FAMILY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Families at the forefront of shaping system change.
The Family Advisory Committee (FAC) gives Compass parents the opportunity to contribute thoughts and feedback to shape Compass and citywide planning processes.
FAMILY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
As a part of the FAC, members are compensated for their time and meet twice a month to engage in advocacy and build relationships with community partners over the course of six months. FAC members additionally have a platform to meet directly with policymakers to voice their perspectives on needed investments in the family social safety net via the city/county and state legislative and budget processes.
The voices and lived experiences of families provide crucial insight that cannot always be captured by numbers and data, ensuring that policymakers are aware and informed of the nuances of family homelessness and can adjust future service delivery accordingly.
The 2025 cohort ended in June. Applications for the 2026 cohort will open in the fall.
2025 Cohort
One cohort member not pictured, requested anonymity.
Outcomes
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF COMPASS
FAC members of the second cohort met with leaders at Compass to share their recommendations. Their priorities included items like clarity around case management expectations, promoting more transparency, and providing financial counseling for families.
FAC IN THE NEWS
8 homeless moms in San Francisco struggled for help. Now, they're advocating for others
- Associated Press
SF to offer homeless migrant families temporary hotel stays, as the rest languish
- SF Public Press
COMPASS BLOG
2024 Cohort
"I joined the FAC because I am a single mother of five children and I’m homeless … I feel like I need to be the voice for single mothers and people in general that don’t have a home … More needs to be done and more should be done, and if I don’t speak up, then who will?"
- FAC Member
Outcomes
ADVOCACY DAY AT CITY HALL
On May 21, the FAC headed to City Hall to spend the day speaking with the SF Board of Supervisors. With the support of Compass staff, all eight members of the FAC sat down with the supervisors to share their stories and recommendations for how to improve the homeless response system for families. Some members of the FAC have continued to work with Board members to endorse policies.
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