Whenever an individual or family comes to Ritter Center for support, we take a holistic approach to addressing their needs. We ask questions to help understand the range of services and solutions we need to coordinate to help them to stabilize and rebuild their lives: What is the status of their overall health? Do they need assistance with increasing their income? Do they have access to nutritious food? Are they precariously housed or experiencing homelessness? What services can we provide? What services can other agencies provide? When someone needs services beyond the scope of what we offer, we connect them and redirect them to the organization that is best suited to serve their needs.

Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing

The vast majority of homeless individuals and families fall into homelessness after an economic or health crisis. Ritter Center can help prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless due to non-payment of rent and can also help those who are experiencing homelessness to identify housing opportunities. This program provides a variety of services including rental assistance when available and security deposits. Our Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing services are funded by both federal and local governments, and they enable Ritter Center to offer financial assistance and housing stabilization services for qualified individuals and families.

Representative Payee Services

For some of our clients, managing day-to-day finances can be a real challenge. Social Security requires that some recipients engage a payee to help manage their income. In those situations, our Case Management team is available to help people budget their fixed income and ensure that all of their bills, such as rent and utilities, are paid on time. Representative Payee participants are given weekly spending money to ensure that their fixed income lasts the whole month.

Custody to Community

We work with individuals incarcerated in the local county jail who are about to be released. Ritter Center helps connect people to medical care, substance use treatment, and shelter/housing resources to successfully reintegrate back into the community.

Drop In Hours:

Wednesday: 9:30am – 12pm and 1:00pm – 4:00pm

To make an appointment, visit Case Management during drop-in in hours or contact us:

(415) 457-8182 ext.130 | [email protected]