NEW: Lifeboat Lines

Guest Housing & Job Board

(Most of our guests and staff are seeking

a fair wage and/or live-in exchange  for an apartment or a room)

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To Respond to These Ads:  Contact Shelter Director Chris Highland

by commenting below OR connect directly at St. Vincents

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Name/Age/Birthplace/Work/Seeking/Income/Best Qualities/Favorite Book or Film

*Gerry B/57/San Anselmo/meatcutter & caretaker/seeking meatcutting, caretaking or yard work/”I am on-time & dependable”

*Gus M/42/Costa Rica/clerk/seeking clerical work/”Amadeus”

*Larry P/63/SF/general laborer/seeking in-house painting, cleaning, etc/small income/skills as general laborer

*Lucia M/50/Des Moines, IA/health food clerk/seeking disabled assistance, live-in fulltime housekeeper-attendant/some income/”I am compassionate and healing”/”Random Harvest” with Greer Garson

*Yvonne W/60/Pasco, WA/shelter staff/seeking just about anything/”I have skills working with people”

*Chris P/42/Marin County/ironworker, carpentry, painting, landscaping, cook/seeking most tasks relating to former work/some income/”I like tennis and cooking and I am fluent in Greek (raised on a Greek island)”/book: “The Notebook of Martin Briggs” by Rilke;  film:  “Zorba the Greek”

*Jason F/40/SF/shipping clerk, IHSS care provider/seeking light industrial or personal attendant/”I am a quick study and work well with others”

*Mark R/50/SF/licensed Private Investigator; home repairs and improvements/seeking work/”I am a good listener, artist and storyteller, and have skills as a Native historian;  I am seeking housing to do art, legal research and to recuperate from Bell’s palsy which requires darkness and quiet”/email:  mesmalone1@yahoo.com

*Hoshyr K/59/Iraq/seeking most any kind of work/”I am skilled at teaching (Physics, the Bible and more).”

*Todd P/41/Okinawa, Japan/computer programmer, business analyst and DBA/seeking the same, plus teaching these skills; can tutor in Spanish and the sciences/”I am patient, well-rounded and quite civilized”/”Dune” and the “2001″ series

*Tim F/48/Fremont, CA/electrician, music/seeking caretaking etc/”I have skills playing the piano, have a quick wit and practice mindfulness”/”Contact” and books on metaphysics

*Patrick T/59/Longview, WA/laborer, security, US Navy, mover, truck driver, plumber, General Motors, etc/seeking cooking, cleaning, laundry, yardwork, driving (license), shopping/”I have a good sense of humor, love Nature and the outdoors and I am sober”/”Unlimited Power” by Anthony Robbins

*Michael G/33/Pensacola, FL/licensed mental health coordinator/seeking chainlink fence work and most anything else/”I am loyal, trustworthy and protective”/books:  Robert Heinlein; films:  a variety

*Dan J/60/painter, frame and finish carpenter, truck driver/seeking any of the former, strip and wax floors, clean carpets

*John L/51/NYC/installer, ATT, doorman, security/seeking general labor, security, reliable delivery service/some income/”I have skills at coordinating schedules”/”The Sound of Music,” ”Manchurian Candidate”

*Jose R/50/Mexico/staff at St. Vincent de Paul/seeking landscape work/”I am skilled at building maintenance”

*Steve K/52/Milwaukee, WI/carpenter, hazmat coordinator/seeking skilled labor, office work/”I am determined, fair and articulate”/book: “Magic Mountain,” film:  “Platoon”

*David J/37/Novato/construction worker, customer service rep/seeking almost anything/some income/”I am currently a College of Marin student and keep a positive attitude”/book:  “Human Stain”; film:  “Shawshank Redemption”/email:  jojo142819@yahoo.com

*Albert E/57/Milwaukee, WI/cook, carpenter, driver, shelter staff/seeking cooking, maintenance, yardwork/”I am friendly”/book:  anything by John Steinbeck

*Richard L/44/Modesto/landscape contractor, remodel homes/seeking most construction, landscape construction specialty/”I am dependable and self-starting”/other note:  “I have lost my business and home in the past year and am starting over.  Your recent help has been appreciated.  Thank you.”

*Celso X/24/Cancun/gardener, painter, construction/seeking kitchen or stone work/”I am a skilled worker”/film:  Football

*Christine R/60/Illinois/administrator, farmer, perfumer, interior architect, staff director, shelter staff/seeking administrative, computer, accounting, gardening-landscaping, events, design/”I am skilled in organization, project management and creativity”

*John B/52/South Dakota/carpenter, roofer, tiler, sheetrocker, texturer; light plumbing and electrical/seeking any work and a place to do Indian art crafts/”I am skilled at carpentry and tiling (ceramic, etc) and I’m very much into my old cultural ways and arts and crafts”/film:  “Sea Biscuit”

*Bernadine C/50/Faith, South Dakota/homemaker/seeking housework/”I have made star quilts”/book:  “The Stand”

*Guy W/51/Martinez/plumber, car repair/seeking painting, landscaping, cement work/”I am skilled at repair work on all things”/book: James Patterson (cowboys). . .”Mr. and Mrs. Guy Whitley are in need of a place to live in the range of $550 to $600.  Thank you.”

*Hector H/23/six years in restaurant work/prep cook, full time/”I have a wonderful smile and like to work with other people”

*Patrick H/Kentfield/37/carpenter, restaurant staff, caregiver, shelter staff/carpentry, house hold work, caregiver/student grants and part time work/”My best qualities are communication, honesty and loyalty”

*C. Malone, Whitley/44/Brooklyn, NY/RN, healthcare provider, shelter volunteer/some income/”My best qualities are respect, honesty and loyalty”/books:  Purpose Driven Life, the Bible

*HS De Weese, Jr/55/Greenville, MS/City letter carrier, Chevron, Whole Foods/love natural foods, nutrition, grocery shopping, yard work, errands, light cooking/”My best skills are light cooking, grocery shopping and housecleaning (inside and out)”/books:  Bible/email:  hsdeweese@gmail.com

*Lynette P/51/Chicago/escrow officer, secretary, admin. assist, counselor, bookkeeper, manager of mobile home park/interested in anything but really heavy lifting or cleaning/some income/”My best qualities are typing, filing, compassion and kindness”

*Tom P/58/San Rafael/auto body and fender/property management and maintenance/some income

*Howard M/50/Charleston, SC/welder, laborer/no heavy lifting/”My best talents are respect and manners”

*Kip B/39/Denver/carpenter/carpentry, construction

*Dan M/59/Detroit/office tech, paralegal/office work, filing, typing (60 wpm)/some income/”My best skills are general office and personnel work/books:  many; films:  “Cuckoos Nest,” “Mad, Mad World” and Hitchcock/email:  sqpmill@gmail.com