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:
FRONTLINE DROP-IN CENTER: We provide veterans with the help they need to become self-sufficient by working closely with partner community organizations and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Health and Social Services Department, known as the frontline drop-in center provides emergency shelter, mental health services and referrals to homeless veterans.
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: We offer permanent supportive housing at the Presidio in San Francisco combined with options for counseling, academic instruction and vocational training for 102 formerly homeless veterans with disabilities. Additionally, we provide homeless veterans with enhanced transitional housing on Treasure Island and near San Francisco City College 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: Our comprehensive services allow veterans to stabilize all aspects of their life and become job ready. We help veterans from all walks of life realize their long-term career goals and make them a reality. We help veterans make the transition to gainful employment by offering vocational counseling, job 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.
Veteran News
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Mar 09 2010
Vietnam veteran: "These people in the VA need to be more accountable for these delays."
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Mar 03 2010
"Veterans Find Getting Vocational Training Sometimes Means Fighting a New Battle"
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Feb 26 2010
The Veterans Affairs Department says it will look again at the rejected claims of veterans who say their Gulf War service caused a mysterious illness, the first step toward potentially compensating them nearly two decades after the war ended.
News at Swords
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Mar 02 2010
Veterans Administration, Geared to Men, Shortchanges Special Needs of Women
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Feb 26 2010
Elinor Roberts of Swords to Plowshares says the VA is taking a fresh look at disability claims filed by veterans who fought in the Persian Gulf.
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Feb 04 2010
Swords to open new housing facility for veterans in 2012
