The “Keep Your Promise” Campaign
Starting during the pandemic, the annual Dignity Fund allocation has been suspended and continues to be threatened while millions in funds have been awarded to other non-senior & disability related areas.
This loss is cumulative. The annual allocation is added to the baseline and continues each year of the Dignity Fund legislation. Suspension of the allocation from FYS 21, 23, and 24 represents a loss of $171 million in services and supports for older adults and adults with disabilities.
The budget process has begun. The Dignity Fund Coalition and community partners are mobilizing to “keep the promise” made when voters overwhelmingly approved the Dignity Fund. Their campaign, “Forget Us Not,” aims to ensure continued support during the City’s budget deliberations.
For more details, check out the Dignity Fund Campaign Explainer!
Our goal is to restore the promised Dignity Fund allocations this year, and the years to come.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Click HERE to find out how you can get involved.
“Forget-Me-Not”
We’re creating blue “forget-me-not” flowers and postcards with personal stories to highlight the impact of Dignity Fund support. These will be shared with the Mayor, Supervisors, and other key decision-makers during our advocacy efforts.
Here’s how you can help!
Help Us Create Flowers!
Click here to Download patterns for the Forget Me Not flowers with 3 ways to create them – knit, crochet, and paper flowers. And here are links to two YouTube videos with instructions: Video 1 and Video 2.
We are happy to provide material, printed instruction, and even hook you up with someone who can show you how! Just email us at: flowerpower@sfcommunityliving.org
Send Your Message
Use these postcards to talk about why they are feeling forgotten and how more support could make a huge difference. These postcards will accompany the flowers we deliver to City Hall. Click HERE for the template.
You can also send an email with your message. Just click HERE for the template.
Planning & Outreach
If crafts, writing, or public speaking are not ‘your cup of tea’, Help us with our "flower power" speakers (and crafts) outreach! Help find places to meet groups who could join our campaign in all the ways featured above, including a fun crafts circle. Just email us to get started.
Deliver the Message to City Hall
Actively advocate on behalf of older adults and people with disabilities in San Francisco and join us to meet with Supervisors and deliver campaign messages. To volunteer and get scheduled or if you would like more information, please email us!