Shanti Project
Tara Whitefield serves as the Veterinary and AP Billing Administrator at Shanti Project, a San Francisco-based non-profit, since January 2016. This role is conducted remotely and contributes to the organization's mission of enhancing the health and well-being of individuals facing terminal or life-threatening conditions. Prior to this, Tara worked at Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS SF) from November 2008 to June 2014, where responsibilities included Interim PAWS Program Director and Director of Client Services. Additionally, experience includes a tenure at St. Anthony Foundation from January 2004 to June 2008, serving as Senior Outreach & Support Services Social Worker. Tara holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from San Francisco State University.
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Shanti Project
The Shanti Project's community of Volunteers and Staff provides emotional and practical support to San Francisco's most vulnerable individuals living with life-threatening illness. Founded in 1974 by Dr. Charles Garfield at the UCSF Cancer Institute, Shanti was among the first volunteer organizations to work with terminally-ill individuals and later became one of the first community-based HIV/AIDS organizations in the world. Shanti has trained over 18,000 volunteers in the Bay Area and 600 organizations world-wide in the Shanti Model of Peer Support™; these volunteers have provided over 3 million hours of practical and emotional support to San Francisco residents with cancer or HIV/AIDS. For the 2,200+ clients we serve each year, Shanti represents the difference between zero and one – the difference between a client having to face a life-threatening illness alone or having at least one caring presence at his or her side. Shanti enhances the quality of life, health and well-being of people living with life-threatening illnesses.