2024 Staff Retreat Highlights

Last week, we held our all-staff retreat, bringing together team members from all of our sites. With many new staff joining over the past year, the retreat provided an opportunity to share knowledge, experiences, and resources, while aligning with our strategic vision. Staff led engaging sessions that reinforced our understanding of our work, framed by San Francisco Community Health Center's four core convictions:

1. Safety net for the safety net
2. Whole-person approach
3. Advocacy and policy
4. Smart risks and innovation

The day also included fun activities to foster team spirit, and concluded with a very spirited round of family feud.

"I kept coming back to the question, ‘are we doing more harm?’ I couldn't shake the fact that the guests in our shelters, specifically people of color, trans folks, and folks who used drugs were not getting the care I knew they deserved."

- Megan on the state of shelters in San Francisco



Megan Phalon at our 2024 Staff Retreat

Megan Phalon speaks about her journey: nine years of working in shelters in San Francisco before coming to Taimon Booton Navigation Center (TBNC)...

27th Annual San Francisco Transgender Film Festival

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We are trilled to be a Community Partner of the 27th Annual San Francisco Transgender Film Festival!

Spanning 12-days from November 13-24 and comprised of seven short film programs showcasing 37 films, SFTFF 2024 will be a hybrid festival, presented both in person and online, and featuring a range of genres from documentaries and politics to animation, dance, music, romance, coming-of-age tales, and thrillers.

SFTFF will host in-person programs Nov. 13-16 at the Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St., SF and will keep on demand access to each of the programs through Nov. 24th. Films are closed captioned for Deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences; tickets are $0-$50, sliding scale/donation-based, inclusive of fees.

SFCHC in the News

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Our team was highlighted in several recent news stories for our work. Key updates include the recognition of our TransAccess program as a best practice for supporting trans individuals living with HIV. SFCHC is also involved in efforts to address the fentanyl crisis through a pilot program providing street outreach and recovery services. We continue to advocate for LGBTQ+ health, homelessness services, and substance use recovery efforts in the city. Learn more on our website:

SFCHC believes that voting is vital for the health and wellness of our communities. The leaders and policies we choose have a direct impact on our communities, from the availability of health care and social services to the funding and implementation of programs. By voting, we help shape the environment in which we live.

We are partnering with Vot-ER to get out the vote this year. Election Tuesday, November 5, 2024⁩! Check your registration, register to vote, and learn about voting in your state.

October 2024 Events Calendars



Check out our events for the month. Our calendars for the Community Living Room, Trans: Thrive, The Lotus Project and Stop the Hate, and more are available on our Calendar of Events.

San Francisco Community Health Center celebrates and attends to the health and wellness of the communities that define San Francisco—immigrant and communities of color, queer, trans, unhoused people, and all of us who are most impacted by oppression—through comprehensive medical, dental, and mental health services. We believe that health care starts with healing justice and meeting the basic needs of our communities. Our culturally informed services are designed by the very people we serve.