Our mission is to increase access and defend housing for diverse, vulnerable, low-income populations in San Francisco.
Get housing help →If you receive any eviction papers (containing words like “summons”, “complaint”, or “unlawful detainer”), please contact the Eviction Defense Collaborative as soon as possible.
E-mail: legal@evictiondefense.org
Phone: 415-659-9184
Visit the San Francisco Department of Homelessness & Supportive Housing website — this is the first step we recommend for anyone in San Francisco currently experiencing homelessnesss.
Project Homeless Connect has some excellent resources as well.
BiSHoP does not provide immediate/emergency housing.
Languages
English, Tagalog, Español, Français, Arabic
First three Mondays of the month
Subject to change on holidays
2:30-5:30PM
Please bring documentation that you live and/or work in San Francisco.
Any income-related documents are helpful if you are seeking DAHLIA assistance.
2023 Impact
Bill Sorro Housing Program is committed to empowering diverse, low-income populations in San Francisco.
With over 1,000 clients supported with eviction, tenants’ rights, and low-income housing applications in 2023, our efforts continue to impact households across San Francisco.
As a non-profit specializing in the housing needs of under-served families in San Francisco, we are proud to endorse and campaign for the following ballot measures
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After his release from incarceration, Carlos Flores did everything he could to turn his life around. First, he found temporary housing through a residential re-entry program for ex-offenders. Then, he started working two baking jobs to save money for his own place, and even started his own carpet cleaning business…
When Rosemary and her senior parents first came to BiSHoP in 2017, they were renting a 2-bedroom in-law unit and did not have a formal lease agreement. Their landlord told them they needed to move out, but did not give a reason or definite timeline…
When a fire destroyed their building in the Mission District in 2015, Rocio and her family had their lives turned upside down. They experienced a bout of homelessness for a while, and then they lived in temporary housing...
In 2017, Mousa came to BiSHoP seeking assistance in applying to affordable apartments because his studio in the Tenderloin was too small for his growing family.
"Thanks to BiSHoP, I will be able to pay my rent. I was struggling with the rent I owed and feeling desperate. BiSHoP has helped alleviate a hopelessness that I've felt for so long."
"Without BiSHoP, I wouldn't have known what to do or where to go to apply for affordable housing. To have support with paperwork and interpretation up until the studio came through was so important. Without BiSHoP, I would not have been able to pay for my own apartment."
"It's hard to find good people. People who care. That's why I was so happy to find your organization."
