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Investing in Community Health

Through the Tenderloin Health Improvement Partnership, the Foundation and the Hospital are working with community partners to improve health outcomes in the Tenderloin.

Many of San Francisco’s most vulnerable residents live in the Tenderloin and face complex health challenges that result in visits to their neighborhood hospital. Led by the Saint Francis Foundation and Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, the Tenderloin Health Improvement Partnership (TLHIP) provides a framework to address health equity and improve neighborhood health outcomes in the Tenderloin.

Our collective impact partnership model includes neighborhood serving organizations, local businesses, government agencies, funders, healthcare partners, and others committed to improving health and well-being in the Tenderloin. By aligning priorities, resources and activities to create pathways to health for residents, TLHIP is pioneering population health approaches that invest in, support and heal the Tenderloin.

Our Model

TLHIP addresses neighborhood challenges using the collective impact model.

Our Partners

TLHIP fosters collaboration among 100+ diverse partners to improve conditions in the neighborhood.

Making an Impact: Stories from the Field

Read how TLHIP’s community-based initiatives are creating positive change in the Tenderloin

TLHIP Resources & Reports

Read how the TLHIP model is creating positive change in the Tenderloin

TLHIP Leadership Team

The leadership team provides programmatic oversight and directs financial support to TLHIP partners to coordinate resources that maximize community impact.

Saint Francis Foundation

Jennifer Kiss
Vice President, Programs
jkiss@saintfrancisfoundation.org
415-425-0378

Will Douglas
Manager, Community Impact
wdouglas@saintfrancisfoundation.org
415-353-6679

Saint Francis Memorial Hospital

Jennifer Varano
Director, Community Health, Volunteer Services & Emergency Management
jennifer.varano@dignityhealth.org
415-353-6473

Anne Carta
Community Health & Emergency Management
anne.carta@dignityhealth.org
415-353-6543