HRC
staff
and
volunteers:
(L-R) Carrie, Julieanne, Camila, Sara (behind
Camila), John, Ron, Stephanie, Michelle (with hand in front of face)
and Teo. (Bottom) James of the AIDS Housing Alliance and Tommi. Carrie,
Sara, Stephanie and Tommi are staff.
(l-r) Pat, Dale and Jim. Dale is Monday receptionist.
Chuck, our former receptionist.
Staffer Hing-Chee and Gary, our data intake volunteer.
Folsom lived upstairs and used to come down to visit us every day. Folsom died last year and we all miss her very much.
Volunteers
Like
all grassroots
organizations, Housing Rights Committee depends on volunteer help to
provide the services we make available to tenants throughout San
Francisco.
Volunteers do
many great jobs--xeroxing, collating, mailings, data entry, etc. One of
the
most important jobs is tenants rights counseling, advising clients who
walk in
the door or call for help. Tenants' problems
range from illegal rent increases and evictions to lack of repairs and
non-return of security deposits. We do not provide legal counsel, so
you don't have to be a lawyer to be a counselor. Volunteers are trained
and given a handbook
to help them learn about tenants rights protections.
Volunteers
also work as receptionists on counseling days (Monday through
Thursday), answering the phones and
instructing people on the intake process. Without them, we could not
help over 4,000 people a year.
Pictured
(left) are some of
the many wonderful people who help out weekly.
Another job that's always needed around the office is that of interpreter or translator. Housing Rights strives to provide counseling in English, Spanish, Mandarin, and Cantonese. At times, there are counselors who speak other languages, as well. We also like to have a Russian speaker on board. Interpreters/translators help with a myriad of tasks--from interpretting for counselors to translating brochures and other literature.
If you're interested in volunteering and being part of our exciting volunteer team, call Tommi or Stephanie at 415-703-8634 or email us at info@hrcsf.org.
Another job that's always needed around the office is that of interpreter or translator. Housing Rights strives to provide counseling in English, Spanish, Mandarin, and Cantonese. At times, there are counselors who speak other languages, as well. We also like to have a Russian speaker on board. Interpreters/translators help with a myriad of tasks--from interpretting for counselors to translating brochures and other literature.
If you're interested in volunteering and being part of our exciting volunteer team, call Tommi or Stephanie at 415-703-8634 or email us at info@hrcsf.org.
John,
a
counselor
who
has been here the longest,
makes his feelings known at a recent demo.
makes his feelings known at a recent demo.