Swords to Plowshares

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Phone: (415) 252-4788

1060 Howard St
San Francisco
California 94103
USA
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Description: Founded in 1974, Swords to Plowshares is a community-based, not-for-profit organization that provides counseling and case management, employment and training, housing and legal assistance to veterans in the San Francisco Bay Area. We promote and protect the rights of veterans through advocacy, public education and partnerships with local, state and national entities.

Target demographics: Veterans of the U.S. military

Direct beneficiaries per year: 2400 veterans per year

Geographic areas served: San Francisco Bay Area

Board Members and Affiliation: Paul Cox (Affiliated Consultant, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Assoc.), Stephen Plath, (Plath & Co. General Contractors), Gordon P. Erspamer (Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP), Steve Fields, (Executive Director, Progress Foundation), Mai Kha Shutt(Consultant–Telecommunications, Marketing), Rick Houlberg, (Professor, Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts, San Francisco State University), Judith B. Kridle, Chair (Attorney, Private Practice), Maceo May (Swords to Plowshares, retired), Sherry Williams (Executive Director, Treasure Island Homeless Development Initiative), Linsay Rousseau Burnett, Peter L. McCorkell (Wells Fargo Co.), Christine Mucker, Larry Rosenberger (Marin Community Foundation), Sara Seltzer, Ian Sharpe (Salesforce.com Foundation), Stephen Snyder (Snyder, Miller, Orton, LLP), Robert Trevorrow (SF Senior Center), Josh Lauman (UC Berkeley Board Fellow).

Mission:

War causes wounds and suffering that last beyond the battlefield. Our mission is to heal the wounds, to restore dignity, hope and self-sufficiency to all veterans in need, and to significantly reduce homelessness and poverty among veterans.

Results:

Swords to Plowshares has helped thousands of veterans since its founding in 1974 with getting a job and/or job training; help with VA benefits; long-term case management; emergency, transitional and permanent housing; more veteran friendly local, state and federal policies (various policy changes made over the years; a “seat at the table” on a dozen local, state and federal committees, commissions).

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kevin16

07/08/10

Overall this is a good agency trying to help veteran's in their times of need. I was a client at the Treasure Island transitional housing program. I was forced to leave the program because of a comment I made in the privacy of my own quarters. Fortunately I had the means and was in a good enough ... more »

reese

03/16/10

Exactly the type of organization that deserves more funding. Known of them and supported them for years. As a member of Veterans For Peace, this is the type of veterans organizations we need more of... more »

rick3

03/12/10

I didn't know what to expect when I arrived in San Francisco to work with Swords to Plowshares. What I did know was that they were a leading organization helping veterans to access their benefits, overcome addiction, deal with health issues and even get them into permanent housing. What I didn't ... more »

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