Bill Sorro Housing Program (BiSHoP)

Name

Bill Sorro Housing Program (BiSHoP)

Legal name

Bill Sorro Housing Program

Website

https://bishopsf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Affordable Housing Counseling Services

NAICS

Other Community Housing Services (624229)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Counseling, Foreclosure Prevention & Loss Mitigation Programs (FSALAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization Housing Programs (FSALAKAO), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

Keywords

• Affordable housing counseling
• Tenants rights support
• Housing application assistance
• Multilingual housing services
• Community housing workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

South San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: BiSHoP accepts donations from individuals to support their housing services for vulnerable San Francisco residents.
2. Government Funding: The City and County of San Francisco, Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development provides continued support for their offerings.
3. Foundation/Nonprofit Grants: Junior League of San Francisco provides funding for volunteer efforts and initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bill Sorro Housing Program (BiSHoP) provides free, multilingual housing counseling and support services to low-income San Francisco residents. Its core offerings include affordable housing application assistance through the DAHLIA portal, one-on-one tenants' rights counseling, bilingual case management, drop-in counseling sessions, and recurring educational workshops on leases, habitability, emergency rental assistance, and new building applications.

Product overview

Bill Sorro Housing Program (BiSHoP) is a non-profit housing organization offering a suite of free multilingual housing services for low-income San Francisco residents. The core offerings include affordable housing application assistance through San Francisco's DAHLIA portal, tenants' rights counseling, and drop-in counseling sessions. These services are complemented by educational workshops covering topics such as DAHLIA applications, lease understanding, tenants' rights and habitability, emergency rental assistance, and new building application processes. Services are delivered in multiple languages (English, Spanish, Arabic, French, Tagalog) to serve diverse multilingual populations in San Francisco.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of San Francisco residents assisted since 2009
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Golden State WarriorsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting BiSHoP's housing programs and community efforts
• SOMA PilipinasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization collaborating on community housing workshops and outreach in the SOMA district
• Council of Community Housing OrganizationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner in housing advocacy and policy efforts
• San Francisco Anti Displacement CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner working on anti-displacement initiatives
• National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational coalition partner supporting community development efforts
• Bernal Heights Neighborhood CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for 3300 Mission affordable housing information sessions; co-hosting workshops for housing lottery process
• Self-Help for the ElderlyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Arabic and Tagalog housing workshops for seniors and community members
• OnLokminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for senior housing workshops at OnLok 30th St. Senior Center
• Asian Law CaucusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral partner for housing legal clinic; collaborated on tenant cases

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Eviction Defense Collaborative: San Francisco nonprofit providing free legal eviction defense and tenant support. BiSHoP explicitly refers eviction cases to EDC, and both serve the same low-income SF renter population through multilingual, free service models.
• Causa Justa :: Just Cause: SF Bay Area tenant rights and housing justice organization. Former BiSHoP board member Laura Daza-García worked there as a tenant counselor, and both organizations share overlapping tenant-rights counseling and anti-displacement missions.
• Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA): SF Mission District-focused nonprofit offering affordable housing navigation, counseling, and economic development services. Overlaps directly with BiSHoP's affordable housing application and tenant support work in the same neighborhoods.
• Tenderloin Housing Clinic: San Francisco nonprofit providing tenant rights counseling, housing placement, and supportive housing services to low-income residents. Closely comparable service mix and target population to BiSHoP, including multilingual outreach.
• Chinatown Community Development Center: SF affordable housing developer and service provider offering tenant counseling and housing navigation in multiple Asian languages. Comparable bilingual/multilingual housing services orientation and SF-based operating geography.
• Hamilton Families: San Francisco nonprofit providing housing stabilization, shelter, and rehousing services for families experiencing homelessness. Comparable in providing free housing case management and serving the same SF low-income population.
• Compass Family Services: SF nonprofit offering family housing, shelter, and case management services. Comparable free, multilingual, community-based housing support delivery model targeting vulnerable SF families.
• Community Housing Partnership: San Francisco supportive housing provider combining housing with on-site services for formerly homeless residents. Comparable in delivering housing access and tenancy-sustaining services within SF's affordable housing ecosystem.
• Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center: SF neighborhood-based nonprofit offering housing counseling and information sessions, including co-hosted affordable housing workshops with BiSHoP. Comparable free, multilingual, community-embedded service delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Self-Help for the Elderly: Established Bay Area nonprofit offering broad aging services including housing navigation. BiSHoP partners with Self-Help for the Elderly to deliver Arabic and Tagalog senior housing workshops, making it a natural comparable in senior housing services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCswCL_XE7Te5_2Er_Ds-HIw
• Facebookfacebook.com/BillSorroHousingProgram
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/about
• Instagraminstagram.com/bishop_sf
• TikToktiktok.com/@bishopsf

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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