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Volume II, ISSUE No. 3
March 2008
 
SPOTLIGHT ON OUR HOUSE GALA
Benefit Honors SFGH Labor & Delivery Nurses 
 
Save the Date HPP's Annual BenefitOn Saturday, May 17, the Homeless Prenatal Program will host its fun-filled 2008 fundraiser, "Our House."  The event, held at HPP's headquarters, will honor the Labor and Delivery Nurses of San Francisco General Hospital.

Our House promises to be one of the most entertaining evenings in San Francisco featuring the music of High-N-Tight and fabulous food from local restaurants, including Swan's Oyster Bar, Lucca Deli, Whole Foods, Don Ramon's, Bi-Rite Market, Angelina's Catering, La Canasta, Just Desserts and more.

Guests can bid on a range of silent auction items, including a Hornblower Dinner Cruise, dinner at Foreign Cinema, hair cut and styling at di Pietro Todd salon, and tickets to Beach Blanket Babylon, the San Francisco Symphony and the Asian Art Museum.

Our House benefits the 2,600 families that HPP serves each year, helping to end family homelessness.

Sponsors include Atlas Asia Pacific, California Pacific Medical Center, Nordstrom, Pacific Union Community Fund, and The Jimmy Zhu Family.

Invitations will be mailed in early April or visit HPP's Web site at that time to buy tickets on line.

Ticket prices are $50 to $100 for individuals, and sponsorships range from $300 to $20,000.

For more information, contact Rebecca Reiner at 415.546.6756, ext. 362, rebeccareiner@homelessprenatal.org.
 WELLNESS CENTER HONORS PARENTS

Best Baby Shower Ever!

As she waits for the last of the pregnant women to arrive at the baby shower, HPP Wellness Center Volunteer Coordinator Serena Saeed double checks her count of diaper bags. Proud parents show off diaper bag

"We only have four girls this time! The other 15 women are all having boys," says Serena, making sure there are enough gift bags for the families.

Four times a year, HPP's Wellness Center offers an eight-week series of free, bilingual prenatal education classes where women learn about and connect with their bodies, prepare for their birth experience and learn about newborn care. Proud parents show off diaper bag

The ninth class is a baby shower honoring all of the women and partners who have attended the class.

The most recent baby shower in March was hosted by HPP's good friends Brenda Jewett and Lindsay Bolton. Read more.


NEWS IN BRIEF

Happy HPP Homeowners 

Congratulations to HPP staff members Carla Roberts and Selina Moses who are now first-time homeowners! Selina's New House

Selina and her family (pictured left) live in Manteca in a five-bedroom house with a two-car garage and a big yard. Selina is a family case manager in Substance Abuse Services at HPP.



Carla
(below), who heads HPP's Substance Abuse Services team, and Carla with sold signher family live in Vallejo.

"It was a long-time dream to own our own house. We found a realtor and after a lot of negotiations we closed on Dec. 28," she said.

The family of six is delighted to live in a 4-bedroom house.Carla with family Previously, they lived in San Francisco's Bernal Heights neighborhood.






Happy Anniversary!

Working Assets/CREDO honors its employees' anniversaries by donating to the nonprofit of their choice. HPP has received more than $50,000 over the years. The individual amounts range from $100 to $4,000.


New Hire: Bilingual Lab Assistant Eddie Fernandez

Eriberto ("Eddie") Fernandez has joined HPP as a part-time Bilingual Lab Assistant in the Community Technology Center. Originally from Southern California, Eriberto studies political economy at City College of San Francisco and has worked for the United Farm Workers of America, Latino Issues Forum and Instituto Laboral de la Raza.



HPP is Hiring

Inessa Colon
, who served as HPP's manager of the Community Health Worker program, has left to pursue greater opportunities.We wish her all the best, and now have an opening for the position. Click here to see the CHW Manager job description.
 


Moving on Up

HPP Community Health Worker graduate Laure McElroy has landed a job at the Tenderloin Housing Clinic as a case manager. Congratulations, Laure!!


Parents Empowering Parents Celebrate Easter

Photo of Easter BasketsParents, elder siblings, grandparents and partners recently came together to make Easter baskets. The parent support group meets on Tuesdays and is facilitated by HPP Case Managers Antoinette Fort and Virginia Chapman.
 
CALENDAR 
 
 

 

Saturday, April 12

Kick off to San Francisco's Week of the Young Child
Family Day at the Park, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Crocker Amazon Park near the Cow Palace
Music, face painting, free food.

Nickels for HPP until April 13th
Shop at Whole Foods Market, Potrero Hill between now and April 13th and be sure to bring in your own bags for groceries so you can donate the five cent credit (per bag) to HPP.

Tuesday, April 15
Income Taxes Due
 

Saturday, April 19

Super Sábado/Super Saturday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

One Saturday a month HPP opens its doors to welcome clients for family fun, art activities and a lunch hosted by volunteers from The Junior League of San Francisco. Read about the last celebration here.


SAVE THE DATE -- May 17, Saturday

HPP's Annual Benefit "Our House"

Fundraiser will take place at HPP.

Thank you for reading this and being an HPP friend. Please forward this email!  To read previous email newsletters, visit our archives. For more information about HPP, visit http://www.homelessprenatal.org.
 
For any questions or comments, contact E-mail Newsletter Editor Susan Arthur at 415.546.6756 ext. 339.
Thank You to HPP's Funders
(Fiscal year to date)
 
Adobe Corporation, $20,000
Isabel Allende Foundation, $20,000
Ashbury Children's Fund, $5,000
Atlas Asia Pacific, $10,000
Autodesk, $3,000
BART, $1,300
Bella Vista Foundation, $50,000
Bothin Foundation, $15,000
The California Wellness Foundation, $90,000
Cisco, $15,000
Citibank Local Contributions, $3,500
Community Thrift Store, $1,500
Credo Mobile (formerly Working Assets), $5,600
Five Bridges Foundation, $15,000
June and Julia Foss Foundation, $11,000
The Carl & Celia Berta Gellert Foundation, $7,500
Give Something Back, $8,000
Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund, $50,000
Evelyn & Walter Jr. Haas Fund, $5,000
Mimi and Peter Haas Fund, $50,000
Ruth & Robert Halperin Foundation, $25,000
Armin & Esther Hirsch Foundation, $1,500
Kaiser Foundation, $15,000
Knossos Foundation, $30,000
The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation, $10,000
Loveland Trust, $6,400
Louis Lurie Foundation, $50,000
M-Anonymous, $10,000
McKesson Foundation, $2,500
Mental Wellness Foundation, $41,000
Mount Zion Health Fund, $15,000
Nordstrom, $10,000
Pacific Union Community Fund, $5,000
PT Topindo Asia Pacific, $20,000
Rainbow Grocery Cooperative, $2,500
Samaritan Fund, $10,000
Sandy Foundation, $40,000
San Francisco Foundation, $30,000
San Francisco Giants Isabelle Lemon Award, $2,500
San Francisco Junior League, $35,000
Serendipity Fund, $120,000
William E. Simon Foundation, $5,000
The Swig Company, $3,500
T-Anonymous, $295,000
Target, $2,500
Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP, $4,480
Tides Foundation, $25,000
Tipping Point Community, $100,000
V-Anonymous, $45,000
van Löben Sels/Rembe Rock Foundation, $7,500
Wilsey Foundation, $5,000