About
DOWNTOWN STREETS TEAM
VALUES. HISTORY. STAFF.
Downtown Streets Team is ending homelessness by restoring the dignity and rebuilding the lives of unhoused men and women. Founded in 2005, Downtown Streets Team is now beautifying thirteen Bay Area communities: Palo Alto, San Jose, Sunnyvale, San Rafael, Novato, Hayward, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Sacramento, West Sacramento, Oakland, Berkeley, and Modesto, with more on the way. We now serve over 750 unhoused men and women a year with almost 50 staff members and growing. Our goal is to end homelessness in our lifetime: one community at a time. Downtown Streets Team is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Our Tax ID is 20-5242330. View our Annual Reports: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 View our Audited Financial Statements: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 View our Privacy Policy
Our Values
- Dignity Above All:
We are a community that becomes greater than the sum of our parts by building a social movement that's dignified, authentic and celebratory.
- Inclusive Collaboration:
Staff, Volunteers, and Partners work on the same Team to support Team Members achieving their own success because we care about everyone finding their place at DST.
- Personal + Professional Grit:
We stay committed to action through uncertainty; we constantly incorporate improvements and innovations; and we prioritize taking care of ourselves and each other.
- Whatever It Takes:
We are not afraid of working whenever and wherever Team Members need us.
- People First:
We believe in the power of our shared humanity, determination, and resilience even in the face of insurmountable adversity.
We are a community that becomes greater than the sum of our parts by building a social movement that's dignified, authentic and celebratory.
Staff, Volunteers, and Partners work on the same Team to support Team Members achieving their own success because we care about everyone finding their place at DST.
We stay committed to action through uncertainty; we constantly incorporate improvements and innovations; and we prioritize taking care of ourselves and each other.
We are not afraid of working whenever and wherever Team Members need us.
We believe in the power of our shared humanity, determination, and resilience even in the face of insurmountable adversity.
