PRC

07/05/2025

This Independence Day, let’s remember that freedom means many things, including the courage to break free from stigma, substance use, and mental health challenges. Here’s to those reclaiming their independence, one day at a time.



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06/26/2025

“Jail, the streets, psychiatric emergency services — these end up being the points of entry into the city’s mental health care treatment... Why is it that people can’t just go out and find care, if they need it?” says former PRC CEO Chuan Teng in an article published recently by SF Public Press.

A collaborative of SF behavioral health providers — which includes local organizations PRC, Progress Foundation, HealthRIGHT 360 and Conard House — has tried to analyze the city’s behavioral health system and recommend to city leaders how it could evolve to satisfy the mandates of Proposition 1.

Read more about our work to ensure our behavioral health system is proactive and adapts to the needs of our community and it's most vulnerable members.

Over the next year, San Francisco must examine and potentially redesign its system of behavioral health care, with input from the public. Some experts see this as an opportunity to improve services.

06/06/2025

On Wednesday, we stood alongside hundreds of advocates to demand a City budget that puts people first. This is what solidarity looks like: coming together across cultural and generational communities to stand up for the providers serving working and marginalized people throughout our great city. We depend on funding in the City budget to continue building a robust workforce; to continue providing legal and emergency aid to those in need; to continue treating and housing those most vulnerable.

Stay engaged this budget season! If you believe that PRC and our nonprofit partners make the city better each day, tell your local officials and encourage your friends and family to do the same.

06/03/2025

Join PRC, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation S Foundation, and the HIV Advocacy Network next Thursday, June 12 at Noon for a rally at City Hall to fight for critical funding for housing and healthcare for LGBTQ & HIV communities in the SF Budget!

RSVP here: https://shorturl.at/DhWaE

Not able to join us in person? Use this link to email all of the city leaders and have your voice heard: https://han.sfaf.org/a/fight-critical-hiv

06/02/2025

The Black Leadership Council, an initiative of PRC, recently hosted Chevron's Bay Area Black Employee Network for a volunteer activation at Odyssey House!

This effort was part of a summit coordinated by the Brotherhood of Elders Network, San Francisco Foundation, and East Bay Community Foundation. Together with Chevron employees, we spent the day beautifying the historic recovery program that provides permanent housing to Black adults who were formerly incarcerated or unhoused, one of only a few such programs in the city.

As part of our ongoing efforts to ensure our facilities are healing spaces, the team cleared the garden and planted new flowers, painted the kitchen and dining room, and reorganized a shared space that also serves as a private counseling room.

"Odyssey House staff and residents thank the PRC beautification team for coming into the home and making things make sense again. The storage room is organized, the yard is fresh with new flowers, and our dining room and kitchen were painted to perfection. We could not have done this without the team. The feeling of working and living here just got much more comfortable. We are so grateful! Thank you!"

05/30/2025

May was Staff Appreciation Month here at PRC, filled with joy, connection, and well-deserved recognition across our entire organization. Staff participated in weekly prizes and games and we capped the month off with an all-staff luncheon at our headquarters. Our incredibly hard-working People Experience team made this entire month possible, taking every opportunity to shower staff at all levels with gratitude and recognition.

PRC is made up of some of the most dedicated, hard-working, and skilled people working in San Francisco and we're grateful for each and every one of our colleagues this month and all months!

05/27/2025

Join our friends SF LGBT Center at their iconic purple building for their 2nd annual
kick-off to the 2025 PRIDE season! Building the Block: House Party will offer valuable resources and community connections through Q***r & Well programming, live entertainment, a clothing closet, an art exhibit, and more!

🗓 Saturday, May 31, 2025 | 12 pm to 6 pm
📍SF LGBT Center (1800 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94102)
🎟 FREE & Open to all ages
🔗 RSVP via the link in their bio
✨ Event Highlights ✨
🖼 Art Exhibition with
🎙 Live Entertainers and MicQ***rPhone Open Mic

☀️ Q***r & Well Programming
🫂 Community resources
💈 Bang Trims & Hair Tinseling with
👕 FREE Clothes Closet
🛍 Small Business Vendors
🌟 Swag Giveaways..AND MORE!

Stay tuned to social media, email newsletters, and website for more
updates and announcements!

Learn more at sfcenter.org/buildingtheblock2025

05/15/2025

We’re thrilled to welcome Gia Jung (she/they) to the PRC Board of Directors!

Gia brings both professional acumen and deeply personal passion to our mission. A practicing attorney specializing in securities and business fraud class actions, Gia is committed to holding powerful entities accountable.

Raised in Southern California and now proud to call San Francisco home, Gia has been a lifelong advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, mental health equity, and community empowerment. Their connection to PRC began with hearing the stories of our clients and staff—stories that resonated deeply due to Gia’s own family experiences with addiction and mental health.

“I want to be part of a mission that empowers the whole person, not one that shames or institutionalizes,” she shared.

Gia also brings a rich history of activism and organizing, from founding an LGBTQ+ student group in community college to a diverse pro bono practice that began in law school. At PRC, Gia looks forward to lending her legal expertise and connections to support our strategic goals, and continuing the legacy of q***r leadership and allyship that defines PRC’s history.

Please join us in welcoming Gia to the PRC family!

05/13/2025

Last month, PRC leaders joined longtime PRC and AIDS quilt volunteer Joanie Juster and “mother of the AIDS quilt” Gert McMullin for a tour of the AIDS Quilt at its San Leandro warehouse. The quilt, begun as the Names Project in 1985 and now overseen by sister agency the National AIDS Memorial, now numbers roughly 50,000 panels dedicated to more than 110,000 individuals lost to HIV/AIDS. Gert has been with the quilt since the beginning and had countless stories to share about how meaningful this project has been to so many.

This was a special opportunity to reconnect with the history of our movement and remind ourselves of the importance of the fight against HIV. Thank you Gert for pressing onward while keeping this history alive!

05/09/2025

Spread the word! Our Housing Navigation team is on the ground supporting the community with applications for the Section 8 Waitlist Lottery. The deadline to apply is coming up on May 21st and the team here is ready to support with building and submitting an application. Check out the times and dates below. For more information, contact: housing@prcsf.org or call 415-972-0863.

05/08/2025

Join us for a free media training & letter to the editor workshop to build your advocacy skills and speak out for HIV services in San Francisco. Whether you're living with HIV, impacted by it, or a supporter of our city’s safety net, this hands-on session will walk you through how to write powerful letters to the editor, share your story, and get published. We’ll cover why LTEs matter, tips for crafting your message, and how to tie your voice to this critical budget fight. Volunteer editors will be on hand to help you workshop your writing.

Free event • Food provided • All are welcome

Thanks to our partners San Francisco AIDS Foundation and Strut for making this event with the HIV Advocacy Network possible.