Care Line: (844) 467-3473 | 6 pm - 12 am PT [email protected]

San Francisco

Night Ministry
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Nov. 1 :

Gala in the Streets

November 1, 1964 was our first ever Night Walk. Join us on November 1, 2024 to celebrate 60 years of Night Walks (that’s 21,900 walks, total!) Meet us at St. Mark’s Lutheran at 6:30 pm for a brief community night walk, OR if you’d prefer, meet us at 7:30 pm at the Tenderloin Museum for a champagne toast and dessert– to 60 years, and 60 more, and even 60 more after that!

Be A Care Line Counselor

Celebrating 60 years of San Francisco Night Ministry with a campaign to train a full 60 Care Line Counselors. You can answer the phone from anywhere in the world…are you one of our next Care Line Counselors?

Queer Tarot Happy Hour

Wed. Nov. 13 | 5-6:30 pm | The Stud

Gather for spiritual community, tarot readings, and queer magic.

Years Since 1964

Nights Walking

Beloved City

tending to the human spirit
makes lasting change

Mission

The San Francisco Night Ministry increases access to spiritual care and multifaith community – at night, on the phones, and on the streets.

We do not judge or convert. We meet people where they are and offer loving presence.

QUICK LINKS

Care Line
is for everyone – that includes you!

(844) HOPE-4-SF / (844) 467-3473 | 6 pm – 12 am PT

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Tuesday Gathering
Tuesdays | 6 – 7:30 pm
[email protected]

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2022 Annual Report

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Community Night Walks
We welcome groups to walk with us at night! Click for more information.

Call

It’s for you

Our trained phone volunteers accompany anyone seeking spiritual, emotional or crisis support from 6 pm to 12 am PDT. Call whether you are in San Francisco, New York, or anywhere else in the world. (844) 467-3473

Values

We honor people and support human dignity 

We cherish our common humanity. We do not judge, fix, or convert. We believe time and loving attention is the most precious gift a person can give, and we know the healing power of presence.

 

The Collar

Not what you might think

Our night ministers come from many  traditions. Each person wears whatever works best for their authentic, compassionate outreach.

While some wear a collar because it is easily recognizable, others wear robes or symbols of their tradition. Still others just wear a name tag. Ultimately, everyone is focused on meeting people with care.

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Social Justice 

#SpiritualMatters

Accessing quality spiritual care should not be limited only to those with enough advantage to access it. San Francisco Night Ministry provides spiritual care without borders.

Of course, spiritual care is only one aspect of an interconnected web of skillful response to the crisis of inequities in our city and nation. Fair housing and meeting people’s basic needs are essential. Systemic racism and bias of all kinds must be addressed forthrightly and urgently.

Myth

Most people who are homeless came into San Francisco from another city.

Fact

In 2019, 55% of people living in homelessness reported living in San Francisco for 10 or more years, and just 6% said they’d lived in the city for less than one year.

The latest one-night count in San Francisco found 8,011 people living in homelessness in the city, 17% more than in 2017. That number does not include people in prisons, hospitals and rehabilitation centers who are counted in a supplemental tally. Adding those numbers would put the city’s homeless population closer to 10,000, 30% higher than in 2017.

Join Us

Help us spark hope

There are many ways to get involved:

  • Volunteering as a phone counselor or on night walks or in support of our street programs;
  • Donating meals, silent auction items, and other resources
  • Walking the streets guided by night ministers with your corporate team or community group or faith group on our Community Night Walks
  • Raising awareness through peer-to-peer fundraising 

Pictured: Students from the University of San Francisco providing a meal from their school cafeteria for Open Cathedral as a part of their Food Recovery Network.