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## Project Homeless ConnectPartner Toolkit 

**Together, we can end chronic homelessness**

## Raise money to end the suffering on our streets
Energize Your Volunteer Community
Provide a transformational volunteer experience
Range of volunteer opportunities
Easy to implement High profile experience; Visible partnership with Mayor
Enhance Your brand
High profile experience; Visible partnership with Mayor
Strengthen role as corporate community leader
Deepen company loyalty (increase retention)
Enhanced public image
Acknowledgement that homelessness is everyone’s problem
Opportunity to build new partnerships
Potential for significant Community Impact!!

**Energize Your Volunteer Community**
- Provide a transformational volunteer experience
- Range of volunteer opportunities
- Easy to implement High profile experience; Visible partnership with Mayor
**Enhance Your brand**
- High profile experience; Visible partnership with Mayor
**Strengthen role as corporate community leader**
- Deepen company loyalty (increase retention)
- Enhanced public image
- Acknowledgement that homelessness is everyone’s problem
**Opportunity to build new partnerships**
**Potential for **_***significant***_** Community Impact!!**

**Why get involved?**

## Corporate Menu

| Volunteer | Next PHC date is Dec. 8

Group sign up - Contact Daniel Homsey via email at daniel.homsey@sfgov.org or call (415) 554-7114 for general support

Individual sign up – email  Judith.Klain@sfdph.org |
| --- | --- |
| PHC Challenge (employee giving) |  Incorporate “PHC Challenge” into employee giving campaign (see attached details/tools)
 Promote incentives for individuals, teams, and company
 Contact Daniel Homsey via email at daniel.homsey@sfgov.org or call (415) 554-7114 for general support |
| Products & Services |  Donate products/services to support PHC ie. Computers, programming, PR
 Sponsor purchase of needed products ie. Warm sweatshirts
 For a current wish-list of needs. contact: Rebecca Prowda at rebecca.prowda@sfgov.org |
| Corporate Donation |   Support “PHC Challenge” via Corporate/Foundation investment
 Help us to set up appt. with appropriate contacts at your company. Contact Daniel Homsey via email at daniel.homsey@sfgov.org or call (415) 554-7114 |

## Toolkit Package

“PHC Challenge” talking points
Example of message from corporate leadership
PHC product samples and order instructions
PHC speakers bureau order form
Financial Giving Instructions
PHC annual report
PHC red brochures
Voicemail from the Mayor-Ask*
Wish List

*coming soon

- “PHC Challenge” talking points
- Example of message from corporate leadership
- PHC product samples and order instructions
- PHC speakers bureau order form
- Financial Giving Instructions
- PHC annual report
- PHC red brochures
- Voicemail from the Mayor-Ask*
- Wish List
***coming soon**

## Project Homeless Connect (PHC) Challenge Talking Points
I’d like to tell you about a new element of our employee giving program this year- it’s a partnership with the mayor of San Francisco and thousands of other citizens like yourself to bring about real change in our local community.
It’s simple, it’s fun, you can get some cool incentive prizes, and you’ll have the chance to be part of a bigger team, and perhaps a slice of history—It’s called the Project Homeless Connect Challenge!!
Each year, more homeless die on the streets of San Francisco than Chicago and New York City put together...
There are over 6000 homeless on any given day in San Francisco; 3000 chronically homeless 
Clearly- our old way of dealing with this issue isn’t working!
Shelters don’t work- we need to get these folks into long term housing with supportive services (fact proven around the country)
Expecting homeless individuals and families to go all over town to find and leverage the services available to them doesn’t work...we need to work together to consolidate services, help these people to help themselves
One of Mayor Newsom’s favorite quotes is “if you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll get what you’ve got” This is a problem we can change- we now have the plan and the vehicle, we just need your support!!
Project Homeless Connect will be celebrating its one-year anniversary in Oct. 2005.  Phil Mangano, US Executive Director of Interagency Council on Homelessness (“Bush’s Homelessness Czar”- What’s happening in San Francisco is unprecedented- there is nothing else like it in the country.  This is the beginning of the end of homelessness” 

To date PHC has mobilized thousands of volunteers and forged new partnerships among government, citizens, corporations and non-profits to address the long-standing issue of homelessness. 
Project Homeless Connect represents a new paradigm as an initiative to engage the general public towards innovative solutions to homelessness. 
Every other month the Bill Graham Civic center is transformed into a one stop shop consolidating available products and services and connect individuals to benefits, medical care, substance abuse and mental health counseling and a variety of social services which can help lead to pathways to housing and self sufficiency. Its customer-oriented approach has proven itself effective at helping these people who need help the most.
As of Sept. over 5300 homeless clients had been served

Now we need your help to take PHC to the next level.  You can be part of this groundbreaking, grassroots effort to resolve chronic homelessness.  You can make a difference! 

- I’d like to tell you about a new element of our employee giving program this year- it’s a partnership with the mayor of San Francisco and thousands of other citizens like yourself to bring about real change in our local community.
- It’s simple, it’s fun, you can get some cool incentive prizes, and you’ll have the chance to be part of a bigger team, and perhaps a slice of history—It’s called the Project Homeless Connect Challenge!!
- Each year, more homeless die on the streets of San Francisco than Chicago and New York City put together...
- There are over 6000 homeless on any given day in San Francisco; 3000 chronically homeless
- Clearly- our old way of dealing with this issue isn’t working!
- Shelters don’t work- we need to get these folks into long term housing with supportive services (fact proven around the country)
- Expecting homeless individuals and families to go all over town to find and leverage the services available to them doesn’t work...we need to work together to consolidate services, help these people to help themselves
- One of Mayor Newsom’s favorite quotes is “if you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll get what you’ve got” This is a problem we can change- we now have the plan and the vehicle, we just need your support!!
- Project Homeless Connect will be celebrating its one-year anniversary in Oct. 2005.  Phil Mangano, US Executive Director of Interagency Council on Homelessness (“Bush’s Homelessness Czar”- What’s happening in San Francisco is unprecedented- there is nothing else like it in the country.  This is the beginning of the end of homelessness”
- To date PHC has mobilized thousands of volunteers and forged new partnerships among government, citizens, corporations and non-profits to address the long-standing issue of homelessness.
- Project Homeless Connect represents a new paradigm as an initiative to engage the general public towards innovative solutions to homelessness.
- Every other month the Bill Graham Civic center is transformed into a one stop shop consolidating available products and services and connect individuals to benefits, medical care, substance abuse and mental health counseling and a variety of social services which can help lead to pathways to housing and self sufficiency. Its customer-oriented approach has proven itself effective at helping these people who need help the most.
- As of Sept. over 5300 homeless clients had been served
- Now we need your help to take PHC to the next level.  You can be part of this groundbreaking, grassroots effort to resolve chronic homelessness.  You can make a difference!

## Sample Project Homeless Connect Challenge Talking Points-Cont.
 In addition to volunteering  (fill in with Dec 8th date or other volunteer parameters)
The mayor has put out a challenge—If we can raise $2.5 million dollars a year for the next two years, the city will match these funds dollar for dollar.  100% of these funds will go directly toward creating 450 units of long-term housing with supportive services.  This is part of our 10 year plan to end homelessness
We know that you have a lot of great organizations that you support in your annual giving.  
This year I’d like to urge you to give a little extra- $100 + (throw out numbers appropriate to your audience)...
Here’s your chance to be part of something bigger- that has demonstrated that it can produce results
Here’s our chance to pull together collectively as a community- across companies, neighborhoods, sectors, faiths, etc- To collectively own this issue and collectively own its solution- Each of us really can make a difference.
Right here, right now- let’s change those stats and bring an end to chronic homelessness in San Francisco 

** **In addition to volunteering  (fill in with Dec 8th date or other volunteer parameters)
- The mayor has put out a challenge—If we can raise $2.5 million dollars a year for the next two years, the city will match these funds dollar for dollar.  100% of these funds will go directly toward creating 450 units of long-term housing with supportive services.  This is part of our 10 year plan to end homelessness
- We know that you have a lot of great organizations that you support in your annual giving.
- This year I’d like to urge you to give a little extra- $100 + (throw out numbers appropriate to your audience)...
- Here’s your chance to be part of something bigger- that has demonstrated that it can produce results
- Here’s our chance to pull together collectively as a community- across companies, neighborhoods, sectors, faiths, etc- To collectively own this issue and collectively own its solution- Each of us really can make a difference.
- Right here, right now- let’s change those stats and bring an end to chronic homelessness in San Francisco

## Dear [Name of Company] colleague;I am pleased to announce an exciting new opportunity that enhances our employee giving campaign. As many of you have heard by now, there’s a buzz surrounding San Francisco’s innovative approach to tackling the issue of homelessness.Project Homeless Connect (PHC) started in October 2004 with Mayor Newsom’s conviction that when concerned citizens start taking action to solving homelessness, great things can happen. And with 3,000 chronically homeless San Franciscans, it’s no longer enough for us to turn a blind eye to our fellow citizens sleeping in our streets. This is an issue that affects all of us—and Mayor Newsom’s solution to engage local citizens, community agencies and companies like ours are proving to make the difference that is felt around the country.The Director for the Federal Intercouncil Agency on Homelessness, Phil Mangano, stated, “San Francisco’s efforts are unprecedented anywhere in the country—what you’re doing here is the beginning of the end of homelessness.” Mangano has initiated a national Project Homeless Connect day on December 8th modeled after our City’s work.I’d like to ask you to consider designating your contribution gift through Goodwill Industries, Attention: Project Homeless Connect (PHC’s charitable arm). Any amount is appreciated and will help PHC’s goal of housing 450 people within the next two years. With the need to raise $2.5M each year for the next two years, every dollar is critical—and needed. The City will be matching these funds on a dollar-for-dollar basis. The challenge is out. You’ll be hearing more from [Campaign Manager/Community Involvement Director] on the progress being made and the various ways we’re helping. And with [name of company]’s strong tradition of supporting our communities, we can make a difference.  Thank you for your consideration.Sincerely,[Name of CEO/President][Title]

**Sample CEO letter**:

## Sample Colleague Letter:

- On June 3rd, Deloitte’s national day of volunteerism, our Bay area employees participated in the largest IMPACT Day site in the country at San Francisco’s Project Homeless Connect (PHC). Created to help solve San Francisco’s homeless problem, Mayor Newsom’s vision has become a national “best practice” of engaging community agencies, concerned citizens and corporations to work together.
- The Executive Director for the Federal Intercouncil Agency on Homelessness, Phil Mangano, stated, “San Francisco’s efforts are unprecedented anywhere in the country—what you’re doing here is the beginning of the end of homelessness.” Mangano has initiated a national Project Homeless Connect day on December 8th modeled after our City’s work.
- Through your efforts, Deloitte has donated new sweatshirts to PHC’s clients, written a software program designed to track clients going through PHC and provided the human capital—employee volunteers—to fuel this initiative.
- And now, during the start of our employee giving campaign, I’m asking you to consider continuing your support of PHC and the valuable work its doing. By earmarking either your full pledge or a portion of your gift, you will be helping to move PHC to its next level—obtaining permanent and supportive housing for people living on our streets.
- Our goal is to house 450 of the most fragile of the 3000 chronically homeless within the next two years. To do this, we will need to raise $2.5M each year for the next two years. These funds will be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis by City Hall.
- Currently, you can either designate your gift through our United Way Way site under “Goodwill Industries/Project Homeless Connect” or directly through the PHC website. All gifts are much appreciated with heartfelt thanks.
- If you are unable to donate money, but still want to help, volunteering on a PHC is truly a fulfilling experience. It’s even been voted the “best volunteer opportunity” by San Francisco magazine. Whether you pledge a contribution, or volunteer at PHC—your compassion and generosity make an impact.
- Sincerely
- Juliana Deans
- NorPac Director of Community Involvement

**Sample Colleague Letter:**

## Fact:
Each year, more homeless die on the streets of San Francisco 
	than Chicago and New York City put together...
There are over 6000 homeless on any given day in San 
	Francisco; 3000 chronically homeless 

 Project Homeless Connect (PHC):
	“What’s happening in San Francisco is unprecedented- there is nothing else like it in the country.  This is the beginning of the end of homelessness” 
		- Phil Mangano, US Executive Director of Interagency Council on Homelessness
An innovative approach engaging citizens, non-profits, government, and corporations to partner together to resolve this long-standing issue
The mobilization of thousands of volunteers
A one-stop “customer focused” shop connecting homeless individuals with a continuum of care and consolidating available products and services ie. Medical care, legal counseling, substance abuse treatment, and a variety of social services that can help lead to housing and self sufficiency
Over 5300 homeless clients served 
How can you help?
Take the “PHC Challenge!” —City will match dollar for dollar up to $2.5 million dollars a year for the next two years.  100% of these funds will go directly toward creating 450 units of long-term housing with supportive services. This approach has been proven to be the most effective on a national level in truly addressing the needs of this underserved population.
Volunteer at the next Project Homeless Connect Day

- Each year, more homeless die on the streets of San Francisco
- 	than Chicago and New York City put together...
- There are over 6000 homeless on any given day in San
- 	Francisco; 3000 chronically homeless
** ****Project Homeless Connect (PHC):**
**	****“****What’s happening in San Francisco is unprecedented- there is nothing else like it in the country.  This is the beginning of the end of homelessness” **
***	******	******- Phil Mangano, US Executive Director of Interagency Council on Homelessness***
- An innovative approach engaging citizens, non-profits, government, and corporations to partner together to resolve this long-standing issue
- The mobilization of thousands of volunteers
- A one-stop “customer focused” shop connecting homeless individuals with a continuum of care and consolidating available products and services ie. Medical care, legal counseling, substance abuse treatment, and a variety of social services that can help lead to housing and self sufficiency
- Over 5300 homeless clients served
**How can you help?**
**Take the “PHC Challenge!” —**City will match dollar for dollar up to $2.5 million dollars a year for the next two years.  100% of these funds will go directly toward creating 450 units of long-term housing with supportive services. This approach has been proven to be the most effective on a national level in truly addressing the needs of this underserved population.
**Volunteer **at the next Project Homeless Connect Day

##  Project Homeless Connect- Gear(Funds go to support PHC)http://www.cafepress.com/homelessconnect Value T-shirt$13.99 Baseball Jersey$21.99Jr. Spaghetti Tank$21.99 Jr. Baby Doll T-Shirt$21.99Jr. Hoodie$29.99Hooded Sweatshirt$29.99Trucker Hat$15.99 Infant Creeper$12.99Infant/Toddler T-Shirt$12.99Kids T-Shirt$18.99 Mousepad $15.99 Large Mug $16.99

## Financial Donation Instructions	

- Goodwill Industries of San Francisco is supporting this project by serving as the primary clearinghouse for collecting cash donations to support this effort
- All gifts will be used exclusively for the operations of Project Homeless Connect
- All contributions are tax deductible as SF Goodwill is a certified 501c3 non profit organization
- Funds can be designated to *Goodwill Industries-Project Homeless Connect* via any open corporate employee giving program
- Direct donations to Goodwill are also accepted:
- By Check
- Payable to:**Goodwill Industries****1500 Mission St.****San Francisco, CA 94103****Attn: Project Homeless Connect**
- By Credit Card At this time Goodwill can only accept credit card gifts by phone. To make a donation, please call:  Development Department415-575-2257