San Francisco Connect

San Francisco ConnectTM, Inc. is one of the most innovative partnerships between a city, its residents and its sectors. SF ConnectTM is a nonprofit inspired by the success of Project Homeless Connect, which has been adopted as a national model by 100 cities across the United States in addition to engaging 19,707 volunteers from San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. Puerto Rico, Canada and Australia have also adopted Project Homeless Connect as a model towards ending homelessness.

The mission of SF Connect is to mobilize residents and sectors for a stronger San Francisco. SF Connect is about engaged residents volunteering their talent and time for the City as well as innovative partnerships between the private, public and social (nonprofit) sectors.

The SF Connect website makes it easy for you to manage all of your volunteer activities in one place. You can view project listings, sort projects by issue area and date, sign up for a project, update your personal contact information, and much more!

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Homeless Connect

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. Services include medical, mental health, substance abuse, housing, dental, benefits, legal, free eyeglasses, California ID, food, clothing, wheelchair repair and more. The goal of PHC is to provide easy access to services that support the transition the of City's homeless off the streets and into housing.

Green Connect

Green Connect is growing a community of residents, businesses, non-profit organizations, and city agencies dedicated to improving the environment for all San Franciscans. Through existing volunteer activities and pilot programs, participants improve and plant neighborhood parks, street gardens, street trees, and other public spaces, maintain and care for the city's green resources, and strengthen the community ties that enhance the everyday experience of city living.

Youth & Families

n the larger spirit of San Francisco Connect, Youth & Families Connect works to link schools and youth to the community as well as improve the academic and employment opportunities available to youth. In partnership with DonorsChoose and San Francisco School Volunteers, Youth & Families Connect engages community members in schools through volunteering and financial donations that will directly benefit youth and their schools. Additionally, Youth & Families Connect issues specific challenges to donors and plans events to encourage volunteering. Youth & Families Connect will also work with United Way of the Bay Area to provide job placement and training for youth. Lastly, Youth & Families Connect works with the Mayor's Office to recognize San Francisco's outstanding teachers through the Mayor's Teacher of the Month Recognition Award.

Tech Connect

The mission of Tech Connect is to promote digital inclusion within all of San Francisco’s socio-economically diverse communities and enable all residents to benefit from access to the Internet and information technology.

Recent research shows that a significant digital divide exists in San Francisco. Low income youth and their families, residents of public housing, limited English speaking communities and the disabled are less likely to have access to computers and the internet.

Tech Connect seeks to bridge this divide by engaging the public, private and nonprofit sectors to provide access to the internet, affordable computers and hardware, technical support and training and community based content and services.

As more of our daily lives are conducted on the Internet, those San Franciscans who are not connected are excluded from opportunities in employment, education, health care, services and the ability to participate in civic affairs. These people are the principal reason for Tech Connect.