March 17, 2020

Dear Friends and Supporters of Gubbio,

I hope this finds you and your loved ones safe and healthy.

I am writing with the sad news that, due to COVID-19 and San Francisco's shelter-in-place order, The Gubbio Project will temporarily suspend its programs.

We are heartbroken that it has come to this. However, we also understand on the basis of information from the public health experts and conversations with our church partners that we were increasingly unable to keep our unhoused guests, volunteers and staff safe when bringing them together in the numbers that we were.

We remain committed to our guests and, at this point, intend to shift into more of an advocacy role for a period of time. We have also begun reaching out to other partners to offer our assistance. If we cannot serve our unhoused guests in our traditional way then we will find other ways. And we look forward to the time when we will be able to welcome our guests once again.

Thank you for your continued support of The Gubbio Project in these challenging times.

In solidarity,

Shannon Eizenga

Executive Director

The Gubbio Project