Swords to Plowshares

Swords to Plowshares is a community-based nonprofit that provides social services, employment and training, housing and legal assistance to homeless and low-income veterans in the San Francisco Bay Area.

How do you help people in my community?

Swords to Plowshares is the only veterans service agency in the United States that provides a full continuum of care to low-income and homeless veterans.  We do not discriminate based on length of service, branch of service or military discharge status.  We help veterans, as well as families of veterans, in the following areas:

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES: Provides mental health services, including counseling for drug and alcohol problems and PTSD, as well as case management, income advocacy and referrals.

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: We offer permanent supportive housing combined with options for counseling, academic instruction and vocational training for 100 formerly homeless disabled veterans. Additionally, we provide transitional housing for 75 veterans at a time for intensive individual, group and peer counseling and a variety of recreational, cultural and community-building activities. Both housing programs provide daily hot meals to residents.

EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT: Swords to Plowshares helps veterans make the transition to gainful employment by offering vocational counseling, life-skills training, resume preparation and job referrals.

LEGAL SERVICES: Many of our country's veterans never apply for or receive the benefits they deserve. Swords to Plowshares is one of the few organizations in the country that provides free attorney representation, case management and advocacy to indigent veterans seeking benefits.

THE IRAQ VETERAN PROJECT: Launched in 2005 to make sure systems of care are appropriate, sufficient and accessible to meet the needs of veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the needs of their families as well.

Why do you need my support?

Thousands of men and women who served our country return from service in need of supportive services to transition from combat to community.  When you donate money, resources or time, you ensure that these veterans can turn their lives around and restore dignity, hope and self-sufficiency.

Swords to Plowshares relies on the generous support of individuals like you to sustain our critical services to homeless and low-income veterans.  All contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

How can I be sure that you will use my money wisely and won't waste it?

96 cents of every dollar you contribute to Swords to Plowshares goes directly to veterans in need.

Can I Volunteer? How?

Yes. Please contact the Resource Development Department at 415-252-4787 ext. 306