Many San Franciscans in jail struggle with addiction. Would this polarizing treatment option help them?
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Daisy Gonzalez reads a book to daughter Mireyah Pelayo, 6, at Cameo House, a long-term transitional and alternative sentencing program in San Francisco.Marlena Sloss/Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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A drawing made by Daisy Gonzalez when she was incarcerated, depicting being reunited with her daughter, Mireyah Pelayo, 6, hangs on her wall at Cameo House, a long-term transitional and alternative sentencing program for homeless, formerly incarcerated women and children, in San Francisco.Marlena Sloss/Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
When Damion Davis got out of prison last summer after three decades in and out of the criminal justice system and struggling with addiction, a judge told him all he had to do was finish 90 days of drug treatment to get off probation.
The United Council for Human Services and the Curtis Family: Serving BVHP in a time of need
December 25, 2020
Gwendolyn Westbrook and the Curtis Family have formed an unbreakable bond of solidarity and love when it comes to serving the Bayview Hunters Point community. Here we have Gwendolyn with Zahara, Mama Nola, Isis, Maestro Curtis, Khaira, Niles and Phoenix out front on COVID testing day, Dec. 22, 2020. – Photo: Johnnie Burrell
by Malik Washington
“The Curtis Family is nourishing our souls, while Mother Brown’s is nourishing our bodies.” – Nube Brown, managing editor of the Bay View.
All this week, Gwendolyn Westbrook, the chief executive officer of the United Council for Human Services has been ramping up efforts in order to make sure services and resources are available to all those in need during one of the toughest holiday seasons I have seen in decades.