The Treasure Island Homeless Development Initiative (pronounced "tie dye") is organized to provide exits from homelessness and other assistance for economically disadvantaged families and individuals through housing, employment, economic development, support services and opportunities on Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island.

Volunteer Opportunities:

Inquire now for volunteer openings for the 2011 tax season at the Treasure Island Tax Site:

As a member of the Earn It! Keep It! Save It! San Francisco, County coalition, TIHDI and it's Business Assistance Center are looking for volunteers to help at our VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) site. TIHDI-VITA volunteers will help prepare tax returns for low to moderate income families and individuals.

TIHDI, Earn It! Keep It! Save It! Coalition and the IRS will provide free training and certification for volunteers. Training takes approximately 24 to 36 hours to complete. Training usually takes place in December or January. Volunteers then take a test to certify in one or all of the 3 levels: basic, intermediate, and advanced.

If you are interested in becoming a TIHDI-VITA volunteer, please contact Shannon Wise at 415-274-0311 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it