Less than half of the nearly 28,000 people experiencing homelessness in the Bay Area have reliable access to the internet.
ShelterTech is a technology-focused nonprofit organization making it easier for this community to connect with resources that can help them address their challenges.
Through partnerships with the City of San Francisco and Cisco, residents can use free wifi and hardware at shelters and transitional housing facilities.
SF Service Guide
Anyone with access to a smartphone, tablet, or computer can utilize this online directory of human services provided in San Francisco.
Community Development
We depend on Community Representatives to inform our work from their lived experiences and rely on volunteers to continuously updated the resources we develop.
Our Impact
Over 1,600 people have daily internet access in local shelters and resource centers, thanks to ShelterTech and partner organizations.
“We’ve heard from San Franciscans, including as part of our recent strategic planning community outreach that it’s hard to know where to go when you’re looking for supportive services. It’s hard to know where to start, and hard to navigate different resources to find accurate information. We’re glad to be supporting ShelterTech and the broader community to build SF Service Guide – a one-stop, reliable place to help connect residents to the services they need.”
—Barry Roeder, Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development
“Wi-fi has been a top request among young people here at Larkin Street. Now that we have it with ShelterTech we are seeing more young people come in and stay around and get the things they need so that they can move past homelessness, permanently.”
—Gayle Roberts, Chief Development Officer, Larkin Street Youth Services
“There’s an overwhelming number of resources for the [at-risk] populations that live here and it’s important to have a place where they can go where they know all the information is accurate, up-to-date, and consistent with what their understanding has been of that particular resource. And if there are any changes that need to be made those will be reflected.”
—Julie Rosenthal, Director of Social Services, Homeless Advocacy Project
Partners and sponsors
ShelterConnect Spotlight
Mission Hotel
We recently reached a major milestone. The biggest SRO in San Francisco now provides free wifi and hardware to hundreds of people.