Homeless coalition facing homelessness

The San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness – an agency whose policy and program decisions are made by homeless and formerly homeless people – faces what could be the most severe funding shortage in its 17-year history. Without a significant increase in new money over the next couple of months, the group risks losing its offices for lack of rent.
...
The effect on the local coalition – which is best known for its in-your-face direct action and vocal legislative advocacy but which has also founded direct service programs – has been dramatic. In early June the group laid off all of its 13 paid staffers and has been running on volunteer time, with shortened hours, according to executive director Paul Boden. Circulation of the Street Sheet, the newspaper put out by the group and sold by homeless people, has been reduced.

Read More
http://www.sfbg.com/38/40/news_homelesscoalition.html