8/30/2023: Our Trans Home SF is currently in a transitionary period as we have had slowly decreasing support from our parent organization. Due to this development in addition to our current (extremely limited) funding and staffing levels, OTH SF is currently at capacity. The Bobbi Jean Baker House is currently not accepting new participants and the Rental Subsidy program no longer has a surplus of un-promised funds to distribute (nor the infrastructure needed to scale the program to handle more subsidies).
For this reason, while you may still apply to the program, we will likely not be able to assist you, at least not in the near future.
There is a very small chance that we can distribute small 1-time assistance funds for our most vulnerable 2-3% of applicants. This can cover 1 month of rent, documented rental move in costs (security deposit, first and last months rent, etc.), or documented back rent. However, as the funds are incredibly limited, we absolutely cannot guarantee this assistance for anyone. If you do decide to apply anyways, please understand that we likely will not be able to offer any assistance for multiple months or potentially even until mid-2024 when we receive our next guaranteed round of funding.
Our Trans Home SF is a coalition working to address homelessness and housing instability impacting Transgender, Gender Variant, and Intersex (TGI) people in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Even in San Francisco, which has long been a refuge for TGI people, our communities are 18 times more likely to experience homelessness. Our communities also continue to face discrimination, harassment, and violence when trying to access shelters and housing services.
Together we can build housing stability for our TGI communities in the Bay Area and be a model for the rest of the country. We believe everyone deserves a safe place to call home.
