Voices of the Community

The Gubbio Project

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Episode notes

In this episode we feature the voice of Shannon Eizenga,(Zynga) the Executive Director of The Gubbio Project. The Gubbio Project at St Boniface in the Tenderloin and St John's the Evangelist in the Mission districts of San Francisco provide sanctuaries for safe and sacred sleep in their pews to over 200 unhoused neighbors.

In an effort to remove all barriers to providing a safe space, there are no questions asked, no forms to sign and no one is turned away from participating in The Gubbio Project. In addition to a safe place to sleep The Gubbio Project provides support services to unhoused community members such as socks, hygiene kits, referrals to social services, blankets, foot care, Chaplains to to provide nonjudgmental deep listening and massage.