Join the team of Volunteers

Volunteering at the St Francis Living Room in the Tenderloin of San Francisco is easy and rewarding. On weekday mornings, we welcome homeless and low-income seniors for a healthy breakfast and a safe haven away from the street.

Volunteer hours are from 8 am till 10 am. You select the day you are available to come in. We have volunteers coming once, and some coming every week. Just complete the brief form and let us know when you want to come in. Duties are simple and are assigned when all volunteers are present. We are easy going and want to make sure volunteers and guests are all feeling comfortable and enjoy their time at the St Francis Living Room.

Our address: 350 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite A, San Francisco.

Volunteering at the Living Room

    • Greet clients with a smile and a warm welcome

    • Help serve a nutritious breakfast and assist with clean up

    • Holding a space of compassion

    • Providing a listening ear

    • Clean the kitchen and living room.

    • We can accommodate up to 5 volunteers from a company/church group at a time.

    • Assist in the preparation of the breakfast.

    • Make sure the Living Room is clean and welcoming.

    • Pick up food from local businesses when needed.

    We can accommodate up to 2 volunteers.

    • Move table and chairs.

    • Sweep counter and floor of the Kitchen and Living Room

    • Pick up food from local businesses when needed.

    We can accommodate up to 3 volunteers.

    • Assist with creation and monitoring of social media sites.

    • Make occasional updates to the Living Room website.

    • Grant Research/Writer: Work with Executive Director on Development efforts by researching funding opportunities and writing proposals.

      For more information, please contact: pierre@sflivingroom.org.

    • Join the St. Francis Living Room Board of Directors: we are always interested in individuals seeking an elevated volunteer opportunity as a Board member.

      For more information, please contact: pierre@sflivingroom.org.

    • While ongoing volunteer commitments are desired, we always accept one time only volunteers.

    • For ongoing volunteers, we ask for a commitment of at least 2 hours per week at breakfast time.

    • Volunteer training is very quick; we just like those who consider volunteering to come in and spend 2 hours with us.

    • Volunteers are required to sign of a Waiver Form. Volunteers under 18 y. o. need a parent/guardian’s signature.

Opportunities for Schools, Businesses or other Groups

  • Food Drives can be done simply for non-perishable items. Here are some examples of items needed:

    • Peanut Butter

    • Jelly or Jam

    • Cans of Tuna Fish

    • Coffee and Tea

    • Apple Juice

    It all begins one person taking the initiative to start a food drive. It’s about passing the message to others and so useful to fight hunger. Contact Pierre@sflivingroom.org for questions.

  • One person can make a difference in organizing in a school, a company, or even a neighborhood, a fundraiser benefiting the St. Francis Living Room. Contact Pierre@sflivingroom.org when you need assistance. Note that Pierre has organized in his neighborhood a fundraiser for another organization for the past 11 years. Click HERE for a CBS report about how 1 person can make a difference.

  • Your group is able to contribute to this homeless and low-income senior non-profit by assembling something that would lift the spirit of our clients. It can be very simple thing that are very simple but meaningful such as Cards for any Holiday, Bags of goodies, or small handmade gifts. Your school group can make a difference. Contact Pierre@sflivingroom.org when you need assistance.

  • We welcome extra food from neighboring schools and businesses. Food is a precious commodity and we do not throw away the food that homeless and/or low income seniors do need. This is a simple way to fight hunger in our community at no cost to anyone. In addition there is a need to reduce disposal of organic material in landfills to be able to meet California Climate goals.

    If your school or business cafeteria/restaurant, or other business has extra breakfast or lunch food, let us know.

  • Groups of 5 volunteers are welcome at the St. Francis Living Room for the breakfast service. This gives the time to even sit down with our clients and learn about them more deeply. It’s a win-win situation for everyone.

Visitors for a New Experience

  • San Francisco has a lot of touristic sites to visit. Consider another wonderful experience of humanity by volunteering at the St Francis Living Room. This simple volunteering experience may make you emotional, but in all, it will make you and our clients feel great about having spent time giving energy to those who really need it.

    Volunteer once or even multiple times during your time in San Francisco and spend some valuable time with seniors and tell them about where you are from.

    Email us at Pierre@sflivingroom.org to make arrangements.