When?

The PHC 26 happens on February 11, 2009 at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco,CA

What is HomelessConnectCamp anyway? 

HomelessConnectCamp is a platform for local tech communities, city officials and community volunteers to have a conversation about the challenges faced in their neighborhoods and how technology can help bring awareness to existing programs. 

• Who? Anyone who is interested in technology, sustainability, social services, healthcare,
• What? A good opportunity to share ideas, start conversations and build connections with people and organizations working to create awareness around homelessness issues in San Francisco
• When? Wednesday, 10:00 am- 3:30 pm on 02/11/2009

• Where? Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove St, San Francisco, CA 94102

How can I help?

1. Sign up on the wiki: Sign up at the HomelessConnectCamp Eventbrite page http://www.eventbrite.com/event/265641541
2. Spread the word: Share this event with your friends and colleagues
3. Join the conversation on our Blog: http://homelessconnectcamp.wordpress.com
4. Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/HomelessConnect
5. Volunteer: Become part of the process and volunteer in arranging the event, or in amplifying it with live coverage. Sign up below.

Volunteering 

List your name below if you would like to volunteer in arranging this event, and the tasks you would like to help with. 

• Katrina Heppler
• Kaushal Jhalla
• Jerry Michalski
• Raines Cohen: can bring sticky wall and video projector. Will we have internet?

Attendees (aka Campers) 

Add your name, your blog or website, what you'd like to talk about, and your interests and be sure to Sign Up at our Eventbrite page http://www.eventbrite.com/event/265641541

• Katrina Heppler
• Kaushal Jhalla; http://www.citizenafrica.com
• Jerry Michalski
• Ian Ryerson @ianryerson
• Raines Cohen, Cohousing Coach, East Bay Cohousing / Cohousing California: eager to explore how models of sustainable community can address homelessness; empowerment vs. service models. Also interested in challenges of aging in community and both climate impacts of homelessness and vice versa. Plus planning for Affordable Housing Week in May in the East Bay and Housing California in Sacramento.

What I'd like to hear about (add to this list)

1. Youth services in San Francisco for Homelessness
2. Does technology play a role in how social services coordinate their efforts in San Francisco
3. How can technology provided for the homeless.

Agenda

Volunteer registration opens at 8am

Rally starts at 9am

Services open for clients at 10am

What is a Barcamp anyway?

An ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees.  

Homeless Connect

Project Homeless Connect is an initiative that was created by San Francisco's Mayor Gavin Newsom, in close collaboration with the Department of Health, the Human Service Agency, other government agencies, the private sector and community non-profit and individuals. Every other month over 1000 community volunteers partner with city government, non-profits and the private sector to provide a one-stop shop of health and human services for homeless San Franciscans.

Today, PHC is emulated in 200 cities across the United States as well as Canada, Puerto Rico and Australia. Services include medical, mental health, substance abuse, housing, dental, SSI benefits, legal counseling, eyeglasses, California ID, food, voicemail, employment counseling and job placement, wheelchair repair and more. As of December 2008, 19,600 volunteers have provided services to more than 26,000 homeless and poor San Franciscans.

Homeless Connect Resources