Poster Contest:

Shelter from the Storm Poster Contest.

Students in grades 9 through 12, click here to download information about contest and click here to download entry form.  

Soroptimist Celebrating Success Competition

Soroptimist International of San Francisco was awarded 1st Place in the Human Rights of Women and Girls category for the Soroptimist Celebrating Success 2008 competition for our "Shelter From the Storm" : Domestic Violence Awareness, Youth Art, and Bus Shelters" campaign, see information above.

A judging panel made up of directors from the Soroptimist International of the Americas Board chose our project out of four finalists.

Bay View Mission of Grace Cathedral

When The Rev. Nina Pickerrell moved into the house her grandparents had purchased in the 1950's, she began making big changes. She cleaned up the yard and replanted the vegetable garden to give the neighborhood children a safe place to play.Within a few years, The Rev. Pickerrell has transformed her family home into an outreach center in one of the most marginalized neighborhoods in San Francisco.

Established in 1966, La Casa de las Madres offers emergency residential shelter to battered women and their children while providing counseling, family-based services, and referrals. SISF helped furnish three rooms as part of La Casa de las Madres's Adopt-a-Room program.  

One of only five programs of its type in the US, SafeHouse is a residency program that provides 24-hour staffing and comprehensive counseling, health, and educational programs for women wishing to escape prostitution. SISF funded the renovation of SafeHouse's Quiet Room, and in 2010 funded an internship for one of the residents.