From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Raphael House
Raphael House
Raphael House is a shelter in the Tenderloin, San Fran- along with the earnings of its thrift shop and [until
cisco, California[1][2] which provides transitional housing 1999] Brother Juniper’s restaurant. ... [T]he roof
and support programs for parents and children who are garden [is] a playground. The wooden deck is long
experiencing homelessness. enough for a six year old to get a good run across
Established in 1971 at Gough and McAllister the middle, and at the sides large pots of plants
Streets,[3] Raphael House was the first shelter for home- wind in and out among playhouses and low
less families in the city. It has been located on Sutter climbing structures."
Street since 1977. It is a non-profit organization which [5] Pat Murphy (November 4, 2007). "Raphael House
accepts no government funding,[3][4][5] relying upon San celebration luncheon to thank all who helped
Francisco Bay Area philanthropy.[6][7][8] Not all offers of transform oasis of family mending". San Francisco
support,[9] however, are accepted. Sentinel. http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/
From 1978 through 1999, Raphael House also oper- ?p=6633.
ated Brother Juniper’s Restaurant,[10] an on-site break- [6] Carolyne Zinko (July 13, 2003). "Veterans of
fast café named for Saint Juniper. Although it brought philanthropy pass the torch to youngsters with
Raphael House a small net profit for twenty years, the ex- deep pockets". San Francisco Chronicle.
pense of renovating its kitchens and the need for addi- http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/
tional space for the children’s afterschool tutorial center 07/13/LV167956.DTL.
combined to impel its closure. [7] Kate Williamson (25 December 2006). "Local
businesses bring holiday cheer". San Francisco
See also Examiner. http://www.examiner.com/
a-474505~Local_businesses_bring_holiday_cheer.html.
• Compass Community Services "... two efficiency studios donated as part of a pilot
• Family Emergency Shelter Coalition program between the San Francisco landlord firm,
homeless shelter Raphael House and Benefit
References magazine."
[8] Jessica Aguirre (25 December 2006). "Families
[1] Patricia Chaffee. "The Angel of Raphael House: Given Free, Furnished Homes: A Miracle On Geary
Providing refuge for homeless families". Sojourners Street". KGO-TV. http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/
Magazine, Winter issue, December 1994-January 1995. story?section=local&id=4885913.
http://sojo.net/ [9] Joe Garofoli (November 22, 2003). "Topless joint
index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj9412&article=941244.
can’t give money away". San Francisco Chronicle.
[2] Debra Saunders (November 22, 1995). "A Shelter, A http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/
Sanctuary, A Start". San Francisco Chronicle. 11/22/MNGV838Q011.DTL.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1995/ [10] "Raphael House History: Brother Juniper’s,
11/22/ED20237.DTL. 1978–1999". http://www.raphaelhouse.org/about-
[3] ^ Raphael House website. us/history.html.
[4] Betsey Culp (28 August 1998). "A Roof of One’s
Own". The WELL. http://www.well.com/user/
sfflier/woman-figure-roof.html#anchor45367. External links
"Raphael House exists entirely on contributions, • Raphael House website.
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• Childhood
• Homeless shelters in the United States
• Social welfare charities
• Charities based in California
• Organizations based in San Francisco, California
• Organizations established in 1971
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