San Francisco Public Works Annual Report Fiscal Year 2016-17 | Page 24

Dogpatch
Navigation Center
San Francisco’s newest Navigation Center
came to life in the Dogpatch neighborhood
this fiscal year, demonstrating the City’s
continuing effort to move people out of
tent encampments and into a more stable
living environment.
The colorful 64-bed campus is
located on the eastern foot of
25th and Michigan streets. It
consists of modular buildings with
dorms for sleeping, a dining hall
and lounge, bathrooms, a counseling
center, storage facilities and a
welcoming outdoor space with
gardens, seating and picnic tables.
Public Works architects and
landscape architects designed the
center; our carpenters, plumbers,
electricians, sheet metal workers,
general laborers, landscapers and
cement masons made it move-in
ready.
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The project was a team effort: Mayor
Ed Lee drove the funding; the Port
of San Francisco lent the land and
the Department of Homelessness
and Supportive Housing oversees
operations. The nonprofit Episcopal
Community
Services
and
Providence Foundation provides
on-site operations and services.
District 10 Supervisor Malia Cohen
and Dogpatch neighbors offered
critical support.
This Navigation Center sets a great
example of how we can use creative
solutions to address the challenge of
homelessness in our city. We turned