Progress Foundation

Progress Foundation’s Avenues is an Acute Diversion Unit in an Upscale Residential House
Located in San Francisco’s Sunset area at the foothill of UCSF Medical Center. It serves its purpose beautifully to provide an effective alternative to hospitalization for single adults. The work Progress Foundation Avenue takes place within the context of perfectly designed residential programs, where residents cook for one another, take initiative in planning their lives, share their experiences, and learn new coping skills enhanced by other resident’s help. Skills that span from keeping possessions safe, getting around the city, teaching how to cook, clean, wash, listen and mostly letting go to build a different way of living with abundant quiet time and space.
Remarkable Settings
Avenues is orchestrated by precaution for safety, well-​tailored but structured social re-​adaptation practice, well selected and highly trained finest counselors both full time and part time. There is a commitment to the people working at Avenues to results of their work. They come to their 12 hours shifts expecting breathtaking collaboration with residents to take place. Their office door is almost always open and the residents can walk in at any time for reference, guidance and referrals. There is a sense of «we will do whatever it takes for us to help you professionally.» It is very rare that the staff would say, «I can’t help you.»
Facility and Things
Although it is in a house, Avenues has a handicap-​accessible elevator, seven bedrooms, clean large bath tubs and toilets, a large kitchen with oven and food processor, and ample community space to encourage social interaction and thus successfully reducing isolation. Average length of stay for residents is two weeks but they seem to have extensions for rare cases. There is space to hang clothes, a full wooden drawer and a safe in the bedrooms. Free laundry and detergent, free personal care products, free food, including coffee and decaf tea. There is a small garden in the back. They will store your medicine and will dispense it accordingly.