Trust. Integrity. Respect.
Our program was started in the spring of 2000 by Francis Ford Coppola along with a group of residents and merchants who joined together to discuss the rise of homelessness in their neighborhood. Rather than merely feeding them and sending them on their way, these neighborhood visionaries envisioned a real change; a resource center that homeless and low-income residents could use as a base and a starting point to rebuild their lives and reconnect with their community. North Beach Citizens was born in January 2001 staffed only with volunteers. Within one month, North Beach Citizens was working with 50 homeless citizens.
Our Staff
The North Beach Citizens team that makes all of our work possible.
Kristie Fairchild
Executive Director
"Our service-oriented approach provides a welcoming environment for our clients and serves as a catalyst for change. Our success stories provide a platform for our new clients to find hope that they, too, can recover and ultimately help others along their journey. I am always amazed by the tenacity, optimism, and gratitude of those we serve. The clients we serve motivate me every day to continue to serve the community."
Leona Alcorn
Assistant Director
Gina Baldanzi
Development Assistant
Adam Hiller
Case Manager
Crystal Sipin
Food Pantry Coordinator
Board of Directors
Francis Ford Coppola, Founder
Susan Millhouse, President
Susan E. Daniloff, Vice President
Kara Shanahan, Treasurer
Katy Jones, Secretary
Dawn Agnew
Jackie Dille
Kathleen Emma
Stanley Morris
Yara Pisani
Élan Slavin
Ruth Yankoupe
Jen Yeager
Advisory Board
Richard Armanino
Eleanor Bertino
Sharna Brockett
John Buoymaster
Claudine Cheng
Janet Crane
J. Timothy Falvey
Nick Ferris
Gail Gilman
Richard K. Grosboll
Marybeth Hall
George F. Hamel, Jr.
Ann Hatch
Peggy Knickerbocker
Gyöngy Laky
Denise McCarthy
Jeanne Milligan
Alexandra Morgan
Janine Moss
Pratap Penumalli
Jo Schuman Silver
Simon W.R. Snellgrove
Gussie Stewart
David Stritzinger
Gail Switzer
CONTACT US
1034 Kearny Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
tel: (415) 772-0918
fax: (415) 358-5893
Monday – Friday: 9:30AM – 5:00PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
General Inquiries
info@northbeachcitizens.org