San Francisco (Special to ZennieReport.com) A Thanksgiving tradition was made new this year by the Felton Institute and its new leadership in San Francisco’s Bayview Hunters Point community.
Hundreds of residents of the southeast community in San Francisco were treated to the full Thanksgiving feast this week thanks to new leadership by the Felton Institute and its deputy director Shawn Richard.
The Institute Was Created By Mother Brown
Initially created by Mother Brown, a beloved BVHP leader and later the United Council of Human Services, Felton Institute stepped in and took over the Thanksgiving and meals programs–and continued the transformation of Mother Brown’s Kitchen into a full service provider of social services to residents.
This year’s Thanksgiving was well-run, well-managed and drew the praise of local residents who are happy to see the new leadership of the Felton Institute and San Francisco native Shawn Richard. Richard was the founder of well-known and respected Brothers Against Guns.
The Institute’s facility in the Bayview serves approximately 10,000 meals each month to local residents in the Bayview Hunters Point. The Thanksgiving feast was a wonderful nod to the generosity that started it all, Mother Brown. The Felton Institute is carrying on the tradition of caring, providing meals and social services to the community.
Institute Was Family Service Agency of San Francisco Founded In 1889
The Felton Institute, formerly known as the Family Service Agency of San Francisco (FSA), was founded in 1889 as Associated Charities. The organization is the oldest nonsectarian, nonprofit charitable social-services provider in the City and County of San Francisco. It relies on contributions from government, private donors, and private clients. It focuses on strengthening families by providing caring, effective, and innovative social services. The institute does so with special emphasis on the needs of low-income families, children, and the elderly, and disabled people, improving the quality of life for all San Franciscans.