FCDC is committed to ending homelessness, housing equity for all income levels, and pursuing inclusive community development
PROGRAMS
Tenderloin Urban Rest and Sleep Center (URSC)
The Center hopes to create a system that ends a person’s chronic homelessness; in order to make that happen Filipino Community Development Corporation aims to open and operate an Urban Rest and Sleep Center that will provide safe sleeping space for 40-60 people experiencing homelessness in the evening. The Center will also offer social services that connect program participants to permanent housing, jobs, healthcare, and resources (laundry, shower, computer access) during the daytime. On the ground floor of the Helen Hotel, the Center will focus on providing stability for recently displaced people and helping them enter the workforce. The Center will focus specifically on homelessness because of a significant life change and recuring homeless.
Preservation of Low Income Housing
Ensuring that low-income households have access to safe, affordable, and stable housing is a vital mission for FCDC. It can help prevent displacement and homelessness by maintaining the affordability and accessibility of housing units for low-income households.
Community Development Organizing
Bringing people together to address common issues and problems in the community by building relationships and networks is integral to the mission of FCDC. FCDC is involved in identifying and mobilizing community resources, and working towards creating positive changes in the community through the following: -Filipino Service Providers Network (FSPN) -SoMa Neighborhood Residents Council (SNRC) -Tenderloin People’s Congress (TPC) -Mid-Market Coalition (MMC) -Tenderloin Filipino Community Association (TFCA)
SAHCDI (Steve Arevalo Housing and Community Development Initiative)
Steve Arevalo Housing and Community Development Initiative (SAHCDI) intends to create real houses, especially for the homeless, the poor, and the low-income population, in vibrant communities that create their enterprises, jobs, houses, healthcare, modern education, finance, trade, transport infrastructure, waste management, and wealth in communities living in harmony with their environments. FCDC has started the Steve Arevalo Community Development Initiative. This Initiative will train and mentor interns in community development, capacity building, and affordable housing development. The intent is to continue Steve’s legacy of community activism and affordable housing advocacy. Steve is a community advocate who has worked for the Filipino American community for over 40 years. He worked for WestBay MultiServices back in 1975. He provides valuable historical perspective about the Filipino Community in San Francisco and San Jose. He has engaged the community in various social and political organizing efforts focused on community empowerment, leadership, and implementation of community services. He worked to ensure Filipino community participation in local government, co-founded the Filipino American Democratic Caucus of California, and organized 12 Filipino American Democratic Causes in the state. He has worked on engaging youth and in gang prevention by advocating for Youth Employment Training programs in San Francisco and San Jose.