SFIC ONLINE BRIEFING FOR COMMUNITY AND FAITH PARTNERS

SF DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESSNESS AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHIREEN McSPADDEN
ADDRESSES SAN FRANCISCO'S RESPONSE TO HOMELESSNESS

Thursday, October 6, 2022
8:30 am - 9:45 am

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In 1988, San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos appealed to our City's faith leaders to help respond to an emerging homeless crisis. More specifically, he asked them to open
their doors, provide shelter, a home cooked meal and kindness, during the winter rainy season, to those who, for a variety of complex reasons, called the streets their home. What initially began as a one-year emergency shelter is now entering its 34th year and was the impetus for the formation of the San Francisco Interfaith Council. For its part,
the Interfaith Winter Shelter, hosted by the San Francisco Interfaith Council and operated by Episcopal Community Services, coordinates with four faith-based facilities and over
50 congregations and affiliated organizations to feed and shelter between 60 to 100 clients daily from the Monday before Thanksgiving until the end of March. The need for our shelter, and the myriad of others, affirms that San Francisco's homeless challenges have not subsided. To address the core issues of homelessness, key components of its strategic planning process, new key initiatives and how faith communities can be a part of the solution, San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing Executive Director Shireen McSpadden will be this week's "Online Briefing for Community and Faith Partners" featured presenter. 
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY ONLINE BRIEFING MODERATOR

Michael G. Pappas, M.Div.
Executive Director, San Francisco Interfaith Council

WELCOME & READING OF SFIC INTERFAITH STATEMENT
REFLECTIVE MOMENT

Marvin K. White
Minister of Celebration, GLIDE

(Introduction of Guest Presenter and Presentation
by SFIC Executive Director Michael Pappas)
Shireen McSpadden, Executive Director
Shireen McSpadden is the Executive Director of the Department of Homelessness and Supportive
Housing for the City and County of San Francisco. She was appointed by Mayor London N. Breed in April of 2021, after a nation-wide search. Her experience and connection to communities will help the Department meet its strategic goals of serving our most vulnerable residents, including the critical work of delivering on the promise of the Mayor’s the Homelessness Recovery Plan. Shireen has over 30 years’ experience providing services to people with disabilities and seniors, in both the nonprofit and public sectors. In 2020, she was recognized for her anti-ageism work by Time Magazine, named as one of 16 people and groups fighting for a more equitable America. She has served on several boards and committees including the San Francisco Long Term Care Coordinating Council, the San Francisco Palliative Care Work Group, and the California Association of Area Agencies on Aging. As a member of Governor Newsom’s Master Plan for Aging Stakeholder Committee, Shireen helped shape California’s Master Plan for Aging. She is also an executive board member, representing California, for the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging. Shireen was recently appointed by Secretary Mark Ghaly to California’s Disability and Aging Community Advisory Committee. Shireen holds a Master’s Degree in Nonprofit Administration from the University of San Francisco.

(Director McSpadden will respond to questions
from San Francisco Faith-Based Social Service Agencies
submitted in advance of this briefing).
CLOSING REMARKS

SFIC Executive Director Michael Pappas
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