco Homeless Resource
938 Valencia St., 94110 (Office)
415-282-6209 (Office)
415-282-3078 (Dolores Housing Program)
415-558-0503 (Richard M. Cohen Residence)
415-282-2826 (FAX) (Office & Dolores Housing Program)
415-558-9642 (Richard M. Cohen Residence)
http://www.dscs.org (Website)
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuesday 1:00 - 3:00
Friday 3:00 - 4:00
Special appointments through case manager
Shelters open from 7pm-7am daily
[edit] Dolores Street Shelter
Provides neighborhood-based shelter, housing, advocacy, and support for people seeking dignity, health and hope. Shelters target Latino men, most of whom are working but cannot afford San Francisco rents. Dolores Housing provides emergency housing, daily hot meals, on-site medical care, English classes, and support services. Guests may stay up to 4 months within a year, with optional 2 month extension to accommodate case management plan.
Shelter currently has 82 beds: 30 cots and 52 bunk beds.
Agency has hired a second case manager and is improving its case management offerings.
Shelter has special working relationship with Mission Neighborhood Resource Center, and accepts CHANGES referrals from there.
[edit] Richard Cohen Residence
Richard M. Cohen Residence is a 10-bed, 24-hour care, state licensed assisted living residence for homeless men and women with disabling HIV or AIDS. Services include 24-hour staffing, meals, assistance with medication, visiting nurse and attendant care support, case management, financial management, transportation, activities, and access to substance abuse and mental health services. Community Center provides meeting space for many small groups that could never afford the rent for space of their own.
