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Family Link
Offering hospitality to their visiting family members and loved ones of Persons with Aids
The Family Link is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation established in 1985. The organization to serves people with AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses, by offering hospitality to their visiting family members and loved ones. The Family Link provides affordable accommodation in a safe and supportive environment. The goal is to provide a "home away from home" where guests, staff and volunteers together create an atmosphere of friendship and trust. History During the early years of the AIDS epidemic a group of Franciscan Sisters began providing hospitality at their local convent to family members who came to San Francisco to visit people with AIDS. The need soon outgrew their resources. In 1985 The Family Link was established as a non-church-affiliated organization to provide low-cost accommodations in a caring environment. The Family Link's first guests were received in 1986 in a rented two-bedroom apartment on Baker Street. By June 1987 two more apartments had been rented, bringing the number of
CONTACT
(415) 703-9050
thefamilylink@mindspring.com
http://famlink.home.mindspring.com/
HOURS OF OPERATION
ADDRESS
317 Castro Street San Francisco CA 94114
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