Hamilton Families
Ella Garfield is an Impact Analyst - Interim at Hamilton Families since November 2021, where responsibilities include tracking data quality across multiple databases, training staff on data entry and reporting, and overseeing the San Francisco Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Prior to this role, Ella served as a Housing Navigation Specialist, assisting families experiencing homelessness. Previous experience includes positions as a Case Manager - Job Developer at HealthRIGHT 360, where Ella applied motivational interviewing skills, and roles in hospitality, such as Supervisor at First St. Cafe. Ella has also engaged in various volunteer activities focusing on restorative justice and community support. Ella holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a Minor in Ethnic Studies from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
Hamilton Families
Founded in 1985, Hamilton Families established San Francisco’s first shelter for families experiencing homelessness. Today we are one of San Francisco's leading nonprofit service providers to unhoused families, with an array of programs designed to end family homelessness. HF Shelter in the Tenderloin provides safe shelter, three meals a day and critical social services for up to 60 families per night for up to six months. HF Transitional Housing houses and supports up to 20 families per night at high risk for chronic homelessness for 6 to 18 months. Families receive intensive social services to identify and address factors contributing to their homelessness. HF Housing Services prevents homelessness whenever possible and assists families currently experiencing homelessness with housing search assistance, temporary rent assistance, case management, job search and other services for up to 18 months to help them find and retain a permanent home.