St. Anthony Foundation — Local services in San Francisco

Please never, ever donate money to these people. They treat the homeless like animals. I had occasion to land in a homeless shelter after an accident. My first experience with these folks was my asking for help carrying a lunch tray to a table. I provided discharge paperwork from general hospital ER describing a left rib fracture and torn rotator cuff in my right shoulder. Nope, not good enough, you need a doctor note or you carry your own tray. So, no lunch for five days while I get a note from a doctor, nice. Naturally I immediately contracted lice at the shelter, because, of course I did, the people that run those places are disgusting folks. So, my second experience with the people at st. Anthonys was their refusal to work around a doctor appt- meaning I had to choose between lice infested clothing when Im too injured to physically reach about a third of my body, or go and get an antihistamine and reduce the chances of my broken rib complicating into pneumonia because coughing deeply is nearly impossible. Folks treat stray dogs with more respect. Every interaction with these people involves the peeling away of yet another layer of dignity by way of...

I'm allowed 2 washes per day. Staff refused me my 2 washes already atleast twice in the past and again today. This is ridiculous. I get 2 washes because I'm doing laundry for a family of 2 so the policy is I may do 2 washes per day. Staff were rude to me acted like I asked for an unreasonable accommodation or something. Generally the women here are working are incredibly rude. Today it was Walter, Eva and another staff member that were so rude and refused my 2nd wash. Staff at the higiene hub have rude attitudes every time I've been here and then amongst themselves are friendly and but behave like clients are a bothersome annoyance. They're also supposed to clean the washers and dryers before and after each use but they don't. About a week ago as I was loading a washer I had to stop because I found pins in the washer while and other misc trash...

Today is. May 28,2017. My brother and I are regulars at St. Anthony's dining room and ordinarily have only good to say. Yesterday my brother, who generally stays home while I get lunch for him due to his cancer and mobility handicap, found a toothpick in his food. We wrote it off as a fluke. Today he found a (LARGE-SHARP PIECE OF PLASTIC) that if swallowed could hurt, if not kill, him. Tomorrow we will 'attempt' to talk to someone to make them aware of this. We took video & pictures, in hopes they don't try to point fingers at us took blow us off or some such thing. We're poor, not homeless, but close, and some staff tend to treat both classes of the population as dreggs of humanity to be ridiculed. We'll see tomorrow and keep you updated. Till then ( BE CAREFUL ) if you eat there. Especially if you have...