Results for the January 18, 2014 San Francisco Health and Vision Event: Polk Gultch District

Today at Old First Presbyterian Church we held another San Francisco Health and Vision Event: 86 individuals received toiletries and socks, 55 individuals received sleeping bags, 43 individuals were connected to prescription eye glasses, 41 women received bras from  Be a Dear and Donate a Brassiere, 40 had their portraits taken by photographer Vince Donovan, 15 people got follow up appointments with social workers at Project Homeless Connect's Every Day Connect, 8 people signed up for Assurance cell phones, 7 individuals visited nurses, others recieved lunch, books and clothing.

 A big thank you to all the partners and volunteers who made today's event a success, including:

• SF CARES
• Old First Presbyterian Church
• Welcome
• St. Paulus Lutheran Church
• Project Homeless Connect
• Be A Dear and Donate a Brassiere
• Walgreens
• Vince Donovan
• Seminarians from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary 
• The Castro Lions Club

This project was made possible because of financial support from the Sam Mazza Foundation.  

Our next event will be held at St. Francis Lutheran Church (152 Church Street near Market) on February 22nd from 10am-3pm.

Individuals connected to prescription glasses since our project began: 166

November 10, 2013 Health and Vision Event at St. Paulus Lutheran Church, San Francisco, CA

Hear stories and see pictures from our event:


Of all our participants, the one that stood out to me the most was the individual who lost his glasses when someone set him on fire.  There is some real cruelty in the world.  But at our event, we did our best to also show that there is a lot of kindness and compassion in the world.  

Of our 39 participants, 22 got connected to prescription eye glasses with Project Homeless Connect, 18 visited with nurses and had their blood pressures checked and 3 received flu shots from Walgreens.

A big thank you to all the partners and volunteers who made today's event a sucess, including:

• St. Paulus Lutheran Church
• Welcome
• Project Homeless Connect
• Walgreens
• SF CARES
• The Castro Lions Club

Prescription glasses given out since our project began: 63

November 10, 2013 Health and Vision Event - San Francisco

Join Us November 10th 
St. Paulus Lutheran Church (1541 Polk St)
San Francisco
11:30am-1pm.   

 Confirmed Services Include: 

• Flu Shots for Seniors 
• Sign up for glasses and other basic services with Project Homeless Connect's Every Day Connect
• Visit nurses who can help answer your questions 

Please share our flier with individuals and communities you think could benefit from our event.   Click on the flier to see it in a larger version.