Prevention
How to stay safe
Home Delivery of Supplies / Goods
Street Patrols
Keep the streets of Chinatown safe. Volunteer to be on the lookout for anything suspicious
Community Ambassadors - Chinatown
Description: Hires and trains neighborhood residents to provide a visible, street-smart safety presence in targeted neighborhoods.
Service Area: SF, specific neighborhoods
Hours: M-F 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Language Capacity: English, Spanish, Chinese
Contact: Adrienne Pon
Phone: 415-581-2360
Email: community.ambassadors@sfgov.org
Website: https://sfgov.org/ccsfgsa/oceia/community-ambassadors-program
SFPD Central Beat Patrol
Description: Step up targeted patrols in AAPI communities as well as businesses and gathering spots
Service Area: SF, specific neighborhoods
Contact: Julian Ng
Phone: 415-315-2400
Street Violence Intervention Program (SVIP)
Description: Aims to reduce street violence and homicides through street-level prevention and intervention.
Service Area: Tenderloin, Western Addition, SOMA, Bayview, Potrero Hill, Mission, Excelsior, Visitacion Valley, Alemany and Lakeview.
Contact: Arturo Carrillo
Phone: (415) 652-3924
Website: https://violenceprevention.sfgov.org
United Peace Collaborative
Description: Assist seniors, women, children, and the disabled.
Service Area: Chinatown, Sunset
Hours: Mon-Sun, afternoons and evenings
Language Capacity: English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Toisanese, limited Spanish
Contact: Leanna Louie
Phone: 415-310-8412
E-mail: UnitedPeaceCollaborative@gmail.com or leannalouie28@yahoo.com
Escort & Transportation Service
If you are an AAPI who feels unsafe traveling alone in the bay area, these are community services that will help escort and/or alleviate the transportation cost.
Community Living Campaign
Description: Provide wrap-around support for older adults and those living with disabilities to help get them to vaccine appointments by assisting with covering San Francisco's Essential Trips Card (ETC) and providing financial assistance to cover the user's share of the cost, as well as assisting with coordinating Lyft rides to vaccine appointments.
Service Area: SF Citywide
Language Capacity: English
Contact:
Phone: 415-638-9183
Website: https://sfcommunityliving.org
East Bay Asian Youth Center
Description: A Peace Ambassador program in Oakland with escorts for elderly residents resulting in a multiracial, multi-ethnic team of residents.
Service Area: Oakland and Sacramento
Hours: M-F 9am-5pm
Contact:
Oakland/Sacramento office: (510) 533-1092
Email: info@ebayc.org
Website: https://ebayc.org
Essential Trips Card - Discounted/ Free Taxi Credits for Seniors/ Folks w/ Disabilities
Description: Help seniors and people with disabilities make essential trips in taxis during the COVID-19 pandemic
Eligibility:
Age 65 or older
Have a disability
Those with health conditions or mobility challenges that prevent them from using Muni or accessing nearby transit stops or stations
Service Area: SF Citywide
Language Capacity: Staff will provide language assistance for customers who prefer a language other than English
Contact: Call 311 M-F between 9:00 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. to sign up
Website: https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/accessibility/paratransit/essential-trip-card
Lyft Program for Vaccinations
Description: Mobilizing partners and community members to help provide access to 60M rides to and from vaccine appointments.
Service Area: SF
Hours: 24/7 depending on driver availability
Language Capacity: Depends on driver
Website: https://www.lyft.com/vaccine-access
NOTE: For service providers booking a ride for someone, the recipient must have a Lyft account
Senior Escort Program
Description: Assist seniors who have been afraid to go out to the bank, post office and doctor's office because of recent attacks.
Service Area: SF Citywide
Hours: M-Sun 8:30 am - 6 pm depending on escort worker's availability
Language Capacity: Cantonese, Mandarin
Contact: 415-533-4714 or 415-355-6700 for referrals.
For program specific questions, please contact Evonne Zhu, Senior Escort Program Supervisor: 415-677-7697
Application: https://www.selfhelpelderly.org/escort-services-aapi-seniors
Home Delivery of Supplies/Goods
These are services that provide necessities for seniors and low-income Asian/Immigrant communities.
Stepping Stone
Description: Ensure senior safety and well-being by home deliveries of food and necessary supplies, in-person doorstep assessments, and online therapies.
Service Area: SF
Language Capacity: English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Russian.
Contact:
Phone: 415-974-6784
Email: info@steppingstonehealth.org
Website: https://www.steppingstonehealth.org/
Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay
Description: A refuge and resource for low-income, South-East Asians and other underrepresented immigrant communities in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Service Area: East Bay
Hours: M-F 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Language Capacity: English, Vietnamese
Contact:
Phone: 510-891-9999
Email: info@vacceb.org
Website: https://www.vacceb-oak.org/
The Yellow Whistle
Description: The Yellow Whistle is a symbol of self-protection and solidarity in our common fight against historical discrimination and anti-Asian violence. The whistle is a simple gadget with a universal purpose—to signal alarm and call for help—for all Americans.
Language Capacity: English, Mandarin, Bahasa Malaysia.
Contact:
Email: theyellowwhistle@gmail.com
Website: https://www.theyellowwhistle.org/