COVID-19

San Francisco’s COVID-19 Response

Updated 11/18/2020 

HSH and its City and Non-Profit Partners are laser-focused on providing care for people experiencing homelessness during this public health emergency.

Vulnerable Populations

The City opened Shelter-in-Place (SIP) hotels for people experiencing homelessness to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to protect the health of our most vulnerable homeless residents. Additionally, the City opened Isolation and Quarantine Hotels for people experiencing homelessness, or who live in settings where they cannot safely quarantine in their home, who are awaiting test results or are COVID positive and need to isolate. For more information on the City’s COVID-19 alternative housing programs: https://data.sfgov.org/stories/s/4nah-suat

San Francisco also piloted Safe Sleeping Villages as a short-term, temporary method of establishing minimum health and safety standards for people experiencing homelessness in settings where services such as food, water, sanitation and healthcare can be provided. Each village is meant to serve an area with an existing established encampment, with a target of creating between 40 to 60 spaces. The first village was established on Fulton Street between Larkin and Hyde streets on May 13, and the second site on Stanyan Street near Haight Street was opened on May 29. Each site is run by local service providers, with assistance from City agencies for health services, and in collaboration with the SFPD.

City services for people experiencing homelessness: https://sf.gov/information/covid-19-and-people-experiencing-homelessness

The COVID-19 data tracker (https://datasf.org/covid19) now includes the number of cases and deaths among San Franciscans experiencing homelessness.

Stay Informed

COVID-19 Resources

Media inquires related to COVID-19, please contact DEMpress@sfgov.org