SF Tender

What It Does

• Provides a centralized live feed for real-time updates, announcements, and alerts from participating organizations.
• Facilitates rapid communication of urgent information (e.g., shelter capacity changes, service availability, critical alerts).
• Enables seamless sharing of operational status, resource availability (like bed counts or meal times), and emerging needs.
• Acts as a dynamic directory and status board for services across the city.
• Supports resource coordination by making information visible and easily accessible.

Why It Exists

Fragmented communication channels (texts, emails, calls) make it difficult to get a clear, real-time picture of the city-wide service landscape and urgent needs. Siloed information can lead to missed opportunities for collaboration and inefficient resource allocation.

SF Tender changes that by:

• Creating a unified, accessible information stream for all participants.
• Improving situational awareness for service providers on the ground.
• Enhancing inter-agency coordination through shared, up-to-date information.
• Streamlining the dissemination of critical updates to the right people, quickly.
• Reducing the reliance on ad-hoc communication methods and information bottlenecks.

Who It's For

• Homeless shelters
• Drop-in centers
• Mobile outreach teams
• Street medicine teams
• Food providers and soup kitchens
• City-wide and community-based organizations involved in homeless services