| Organization |
Ark of Refuge Inc.
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| Address |
1025 Howard Street. San Francisco CA 94103 |
| Phone |
415-861-1060 (administrative office); 415-861-6130 (HIV programs); 415-285-2302 (Restoration House); 415-255-7944 (Ark House); 510-635-8422 (Walker House) |
| Fax |
415-861-6103 |
| E-Mail |
kelleyrachel@prodigy.net |
| Hours |
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday |
| Description |
Provides three long-term housing programs for youth, low-income, and HIV positive individuals. |
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Ark House serves homeless gay, lesbian, bi-sexual or questioning youth. Walker House provides emergency and long-term housing program for men and women, and offers HIV education, substance abuse group counseling, pastoral care and spiritual counseling, and coordinated HIV services. |
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Restoration House offers housing to HIV positive transgender women with substance use issues and provides individualized substance abuse programs, case management, medically and culturally sensitive meal preparation, transportation, spiritual counseling and pastoral care, benefits counseling, and application assistance. Trancending Youth Program offers a drop-in center for transgender or gender-variant youth; services include referrals to services, case management, on-site HIV testing, and support groups. An HIV education component provides outreach and workshops to church communities nationally. |
| Eligibility |
Varies with program; call for eligibility requirements. |
| Fee |
Based on ability to pay; sliding scale. |
| Application |
Call program for intake procedure. |
| Transportation |
Muni (12 Folsom or 14 Mission) and BART/Muni Metro (Civic Center). |
| Accessibility |
Yes. |
| Language |
Limited to English. |
| Officer |
Bishop Yvette Flunder, Chief Excutive Officer and Senior Pastor. |
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