Cathay Post #384 has taken the leadership to assist the San Francisco Homeless Council. They have helped bring in leaders like Regional HUD Director Richard Rainey to assist the Council on future city homeless and housing proposals. Cathay Post #384 has been influential in bringing the issues of San Francisco homeless problem to the national arena. They have coordinated leaders such as the National Chairman, Anthony Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs who also services on the U.S. Inter-Agency On Homelessness Council, to make personal visits to address the SF Homeless Council and support housing for these individuals.

 

Cathay Post #384 has also coordinated meetings for the San Francisco Homeless Council to meet with high ranking officials from the Department of Labor to assist the homeless program. In San Francisco, more than 30% of the homeless are veterans. This issue has pushed the Cathay Post #384 work closely with the SF Veterans Affairs Office's Chief Social Work Service, Ms. Bobbie Rosenthal and Program Coordinator on Veteran Industries Ms. Anita Yoskowitz in order to supply the San Francisco Homeless Council with proper data to formulate an effective homeless proposal to as homeless Americans.