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What is The Payback?
The Payback was started by Eddie Roberts, guitarist and bandleader of UK Funk group The New
Mastersounds. After living in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco for several years, Eddie
developed a real sense of connection to the community and felt the day-to-day reality of the
burgeoning homeless situation in his neighborhood. There is currently a mass displacement of
families occurring within the Bay Area; families with young children are often hit hardest with
these changes.

Eddie decided to address this issue directly through partnering with various artists, musicians and
other nonprofits to raise funds for organizations that are working to make a real difference in the
lives of homeless families. The Payback benefit concerts have raised tens of thousands of dollars
over the past two years in both San Francisco and Denver, CO. The Payback also has plans to
expand to other major cities in the US over the next several years.

Who Will Benefit?
The San Francisco Payback will support Compass Family Services, an organization whose
mission is to help homeless families and families at imminent risk for homelessness to achieve
housing stability, family well-being, and self-sufficiency. Each year, Compass Family Services
supports approximately 5,000 children and parents, 90 percent of whom are below the federal
poverty line, and 50 percent of whom are under 18 years of age. The majority of their clients are
single mothers with one or two children.

San Francisco Facts on Homelessness:
• Family homelessness has increased 20% in the past four years.
• Average wait for a family to get into temporary shelter is over eight months.
• A single parent with two children must work three full-time, minimum wage jobs to
afford basic living expenses.
• 3,800 low-income children are on the waiting list for subsidized childcare.

Compass Family Services Accomplishments:
• 95% of families in Compass housing programs don’t return to shelters within a year of
exiting the program.
• 5,000 parents and children benefit from their education, employment, and housing
services every year.
• More than 1,000 children have graduated from their early childhood education programs
prepared for success in kindergarten and beyond.
• They provide 32,500 nights of shelter for families annually.
• Through over 30,000 case management sessions each year, they help families become
and remain self-sufficient.

The Musicians
Eddie Robers (The New Mastersounds)
Zigaboo Modeliste (The Meters)
Robert Walter (The Greyboy Allstars)
Reed Mathis (Tea Leaf Green)
Mike Dillon (Primus)
Jennifer Hartswick (Trey Anastasio Band)
Adryon de Leon (Orgone)
Mike Olmos (Eddie Roberts West Coast Sounds)
Daniel Casares (Eddie Roberts West Coast Sounds)

Positive Legacy
The Payback has partnered with Positive Legacy for the past few years to put on the annual
benefit concerts.
Positive Legacy is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization whose mission is to integrate music and service to benefit people and the environment. Working in conjunction with Cloud 9 Adventures (Jam Cruise, Holy Ship, Mayan Holidays etc.), partner organizations, artists, and a collective of creative leaders in the music industry, Positive Legacy coordinates environmental and humanitarian service projects.
What is The Payback?
The Payback was started by Eddie Roberts, guitarist and bandleader of UK Funk group The New
Mastersounds. After living in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco for several years, Eddie
developed a real sense of connection to the community and felt the day-to-day reality of the
burgeoning homeless situation in his neighborhood. There is currently a mass displacement of
families occurring within the Bay Area; families with young children are often hit hardest with
these changes.

Eddie decided to address this issue directly through partnering with various artists, musicians and
other nonprofits to raise funds for organizations that are working to make a real difference in the
lives of homeless families. The Payback benefit concerts have raised tens of thousands of dollars
over the past two years in both San Francisco and Denver, CO. The Payback also has plans to
expand to other major cities in the US over the next several years.

Who Will Benefit?
The San Francisco Payback will support Compass Family Services, an organization whose
mission is to help homeless families and families at imminent risk for homelessness to achieve
housing stability, family well-being, and self-sufficiency. Each year, Compass Family Services
supports approximately 5,000 children and parents, 90 percent of whom are below the federal
poverty line, and 50 percent of whom are under 18 years of age. The majority of their clients are
single mothers with one or two children.

San Francisco Facts on Homelessness:
• Family homelessness has increased 20% in the past four years.
• Average wait for a family to get into temporary shelter is over eight months.
• A single parent with two children must work three full-time, minimum wage jobs to
afford basic living expenses.
• 3,800 low-income children are on the waiting list for subsidized childcare.

Compass Family Services Accomplishments:
• 95% of families in Compass housing programs don’t return to shelters within a year of
exiting the program.
• 5,000 parents and children benefit from their education, employment, and housing
services every year.
• More than 1,000 children have graduated from their early childhood education programs
prepared for success in kindergarten and beyond.
• They provide 32,500 nights of shelter for families annually.
• Through over 30,000 case management sessions each year, they help families become
and remain self-sufficient.

The Musicians
Eddie Robers (The New Mastersounds)
Zigaboo Modeliste (The Meters)
Robert Walter (The Greyboy Allstars)
Reed Mathis (Tea Leaf Green)
Mike Dillon (Primus)
Jennifer Hartswick (Trey Anastasio Band)
Adryon de Leon (Orgone)
Mike Olmos (Eddie Roberts West Coast Sounds)
Daniel Casares (Eddie Roberts West Coast Sounds)

Positive Legacy
The Payback has partnered with Positive Legacy for the past few years to put on the annual
benefit concerts.
Positive Legacy is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization whose mission is to integrate music and service to benefit people and the environment. Working in conjunction with Cloud 9 Adventures (Jam Cruise, Holy Ship, Mayan Holidays etc.), partner organizations, artists, and a collective of creative leaders in the music industry, Positive Legacy coordinates environmental and humanitarian service projects.
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