Housing With Dignity
Veterans living in our housing sites have the opportunity to uplift their lives with access to resources that support paths to stability, wellness, and finding community.
Veterans living in our housing sites have the opportunity to uplift their lives with access to resources that support paths to stability, wellness, and finding community.
Our Work
In response to rising veteran homelessness in the 1980s, Swords to Plowshares began to develop, renovate, and operate supportive housing programs for veterans. Today, Swords offers 500 units of permanent supportive housing in San Francisco for veterans with histories of chronic homelessness. We also offer low-barrier transitional housing.
of veteran residents remain stably housed
reduction in veteran homelessness in SF since 2010
of veteran residents have 1+ disabling condition
of veteran residents are seniors
Always Veteran-Centered
Timeline
Where veterans live and thrive, with stable homes paired with integrated services for long-term success.
Projected to open in early 2028, Swords is renovating this former apartment building in Nob Hill, which will provide 63 units for veterans.
Swords acquired this former senior assisted living facility in 2025 and is currently renovating the building to house 124 veterans.
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Named after Swords’ first Housing Director, this brand-new housing development was the first to open as part of the City of San Francisco’s Treasure Island redevelopment plan. It provides 104 units for veterans, including family units.
Learn MoreA joint ground-up development between Swords and Chinatown Community Development Center, this award-winning building provides 62 units for veterans and 57 units for low-income families.
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Swords began master leasing the Stanford Hotel in Union Square from the City of San Francisco to provide permanent housing for 131 veterans with histories of chronic homelessness.
Learn MoreThis building provides permanent housing to 20 veterans as well as houses Swords’ sole transitional housing program – ‘Safe Haven’ - for veterans working to address substance use and mental health.
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Swords renovated a historically-significant building in SoMa into 75 units for veterans. Veterans Commons was one of the first housing programs in the country to utilize project-based housing vouchers through a partnership between HUD and VA to house veterans experiencing homelessness.
Learn MoreSwords renovated former Army barracks in Presidio National Park, making history by establishing the first-ever veterans permanent supportive housing program in the U.S. It provides homes for 108 veterans.
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