The Dignity Fund

The Dignity Fund seeks to ensure San Francisco seniors and adults with disabilities are able to live with dignity, independence, and choice in their homes

The Dignity Fund Coalition is the advocacy body that helped get Prop I on the ballot and continues to meet to advocate for the Dignity Fund and its services. The coalition meets every 4th Wednesday of the month from 2:30pm-4:00pm. The meetings are open to public and you may acquire the zoom link through our website.

03/16/2026

📣 TODAY: PEOPLE’S BUDGET COALITION RESTORATION STRATEGY MEETING

Monday, March 16
🕒 3:00–3:30 pm Optional Spokesperson Training
🕞 3:30–5:00 pm Restoration Strategy Meeting

Today, the People’s Budget Coalition is convening advocates and community organizations to align on restoring funding for critical services facing cuts.

San Francisco’s proposed budget includes $2.9 million per year in cuts within the Department of Disability and Aging Services and a $500,000 reduction to Community Living Campaign’s SF ReServe program — programs that help seniors stay employed, connected, and independent.

👉 RSVP:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVdPn9qF2x_fDZgBC71b5pONVQERdSlAifbAgmUmR9r0NViQ/viewform

Be in the room. Let’s move together. 💐

03/15/2026

🚨 TOMORROW: PEOPLE’S BUDGET COALITION RESTORATION STRATEGY MEETING

Monday, March 16
🕒 3:00–3:30 pm Optional Spokesperson Training
🕞 3:30–5:00 pm Restoration Strategy Meeting

Tomorrow, the People’s Budget Coalition is convening to align on strategy to restore funding for programs on the chopping block.

The proposed City budget includes:

• $2.9 million per year in cuts within the Department of Disability and Aging Services
• $500,000 reduction to Community Living Campaign’s SF ReServe program
• Major reductions to legal services, case management, workforce, and empowerment programs serving seniors

These cuts affect employment, independence, housing stability, and access to justice for older adults and people with disabilities.

Community Living Campaign is part of the People’s Budget Coalition because seniors and people with disabilities cannot be the balancing tool in a budget crisis.

Restoration is possible — but it requires coordination and collective pressure.

👉 RSVP here before tomorrow:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVdPn9qF2x_fDZgBC71b5pONVQERdSlAifbAgmUmR9r0NViQ/viewform

Be in the room. Let’s move together. 💐

03/12/2026

🏡🤝 Housing Stability & Home Sharing
HOME MATCH – FRONT PORCH COMMUNITIES & SERVICES
⚠️ San Francisco may suspend Dignity Fund growth again — putting housing stability programs like Home Match at risk.
Home Match carefully screens and matches older adults with compatible housemates, prioritizing safety, accessibility, and affordability to prevent eviction and homelessness. 🏠
Participants say:
💬 “Home Match found me an affordable, comfortable, socially harmonious connection to housing.”
💬 “As a wheelchair user… having someone help with daily tasks makes everything much easier.”
Stable housing = independence + dignity.
🔗 Learn more: https://www.frontporch.net/homematch

03/11/2026

⏳ THREE DAYS: CUTS ARE REAL — SO IS RESTORATION

Monday, March 16
🕞 3:30–5:00 pm

The People’s Budget Coalition Restoration Strategy Convening will focus on how we restore funding for programs on the chopping block.

These cuts are not abstract:

• $500,000 cut to Community Living Campaign’s employment programs for older adults
• $143,435 cut to Senior and Disability Action’s homecare advocacy
• Hundreds of low-income seniors losing access to legal services

These are programs that keep seniors employed, housed, legally protected, and living independently.

Community Living Campaign is part of this coalition because seniors and people with disabilities cannot be the balancing tool in a budget crisis.

👉 RSVP now:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVdPn9qF2x_fDZgBC71b5pONVQERdSlAifbAgmUmR9r0NViQ/viewform

Come align. Come strategize. Come restore.

03/10/2026

📣 TWO WEEKS OUT TO EMPOWERMENT TRAINING

Step Up. Speak Out. Get Empowered.

Want to sharpen your advocacy skills and help strengthen the voice of seniors and people with disabilities in San Francisco?

Join the Senior & Disability Empowerment Training hosted by the Dignity Fund Coalition and Community Living Campaign. This interactive workshop will help you build leadership skills, organize campaigns, speak with policymakers, and advocate for your community.

📅 March 26 & 27
⏰ 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Forest Hill Christian Church
250 Laguna Honda Blvd, San Francisco

✨ Free training
✨ Lunch, snacks & materials included
✨ Open to CLC participants, Dignity Fund organizations, and community members

Learn new skills. Meet others who care about making change. Leave ready to take action.

Register today: http://bit.ly/DignityFundSF

03/09/2026

📣 ONE WEEK TO GO: RESTORATION IS POSSIBLE

Monday, March 16
🕒 3:00–3:30 pm (Optional Spokesperson Training)
🕞 3:30–5:00 pm Restoration Strategy Meeting
📍 In Person — Location TBA

The People’s Budget Coalition is coming together to align on strategy to restore funding for community-based services.

The Coalition is a citywide network of labor, housing, health, racial justice, senior and disability advocates working to push back against harmful cuts and demand restoration. Community Living Campaign is proud to be part of this effort.

Why this matters:

• $2.9 million per year in proposed cuts within the Department of Disability and Aging Services
• $500,000 cut to Community Living Campaign’s SF ReServe program (50% reduction)
• $440,000 cut to Westside Legal Services serving seniors and disabled adults
• $1.8 million reduction in general civil legal services for low-income San Franciscans

Restoration is possible — but only if we align and move together.

👉 RSVP here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVdPn9qF2x_fDZgBC71b5pONVQERdSlAifbAgmUmR9r0NViQ/viewform

03/03/2026

🚨 REMINDER: TOMORROW — DEFEND THE DIGNITY FUND 🚨
🗓 Wednesday, March 4
📍 San Francisco City Hall
🕤 9:30 AM — DAS Commission Meeting (Room 416)
🕙 10:00 AM — People’s Budget Coalition City Hall Day (Front Steps, through ~5 PM)

Tomorrow is a critical day for seniors and people with disabilities in San Francisco.

The City is facing $10.5 million in Human Services Agency cuts, including $2.9 million impacting Department of Disability and Aging Services nonprofit partners. Programs at risk include legal services, employment supports, Case Management, Community Connection & Engagement, and Self-Care & Safety.

We cannot allow the voter-approved $3 million annual Dignity Fund growth to be suspended. As Marie Jobling said: “Balancing the budget on the backs of seniors and people with disabilities is not reform — it is retreat.”

🗣 Public comment is allowed. Even showing up makes a difference.

After the DAS meeting, head outside for the People’s Budget Coalition City Hall Day. Community members will meet with Supervisors and the Mayor’s office to demand investments that reflect our values — not devastating cuts.

🔗 Sign up and learn more here:
https://www.mobilize.us/sfrisingactionfund/event/910461/

✊ Show up. Speak up. Protect the Dignity Fund.

03/02/2026

🎨🖌 Arts & Mental Wellness for Seniors
ART WITH ELDERS
⚠️ San Francisco may withhold Dignity Fund growth again — threatening arts programs that promote healthy aging.
Art With Elders provides free, weekly professional art instruction to older adults in community settings, focusing on creative expression, cognitive stimulation, and social connection. 🎨🧠
One student shared:
❤️ “It is a vital and essential part of my personal aging experience.”
Art is not extra. It’s emotional health and belonging.
🔗 Learn more: https://www.artwithelders.org/

03/01/2026

📣 MARCH 4: DEFEND THE DIGNITY FUND & FIGHT FOR OUR CITY’S VALUES
🗓 Wednesday, March 4
🕤 9:30 AM — DAS Commission Meeting (Room 416)
🕙 10:00 AM — People’s Budget Coalition City Hall Day (Front Steps, through ~5 PM)
📍 San Francisco City Hall

San Francisco faces $10.5 million in Human Services Agency cuts, including $2.9 million impacting Department of Disability and Aging Services (DAS) nonprofit partners. On the line are legal services, employment programs, Case Management, Community Connection & Engagement, and Self-Care & Safety supports.

Last week, the Dignity Fund Coalition helped fill the DAS Commission meeting to oppose suspending the voter-approved $3 million annual Dignity Fund growth. We must show up again.

As Marie Jobling said: “Balancing the budget on the backs of seniors and people with disabilities is not reform — it is retreat.”

🗣 Public comment is allowed. Your presence makes a difference.

After the 9:30 AM DAS meeting, join the People’s Budget Coalition City Hall Day. Advocates will gather by sector, review talking points, and rotate through Supervisors’ offices and the Mayor’s office to demand investments that reflect our values — not devastating cuts.

✊ Every organization can speak. Every voice counts.

🔗 Sign up for the People’s Budget Rally here:
https://www.mobilize.us/sfrisingactionfund/event/910461/

Show up. Speak up. Protect the Dignity Fund.

02/27/2026

💐 WHAT IS THE DIGNITY FUND COALITION?

The Dignity Fund is voter-approved funding dedicated to protecting services for older adults and adults with disabilities in San Francisco. It includes a $3 million annual growth commitment to keep pace with rising need.

The Dignity Fund Coalition (https://www.sfdignityfund.org/is a citywide network of seniors, people with disabilities, service providers, and advocates working to ensure the City honors that promise.

Right now, the City is proposing $2.9 million per year in cuts within the Department of Disability and Aging Services (DAS) — while suspending the $3 million Dignity Fund growth.

We stand together:
NEXT Village SF
Home Match Front Porch
Women's Housing Coalition
Family Caregiver Alliance
YMCA of San Francisco
Openhouse
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Senior Power
Centro Latino de SF
San Francisco-Marin Food Bank
and more

The Dignity Fund was created for moments like this.
Now we defend it.

02/25/2026

☀️📢 Happening Today at 2:30 pm!

Budget cuts are looming ⚠️ Now is the time to protect the Dignity Fund — a voter-approved fund supporting seniors 👵🏽👴🏽 and adults with disabilities ♿ across San Francisco.

Join the Dignity Fund Coalition today from 2:30–4:00 pm on Zoom 💻 to hear updates and help plan next steps 🗣️📋

🔗 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85088747817

📞 +1-669-0900-6833 (Meeting ID: 850 8874 7817)

Your voice matters 🗳️ Let’s stand up for dignity 💙

02/23/2026

📣✨ Two Days to Go!
San Francisco is facing serious budget cuts ⚠️ — and the communities the Dignity Fund was created to support may be at risk.

Join the Dignity Fund Coalition on Wednesday, February 25, 2:30–4:00 pm on Zoom 💻 The Coalition includes leaders from senior 👵🏽, disability ♿, veterans 🇺🇸, and LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈 communities and will share updates and plan advocacy efforts.

Nearly 46% of San Franciscans 65+ can’t meet basic needs 💔 The Dignity Fund supports food security 🥗, housing stabilization 🏠, wellness 💙, and caregiver support 🤝

🔗 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85088747817

📞 +1-669-0900-6833 (Meeting ID: 850 8874 7817)

Let’s protect dignity together ✊

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