Holiday Event Provides Glasses for
Homeless San Franciscans
SF CARES and Project Homeless
Connect (PHC) are hosting an event on December 19th from 12-4pm at
Old First Presbyterian Church (1751 Sacramento St near Van Ness) to provide
prescription eye glasses and other health opportunities for low income and
homeless individuals. Additional
monthly Health and Vision Events will be hosted at Lutheran congregations throughout
San Francisco with the goal of giving away 1,200 pairs of prescription glasses
by December of 2014.
"Glasses make it possible for
individuals to fill out job and health forms, read for pleasure and tangibly
improve their lives," Pastor Megan Rohrer, of SF CARES, remarked, "We
hope our event will help people build with a relationship PHC’s Every Day
Connect Resource Specialists, who will follow up with participants after the
event to help them continue to improve their quality of life."
“Collaborating with like minded partners in caring those who are vulnerable is
the common sense means of being effective.
As for us, loving the neighbor in the best way possible is our goal,” said
Pastor Daniel Solberg, of SF CARES. “We
are excited to partner with the city, local businesses and other San
Franciscans to do our part to help those who are homeless and in need.”
Services expected to be provided include: eye exams and prescription glasses,
portraits, free lunch, books and toiletries, flu shots for individuals with
Medicare (provided by Walgreen’s), nurses for asking questions and other health
related services.
"We hope this project will inspire others to do what they can to help people
experiencing homelessness and hunger in
San Francisco," said Emily Cohen, Director of Programs and Project
Homeless Connect.
SF CARES is a collaboration of St. Paulus Lutheran Church, The Night
Ministry, Welcome and the Faithful Fools Street Ministry; all faithful
organization who are working together in order to increase our ability to help
the underserved in San Francisco. We are particularly passionate about
providing opportunities, resources and support for individual who are poor,
homeless, formerly homeless and experiencing mental health or brain disorder
issues.
Project Homeless Connect’s mission is to connect homeless San Franciscans
with the care they need to move forward. PHC’s Every Day Connect works directly with those seeking services,
seven days week, 365 days a year. The purpose is to connect those in need with
the appropriate providers and hard-to-access resources they need to move
forward toward their goals.
Contact
Information:
Pastor Daniel Solberg, 415-673-8088, Solberg@saintpaulus.org
Pastor Megan Rohrer, 415-827-2587, megan@welcomeministry.org
Emily
Cohen, 855-588-7968,
Emily.Cohen@sfdph.org
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