Too Many Non Profits?

San Francisco has a lot of non profits. We’re a progressive city, one that pushes forward for needs, rights and liberties. Some, like St. Anthony’s, have been around for decades and have weathered troubled economic times not unlike the present. Others may have only recently sprung up and serve a need not as old as poverty, but just as critical (like HIV care or education).

Some suggest that perhaps there are too many non-profits in San Francisco. They may not be seeing the need that we do, here in the Tenderloin. There is no way we could do it by ourselves. That’s why St. Anthony’s partners with The San Francisco Food Bank, Project Open Hand and Glide Memorial to purchase bulk foods. That’s why we partner with Network Ministries to offer broader programming at the Tenderloin Tech Lab.

Some people walk around and see too many non profits. We see the tremendous need that can not possibly be served by one organization like St. Anthony’s.