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We sign you up for savings and discounts on everyday expenses such as transportation, utilities, healthcare and childcare. We also connect you to financial counseling, legal advice, skills training and other community assistance based on your needs. We meet with you at your worksite and in a short screening session explain our services, find out what you are interested in and eligible for, provide you with information and help you fill out and submit applications. We follow-up with you afterwards to make sure you've been able to access all the services you want. From our initial meeting, we can typically save you over $2,500 in annual expenses as well as help you get into community programs that will help you better make ends meet and get ahead.
Our goal is to help people working in San Francisco save money, build assets and gain new skills so they can better support themselves and their families.
Who
Qualifies?
People with a household income of up to $40,000 qualify for most of the savings. This means if you are paid less than $20 an hour we can help you better make ends meet and get ahead.
If I Have a Business, How
Will This Help?
Employers invite us into their workplaces because when we help their employees save money and get financial assistance it helps the business. They report that their employees have less stress, appreciate their employer for providing them with assistance and in a time when it's hard to pay people more money or provide richer benefits, we can put more money in people's pockets and add additional benefits. When we meet with employees, we can also identify richer hiring tax credits for the business, which makes a real difference for employers and helps to create and retain jobs. Learn more about hiring tax credits.
What People Say
"My father and I received our PG & E bill. It showed a 20 percent savings, which was a lot of money, and my father could hardly believe it. I told him it was because SF Works met with me at my workplace and signed us up for all these savings. We will get this savings each month and it will make a big difference!”
Marguerite, Memory Care Coordinator, AlmaVia of San Francisco
"We brought SF Works’ services to our various locations and they met one-on-one with our workers. Many of our employees could use additional resources while they work hard to support their families and advance their jobs. With support from SF Works, they receive savings in the form of discounted utilities, low-cost auto insurance, financial counseling-a financial boost critical to keeping them stable and productive in their jobs."
Rick Karp, Owner, Cole Hardware San Francisco
How Do I get Started?
For questions about Savings & Community Resources, contact Julie Chan at jchan@sfworks.org or call 415-217-5198.
Resources
| PG&E CARE/FERA
Program |
Up to 20%
discount on PG&E utilities |
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California Vision Program
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Free eye examination and prescription glasses if needed;
$10 application fee per applicant
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Muni Lifeline Program
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Discounted monthly Muni transit passes offered at $30
instead of $60
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SFPUC Community Assistance Program
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15% discount on water and 35% discount on sewer service
charges
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Recology Lifeline Rate |
25% discount on basic garbage collection rate |
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Free Tax Preparation
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Working individuals and families with incomes below $52,000
can receive help filing their taxes for free
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SF Working Families Credit
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Up to $125 for qualifying working families living in San
Francisco
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Bay Area Drug Card
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Up to 75% discounts on prescription drugs
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San Francisco Health Plan(Medi-Cal,
Healthy Families, & Healthy Kids) |
Affordable health care
coverage programs for medical, dental and vision care
for eligible San Francisco residents
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Healthy San Francisco
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Alternative affordable health care program, especially
for eligible employees whose employers make payments to
the city under the Health Care Security Ordinance
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Legal Assistance |
Eligibility determined
for free legal counseling through Bay Area Legal Aid’s
Legal Advice Line
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Financial Counseling
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Free or low cost services in budget counseling, debt management,
housing education, bankruptcy services, and workshops
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Food Assistance |
Eligibility determined
for service referral for Food Stamps, WIC, and School
Meals enrollment |
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San Francisco Recreation and Park Account
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Access to recreational activities and classes (e.g. after-school
programs, dance classes, etc)
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San Francisco Recreation and Park Scholarship Program
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Eligible to receive $250 per qualifying family member
toward programs
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California Low Cost Auto
Insurance Program |
Highly discounted auto
insurance rates |
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California Lifeline Telephone Service
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Discounted telephone service for income- eligible households
– including discounted telephone connection, local
telephone service rates and access to emergency and operation
services
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Bank on San Francisco Program |
Free or low cost bank
accounts, including second chance bank accounts, offered
by banks and credit unions in the Bank on San Francisco
Program |
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Childcare Eligibility List
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Wait list for subsidized childcare for children under
13
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LifeBridge Free Life Insurance Program
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Free insurance for income-eligible working adults with
children – in event of pre-mature death, Mass Mutual
Insurance company will pay $50,000 into a trust towards
education of insured’s child
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Free Annual Credit Report |
Access to free credit
reports from each of the three credit reporting agencies |
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Download above
list 
Savings
& Community Resources flier
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