Finances Should Never Be A Barrier To Wellness

(Phase 1) 

• Educate individuals about available Compassionate Support Services (CSS) 
• Increasing their knowledge of, comfort with and ease of access to these resources

(Big Picture) 

• Community education about CSS
• Increased access to CSS for individuals experiencing a life threatening &/or sense threatening diagnosis. 
• Match individual persons and their support service needs to Compassionate Support Services (CSS)
• Reduce the amount of search time to find CSS 
• Ease the stress involved in connecting to a CSS
• Connect individuals with CSS that serve the parameters of their unique needs

• Physical &/or mental health, understanding the diagnosis, coping skills, counseling, legal support, transportation, house work and daily living needs, bills, adjunct therapies, housing issues, medical supplies, patient advocacy

• Any person experiencing physical, emotional or financial difficulties navigating daily life after receiving a new &/or unexpected medical diagnosis

• Maitri
  HIV/AIDS hospice and rehabilitative living center
  "Maitri (pronounced “my-tree”) is Sanskrit for “compassionate friendship.” We provide compassionate residential care for people in need of hospice or 24-hour medical care."
• Liberation Institute
  Mental health services
• MarshalAllen.com
  Understanding medical bills
• BetterHelp.com
  Online mental health services
• SF Dept of Public Health (DPH)
• Community Forward SF
  "Medical Respite is a partnership between Community Forward SF and the SF DPH. Together we provide respite beds and sobering facilities, along with temporary housing and specialized support services, for medically frail people impacted by homelessness."
• LINCS San Francisco City Clinic Sexual Health Services
  *NEW PHONE NUMBER: 628-217-6600
  LINCS is San Francisco’s team of professionals who can link you to HIV care and sexual health services. We are here to help you and your partners get the care you need through our partner services and navigation programs.

• SFDPH
• City Community Health Clinics 
• HealthRight360
• SFGH & other Hospitals

• Continued research and outreach to compassionate service providers
• Continued community outreach to locate and identify qualified persons in need