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resource pamphlets ( sf + coming soon to oakland )

The chasm of unmet basic needs in the Bay Area is enormous. And one of the first things we noticed when we began microprogramming was that hardly anyone suffering at the intersection of chronic health needs and chronic poverty knows what resources are available to help them.

We are far from the first organization to notice this issue, and nonprofits like the Mental Health Association of San Francisco have made enormous strides already in centralizing information about available resources online (check out their near-exhaustive list at sfresourceconnect.org), but what of those who lack internet access? Or who don’t speak English? Or have learning disabilities? Or have no time outside of work or health or familial duties to even identify and address their own needs?

It often takes time, money, flexibility with work and home schedules, patience and perseverance to address one’s health needs, and the feat is even more challenging when facing a combination of stigma and systemic barriers.

Enter: Resource Pamphlets— hard copy, easy-to-navigate lists designed to make resources accessible en masse. The pamphlets are organized into three sections, as we typically frame our holistic approach to accessing care: Home, Health & Healing. All the resources listed are either free, very low cost or offered on a sliding scale.

We spent the last year and a half launching this program and distributing thousands of pamphlets in both San Francisco and New Orleans, where we also operated until our recent decentralization. We’ve come to consider it the foundation of our work, as we believe that centralizing health and wellness resources can save chronically ill people a great deal of suffering.

See images of the tri-fold SF pamphlets below (the lists of resources being the inside of the fold), as well as the link to a PDF with hyperlinks. Stay tuned for the coming 2026 SF Pamphlets as well as the first edition of Oakland Pamphlets, which will be replacing NoLa as our second city for this program.

SF Resource Pamphlet PDF

shelter & unhoused support ( sf )

The SUS program launched formally in November 2022 with the first Holiday Meal Event, where Mother Angela’s partnered with 4 shelters to feed 200 people in the Tenderloin and Mission neighborhoods in San Francisco, an event which has since grown into a days-long marathon that fed over 1,000 people on the street around New Years 2026.

The program at large has evolved gradually to include regular meal pass-outs (with health, religion, and allergy–inclusive food); condoms for the Shotwell sex workers; narcan (naloxone) distribution & harm reduction; companionship & resource sharing with unhoused neighbors (as well as advocacy and support with appointments when accepted); and, most recently, a support group for transitional-aged youth with chronic health issues.

The SUS Program is also how we distribute our Resource Pamphlets on the street for those who don’t have regular contact with shelters, community centers, clinics and other locations where we drop them off.

Below are some flyers we’ve used to collect glass jars for sustainable meal pass-outs, promote the support group, and conduct Harm Reduction education and advocacy, respectively. The first two flyers are our own, and the third is a modified sheet from the National Harm Reduction Coalition website, which we encourage you to visit for more information or training surrounding HR or responding to an overdose.

There’s also a pinned video of a narcan demonstration from a recent fundraiser of ours on our instagram page: @motherangelas_foundation, as well as a pinned video of how we organize the larger pass-outs.

(front of flyer 1)

(back of flyer 1)

First aid kits
Pillows, blankets and tents (for the unhoused)

Toiletries
Fans / heaters / AC units
Clothing, jackets, shoes, etc
Cash
Canned goods & produce
Seeds & growing supplies

Non-toxic cleaning & cooking supplies

Laundry tabs & dryer balls
Diapers, washable diaper sets, diaper genies, and other baby products
Menstrual underwear, cups, pads & tampons
Over-the-counter medicines, painkillers, contraceptives and pre/probiotics (sealed)
Binders, makeup, nail polish, gender expansive undergarments, wigs, etc.

(front of flyer 1)

mutual aid ( sf )

We have a vision of a block party x community event that combines free goods and resource sharing with food, music, dancing, relaxation & camaraderie… but, alas, we’re not yet big enough to make that happen. So instead we’ve boiled that concept down to its core principle: Mutual Aid. We’re collecting new and gently-loved goods from wealthy San Francisco residents and distributing them in grocery store parking lots, outside BART stations, near clinics and wherever else we can pop up and help folks out without them having to alter their busy schedules, find childcare or otherwise complicate their lives.

Below is a non-exhaustive list of supplies we accept and offer up to the community alongside our Resource Pamphlets. If you’d like to make a donation or have a question about items that we will or won’t take, please email powell.hannah@motherangelas.org.