About drop-in centers
A drop-in center is a place that provides non-shelter services such as showers, internet access, or case management.
In most cases, these services are free and some shower and laundry resources could be provided.
Some drop-in centers charge a small fee. Some shower times are reserved by gender so it's best to call beforehand.
Hours for each drop-in center can vary. If you can, call before going to confirm.
Resources
Drop-in center locations
Storage
These storage locations are available to anyone experiencing homelessness and allow a secure location to store items.
The Sixth Street Homeless Storage Facility
- Address: 74 6th St, San Francisco, CA 94103
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm.
- Accepts: Clothes, shoes, and documents.
- Phone: 415-558-1178
The Bryant Homeless Storage Facility
- Address: 680 Bryant St, San Francisco, CA 94107
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm
- Accepts: Clothes, shoes, and documents,
- Phone: 415-487-3300 ext. 4429
311 and 211 may have additional information about resources for storage.
Veteran resources
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares provides a wide variety of services to veterans experiencing homelessness, including:
- Supportive housing
- Housing search and placement help
- Eviction prevention
- Rental assistance
- Security deposit and first month’s rent
- Move-in expenses help
- Childcare expenses help
- Transportation help
- Utility payments support
- Money Management services
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) application support
Contact Swords to Plowshares to get help
Veteran’s Administration Downtown Clinic
The San Francisco VA Downtown Clinic offers a wide range of psychosocial and health care services, including:
- Outreach
- Therapy
- Housing
- Benefits
- Employment
Learn more about San Francisco VA Downtown Clinic
Crisis and Suicide Prevention
The Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text.
Veterans and their loved ones can:
- Call 1-800-273-8255 and press 1
- Start a chat
- Send a text message to 838255 to receive confidential support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Support for deaf and hard of hearing individuals is available.
For general assistance, you can also call the National Hotline for Homeless Veterans at 1-877-424-3838.
Other helpful resources
Customer service centers
You can access information about food, showers, eviction defense, employment assistance and many more services using the city and regional help lines:
- Call 311 (the City customer service line)
- 311 is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Offers assistance in more than 160 languages over the phone
- Visit the 311 Customer Service Center website
- Call 211 (the County customer service line)
- Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- You can also visit the 211 website or text your zip code to 898211
Note that many of the resources listed on this page are external organizations, and not an agency of the City and County of San Francisco. We cannot guarantee full accuracy of the information provided above about external organizations.