CAMPAIGN
Community Ambassadors Program
CAMPAIGN
Community Ambassadors Program
Community Ambassadors Program
The Community Ambassadors Program (CAP) is a community safety and neighborhood engagement program. We engage, inform and assist community members in San Francisco. Look for our Ambassadors wearing bright yellow and black.Learn more about CAP
About us
CAP provides a visible, non-law enforcement safety presence in several neighborhoods. This focus on community safety helps us build trust, calm tensions, and prevent violence.
Our service data
Explore our new data dashboard that highlights services provided by Community Ambassadors.
Join our team
We hire San Franciscans to be a safety presence in several neighborhoods. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Community Ambassadors Program
The Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs launched the Community Ambassadors Program in 2010 in the Bayview and Visitacion Valley neighborhoods as a response to cultural and linguistic tensions, increased violence, and the need for better community safety options.
Learn more about how CAP got its start in San Francisco.
Where we work
Learn more about where our Community Ambassador teams operate.
Chinatown team
The Chinatown team operates throughout Chinatown from Powell St. to Kearny Street, and in Portsmouth Square.
Contact us:
community.ambassadors@sfgov.org
Chinatown Team Lead: 415-652-7822
District 5 team
The District 5 team operates in the Haight-Ashbury, Lower Haight, Hayes Valley and Fillmore neighborhoods.
Contact us:
community.ambassadors@sfgov.org
District 5 Team Lead: 415-635-6467
Mid-Market/Tenderloin team
The Mid-Market/Tenderloin team operates throughout the Civic Center, Mid-Market and Tenderloin neighborhoods.
Contact us:
community.ambassadors@sfgov.org
Mid-Market Team Lead: 415-531-7357
Mission team
The Mission team operates near the 16th BART station and around neighborhood service centers in the Mission District.
Contact us:
community.ambassadors@sfgov.org
Mission Team Lead: 415-531-7201
Outer Sunset team
The Outer Sunset team operates throughout the commercial corridors on Irving, Noriega and Taraval Streets.
Contact us:
community.ambassadors@sfgov.org
Outer Sunset Team Lead: 415-635-6237
Southeast Neighborhoods team
The Southeast Neighborhoods team operates near transit and business corridors in the Bayview, Visitacion Valley and Portola neighborhoods.
Contact us:
community.ambassadors@sfgov.org
Southeast Neighborhoods Team Lead: 415-531-9087
Community Ambassadors promote safety and connect people to important services in San Francisco.
Service data dashboards
Explore the service data for the Community Ambassadors Program.
CAP job application flyers
Downloadable files
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Get a safety escort to walk with you
Call 311 to get a Community Ambassador to walk you home or to an appointment, weekdays in some neighborhoods.Request a safety escortAbout
The Community Ambassadors Program community safety and neighborhood engagement program of the Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs (OCEIA). CAP provides a visible, non-law enforcement safety presence in several neighborhoods. This focus on community safety helps us build trust, calm tensions, and prevent violence.
Contact us: community.ambassadors@sfgov.org