Raphael House

Raphael House is an innovative shelter in the Tenderloin, San Francisco, Californiacite news |url= http://sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj9412&article=941244 |title= The Angel of Raphael House: Providing refuge for homeless families |author= Patricia Chaffee |work= Sojourners Magazine, Winter issue, December 1994-January 1995 |quote= ] cite news |url= http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1995/11/22/ED20237.DTL |title= A Shelter, A Sanctuary, A Start |author= Debra J. Saunders |work= San Francisco Chronicle |date= November 22 1995 |quote= ] which provides transitional housing and support programs for parents and children who are suffering from homelessness.

Established in 1971 at Gough and McAllister Streets, [http://www.raphaelhouse.org/ Raphael House website.] ] Raphael House was the first shelter for homeless families in the city. It has been located on Sutter Street since 1977. It is a non-profit organization which accepts no government funding,cite web |url= http://www.well.com/user/sfflier/woman-figure-roof.html#anchor45367 |title= A Roof of One's Own |author= Betsey Culp |work= The WELL |date= 28 August 1998 |quote= Raphael House exists entirely on contributions, along with the earnings of its thrift shop and [until 1999] Brother Juniper's restaurant. ... [T] he roof garden [is] a playground. The wooden deck is long enough for a six year old to get a good run across the middle, and at the sides large pots of plants wind in and out among playhouses and low climbing structures. ] cite web |url= http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/?p=6633 |title= Raphael House celebration luncheon to thank all who helped transform oasis of family mending |author= Pat Murphy |work= San Francisco Sentinel |date= November 4 2007 ] relying upon San Francisco Bay Area philanthropy which has become increasingly innovative.cite news |url= http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/07/13/LV167956.DTL |title= Veterans of philanthropy pass the torch to youngsters with deep pockets |author= Carolyne Zinko |work= San Francisco Chronicle |date= July 13 2003 |quote= ] cite news |url= http://www.examiner.com/a-474505~Local_businesses_bring_holiday_cheer.html |title= Local businesses bring holiday cheer |author= Kate Williamson |work= San Francisco Examiner |date= 25 December 2006 |quote= ... two efficiency studios donated as part of a pilot program between the San Francisco landlord firm, homeless shelter Raphael House and Benefit magazine. ] cite news |url= http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=local&id=4885913 |title= Families Given Free, Furnished Homes: A Miracle On Geary Street |author= Jessica Aguirre |work= KGO-TV |date= 25 December 2006 |quote= ] Not all offers of support,cite news |url= http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/11/22/MNGV838Q011.DTL |title= Topless joint can't give money away |author= Joe Garofoli |work= San Francisco Chronicle |date= November 22 2003 |quote= ] however, are accepted.

From 1979 through 1999, Raphael House also operated Brother Juniper's Restaurant,cite web |url= http://www.raphaelhouse.org/about/history.shtml |title= Raphael House History |author= | Brother Juniper's Restaurant, 1979-1999. ] an on-site breakfast café named for Saint Juniper. Though it had brought Raphael House a welcome albeit small net profit for twenty years, the expense of renovating its kitchens and the need for additional space for the children's afterschool tutorial center combined to require its closure.

References

ee also

* Compass Community Services

External links

* [http://www.raphaelhouse.org/ Raphael House website.]