The Community-Based Safety Program calls for the presence of ambassadors throughout a contiguous area including parks, plazas, and other public spaces in the Mid-Market and Tenderloin from approximately 7am to 7pm.

The Mid-Market Foundation is proud to partner with Urban Alchemy in delivering this program. Urban Alchemy Practitioners engage with compassion and respect to support people in need, address safety issues, and cleanliness of the area. The program is funded by the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development (SFOEWD) and provides meaningful employment opportunity to 100s of people with extreme barriers. The current program provides approximately 70, 12-hour posts throughout the coverage area.

Specific Services:

• Positive Engagements: Urban Alchemy practitioners shall consistently engage with guests/neighbors, residents, and businesses to build positive relationships and serve as a community connector by providing guests, residents, small businesses, and neighbors with resource information and service connections.

• Social Norm Interventions: Urban Alchemy practitioners shall invite guests, residents, small businesses, and neighbors to participate in creating a safe and inviting spaces for ALL. Urban Alchemy practitioners shall make a good faith effort to interrupt negative behavior in the Service Area including but not limited to public urination/defecation, littering, and general noise disturbances. Urban Alchemy staff shall contact the local authorities for activities that may endanger the UA staff and general public.

• De-Escalation Interventions: Urban Alchemy practitioners will assist with relational and other interventions to help contain mental health episodes, to reverse overdose events, to prevent or interrupt street violence, or to prevent crime so long as it does not endanger Urban Alchemy practitioners. Solutions may include referring to appropriate service personnel like EMTs, outreach workers for unhoused populations, or the police.