San Francisco Womens Centers

THE WOMENS BUILDING IS A WOMEN-LED COMMUNITY SPACE THAT ADVOCATES SELF-DETERMINATION, GENDER EQUALITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.

PARTNERING FOR EMPOWERMENT. WE ARE HOME TO AN ADDITIONAL 8 IN HOUSE ORGANIZATIONS. THIS YEAR ONE OF OUR IN-HOUSE ORGANIZATIONS MUA EXPANDED SO WE HAVE ONE LESS ORGANIZATION THAN LAST FISCAL YEAR.1. WOMEN EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN AGAINST RAPE AND COOPERATIVE RESTRAINING ORDER CLINIC2. WOMEN IN NEED OF FOOD WHILE IN SHELTERS DOLORES STREET COMMUNITY SERVICES3. PARENTS WITH SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN PARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SAN FRANCISCO4. GIRLS EMPOWERMENT THROUGH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES GIRLS ON THE RUN5. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MISSION NEIGHBORHOOD HEAD START CENTER6. IMMIGRANT EDUCATION AND ACTIVISM FOR LATINAS MUJERES UNIDAS Y ACTIVAS-MUA7. TRANSFORMING DOMESTIC WORK INDUSTRY AND BUILDING THE POWER OF IMMIGRANT WOMEN WORKERS CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC WORKERS COALITION8. FINANCIAL COACHING PROVISION TO SF RESIDENTS REGARDLESS OF CITIZENSHIP STATUS BALANCE

COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES. EMERGING FROM A TWO-YEAR CLOSURE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE WOMENS BUILDING HAS SUCCESSFULLY ONBOARDED TO A NEW BOOKINGS PLATFORM THAT HAS STREAMLINED OUR PROCESSES AND MADE OUR OPERATIONS MORE EFFICIENT. THIS PLATFORM SIMPLIFIES SCHEDULING, IMPROVES COMMUNICATION WITH CLIENTS, AND ENHANCES OVERALL USER EXPERIENCE, ALLOWING US TO MANAGE ROOM RENTALS AND EVENT BOOKINGS WITH GREATER EASE AND EFFECTIVENESS. ADDITIONALLY, WEVE ADDED NEW WALL CLOCKS FOR CONVENIENCE AND INSTALLED A WATER DISPENSER TO ENHANCE GUEST COMFORT. THESE UPGRADES COLLECTIVELY CREATE A MORE PROFESSIONAL AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL USERS. IN FYE24, WE RECORDED A TOTAL OF 372 BOOKINGS.OUT OF THESE, 208 WERE INTERNAL EVENTS DESIGNED FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING OFFERINGS SUCH AS WEEKLY YOGA CLASSES, TECH TUTORING AND ENGLISH CLASSES. ADDITIONALLY, WE HOSTED 164 EXTERNAL EVENTS, WHICH COMPRISED A MIX OF IN-HOUSE TENANT-ORGANIZED ACTIVITIES, REPEAT CLIENTS, AND NEW CLIENTS.

COMMUNITY RESOURCE ROOM CRR THE SERVICES OFFERED IN THIS SPACE WERE REESTABLISHED AGAIN IN PERSON. THE SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM INTEGRATE 1. INFORMATION AND REFERRALS. THROUGH OUR MAIN LINE, EMAIL, AND DROP-IN HOURS WE CONNECT CLIENTS TO THE SERVICES AND RESOURCES THEY NEED IN VARIOUS AREAS SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO DV, EDUCATION, MEDICAL, BASIC NEEDS, AND MORE. 2. LEGAL CLINICS. WE OFFERED ON SITE AND VIRTUAL OR BY PHONE LEGAL AID IMMIGRATION, CIVIL AND EMPLOYMENT LAW COUNSELING. 3. FINANCIAL COACHING. THE WOMENS BUILDING TWB COLLABORATED FOR THE 5TH YEAR WITH SMART MONEY COACHING SMC TO ASSIST CLIENTS IN NEED OF FINANCIAL COACH, ADVICE AND EDUCATION. THIS YEAR 80 FINANCIAL COACHING SESSIONS WERE CONDUCTED. 4. CALFRESH SCREENINGS, APPLICATIONS AND ORIENTATIONS. THE WOMENS BUILDING WAS THE FIRST SITE IN THE MISSION DISTRICT THAT COLLABORATED WITH CALFRESH AROUND 10 YEARS AGO. WE OFFERED APPOINTMENTS FOR SCREENINGS AND APPLICATIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND DURING THIS FY WE ALSO HELPED WITH THE SUBMISSION OF 27 APPLICATIONS.