Raphael House of San Francisco

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Raphael House of San Francisco Raphael House offers a broad community-focused continuum of services that help children and parents achieve stable housing and financial independence.

Founded in 1971 by a community of church volunteers at a time when shelters for those experiencing homelessness in Northern California were usually limited to either women and children or men, Raphael House emerged as a beacon of hope for at-risk families under the leadership of its first executive director, Ella Hoffman Rigney. “It’s the little things,” summed up her philosophy for a shelter that would be a homelike, nonjudgmental community of healing centered around strengthening family bonds and personal dignity. Today, with this same spirit of warmth, compassion, and kindness at its core, Raphael House offers a broad community-focused continuum of services through its Residential Shelter and Bridge programs that have helped nearly 20,000 children and parents achieve stable housing and financial independence. The only privately funded program of its kind in the San Francisco Bay Area, Raphael House remains at the forefront of providing families experiencing or at risk of homelessness the personalized solutions they need to build brighter futures.

Spooky season, anyone??? Our residents are feeling the holiday spirit 🎃👻
10/21/2026

Spooky season, anyone??? Our residents are feeling the holiday spirit 🎃👻

Congratulations to Kai Ikehara for his recent promotion! Introducing… our new Director of Human Resources :) Since 2024,...
10/20/2026

Congratulations to Kai Ikehara for his recent promotion! Introducing… our new Director of Human Resources :) Since 2024, Kai has been hard at work to make sure that Raphael House is a well-oiled machine, updating our records from physical to digital, and then going above and beyond to make sure all of our systems run smoothly. Well deserved!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year 🎶 It might not be officially holiday season, but here at Raphael House, we’re r...
10/15/2026

It’s the most wonderful time of the year 🎶 It might not be officially holiday season, but here at Raphael House, we’re ready to start the giving!

Our annual Adopt-Family campaign is now LIVE—and you can sign up on our website! Swipe to learn more about how to help families experiencing homelessness.

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Join us in giving Delaney Knutson a warm welcome to Raphael House! Delaney comes to the Development Department after man...
10/14/2026

Join us in giving Delaney Knutson a warm welcome to Raphael House! Delaney comes to the Development Department after many years of political organizing. We’re grateful for her expertise in bringing the community together for a good cause!

Thank you so much to the students of Lick-Wilmerding High School for coming to Raphael House and assembling toiletry kit...
10/08/2026

Thank you so much to the students of Lick-Wilmerding High School for coming to Raphael House and assembling toiletry kits for all of our families! We’re so grateful for your attention, time, and thoughtful partnership.

We’ve announced that Charlie McEachron is our new Board Chair (yay!), but we have truly given him the flowers he deserve...
10/07/2026

We’ve announced that Charlie McEachron is our new Board Chair (yay!), but we have truly given him the flowers he deserves… until now! Read a letter from Executive Director Tina Burgelman on our blog at raphaelhouse.org/blog 📝

09/23/2026

We were so honored to have honorable guests Mayor Daniel Lurie & District Supervisor Supervisor Danny Sauter at our ribbon cutting to celebrate the Raphael House third floor! We are so grateful to the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing for their partnership in serving more families in our Residential Shelter.

The day was jam packed with festivities, featuring additional remarks by our Board Chair Charlie McEachron, our Executive Director Tina Burgelman, & current ELC member and former Raphael House resident Teresa Van Woy | Wildflower.

Hooray! More from us soon!!! 🎉🎊🎀

09/22/2026

Huge thanks to Graduate Women in Business Club for helping us set up our third floor activity space!!! Stay tuned for our first big event in here… TOMORROW!

Raphael House is hard at work on our third floor! With our newly refurbished third floor rooms opening, we’re able to ac...
09/18/2026

Raphael House is hard at work on our third floor! With our newly refurbished third floor rooms opening, we’re able to accommodate families with additional medical and accessibility needs. Not to mention our new activity space, which staff is gearing to launch soon!

Thank you, Tom! Thanks to ELC member Siggy Strack, we were able to gather our North Bay friends for the final celebratio...
09/14/2026

Thank you, Tom! Thanks to ELC member Siggy Strack, we were able to gather our North Bay friends for the final celebration of Tom’s tenure as Board Chair of Raphael House. We had such a blast! What a way to commemorate his service.

📸: Orlando Harris

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1065 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA
94109

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 5pm
Sunday 8am - 5pm

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