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Amy Weiss
Safe Organized Spaces (SOS)—A code-compliant emergency shelter response in the form of community-integrated transitional villages.
Amy Farah Weiss is the Founder and Director of the Saint Francis Homelessness Challenge, an initiative focused on addressing homelessness through innovative and sustainable solutions. She operates at the intersection of emergency shelter response, site development, participatory governance, bioregional stewardship, and off-grid energy solutions.1
In addition to her role at the Saint Francis Homelessness Challenge, Weiss is known for her activism in the San Francisco area, having run for mayor in both 2015 and 2018. Her campaigns emphasized innovative approaches to social issues, particularly homelessness.23 Weiss's work is characterized by a commitment to community engagement and sustainable practices aimed at improving the lives of vulnerable populations.
