Hospitality House SF

05/28/2026

Exciting News! We are partnering with Hospitality House! A progressive, community-based organization located in San Francisco’s Tenderloin Neighborhood that provides opportunities and resources for personal growth and self-determination to unhoused people and neighborhood residents. Our mission is to build community strength by advocating policies and rendering services which foster self-sufficiency and cultural enrichment.

Art has long been a way for communities to preserve memory, build connection, and create sanctuary in the face of displacement and erasure.

"Creation as Shelter" is a multidisciplinary exhibition curated by Hospitality House’s Community Arts Program that examines community memory, spatial belonging, and cultural preservation. It brings together artists connected to the Tenderloin, the Mission, and surrounding San Francisco communities. The exhibition explores art as a form of refuge, archive, and resistance.

Rooted in a shared commitment to uplifting artistic voices from historically marginalized neighborhoods, both Hospitality House’s Community Arts Program and Precita Eyes have consistently created space for artists whose stories are often excluded from traditional institutions. They also work to preserve the cultural histories of the communities they serve.

Founded in 1967 in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, Hospitality House has served as a site of support for low-income, unhoused, and marginalized community members. It centers creativity as a tool for survival, dignity, and collective power. The Community Arts Program continues this legacy by offering free and accessible studio space, materials, and exhibition opportunities. It supports artists in developing their practice while ensuring their voices and visions are seen and valued.

Featuring painting, printmaking, mixed media works, and selections from the Community Arts Program archive, Creation as Shelter honors the role of community art in documenting lived experience, protecting neighborhood stories, and keeping cultural memory visible for future generations.

Join us June 16th for the opening reception from 5:30 to 9pm
The gallery will be open June 16th- July 10th from 12pm to 5pm

05/27/2026

Yesterday, we walked with purpose, community, and hope during Walk With Windy and our Community Building Program ( CBP). For nearly 60 years, since 1967, Hospitality House has remained committed to uplifting voices, strengthening community, and creating spaces where people feel seen, heard, and empowered.

Thank you to everyone who showed up, shared their voice, and stood together in the spirit of unity and civic engagement. Every step taken was a reminder that change happens when communities come together and participate. ❤️

Let’s keep the momentum going — because every voice matters, and every vote helps shape a stronger future for all.

05/22/2026

Join us for Walk With Windy as we come together to uplift community voices, strengthen civic engagement, and remind one another that every voice matters. Walking side by side, we honor the power of connection, advocacy, and collective action. For nearly 60 years, Hospitality House has stood with our community — and this is another opportunity to show up, be heard, and walk toward a stronger future together.

05/19/2026

05/18/2026

We are proud to present “Stories From The Field” as an ongoing series about the people on the front lines, about the contributions of just a few of the thousands of nonprofit workers. We’ll share some of their challenges and successes - and some of their dreams.

Hospitality House owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to the dozens of dedicated staff who’ve devoted themselves to lifting up the best of our community - day in, day out. The work is challenging. It is meaningful. It is transformative. And, all too often, their work is overlooked and undervalued. These valiant nonprofit warriors - community builders all - are often underpaid and underappreciated.

A landmark Controller’s report in April 2023 - an analysis of more than 16,000 FTEs - acknowledged the prevalence of low wages in the nonprofit workforce, and the racial inequity in the field. According to the report, an estimated 75%of the general (non-executive) nonprofit workforce is Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC).

The report found further that 50% of the nonprofit workforce earns less than $25.25 per hour, struggling to support their own families while making life better for others. The report also identified the case management position as a key staff position in the nonprofit workforce - helping people with housing, employment, mental health needs - accounting for barely 8% of the workforce yet nearly 30% of the staff vacancies. Low wages compromise the City’s ability to meet its goals, and increase the burden on nonprofit workers.

We hope that the stories of those helping to make life better for all of us in the City of St. Francis - will inspire City leaders to make our nonprofit workers’ lives better.

04/23/2026

Each month, here at the 6th Street Self Help Center, we hold Community Meetings where participants, neighbors, and staff come together to share ideas, raise concerns, and shape the space we all rely on. These conversations aren’t just check-ins—they’re how we grow, support one another, and make sure every voice is heard.
Community engagement is essential at Hospitality House because it ensures the voices of participants directly shape the programs, resources, and support systems that impact their daily lives.
Your voice matters. Your experiences matter. And this community is stronger because of you.

If you’re in the Tenderloin, we invite you to join us at our next meeting—because real change starts with listening.

04/17/2026

EVERY STEP FORWARD MATTERS Tenderloin Self Help Center. As we celebrate 60 years of service to the community, we’re reminded that it’s people—our donors, our supporters, our staff, and our community members—who make this mission come alive! Yesterday, Because of our Donors, we had the privilege of providing new shoes and a brand-new walker to members of our community—small things that can make a big difference in someone’s daily life.

Because dignity looks like walking comfortably.
Because care looks like showing up.
Because community means making sure no one is left behind.

At the Tenderloin Self-Help Center, we believe in meeting people where they are—offering support, connection, and resources that empower each person to keep moving forward, one step at a time.
A special thank you to our amazing team—Program Manager Tiffany Jackson and Ruben, Shaundre, and Case Manager Theo—for leading this work with compassion and dedication every single day.
📍 146 Leavenworth St.
📞 (415) 749-2143

Together, we’re not just giving items—we’re restoring comfort, confidence, and hope.



Location: 146 Leavenworth St.
Phone: (415) 749-2143

04/16/2026

Come connect, and build community with us - because moments like these are what make Hospitality House feel like home