How You Can Help

Donate :. Community Events:. Clothing Donations :. Merchandise :. Community Thrift :. Volunteer

Make a Gift!

Your tax-deductible gift supports our mission of providing health care and other services to sex workers in need. Help us help them by mailing your check or money order to:

St. James Infirmary, Attn: Development, 1372 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103.

If you prefer, you can donate online through Paypal!



In support of its mission, the St. James Infirmary actively seeks charitable gifts. Such gifts are necessary for the agency to continue. All gifts are accepted with the understanding that donors will not have undue or inappropriate influence on the mission, operating policies or procedures of the St. James Infirmary. As a public charity focused on providing health care to sex workers, the policy of the St. James Infirmary is to remain community-centered and collaborative in building a political advocacy and activism agenda. Building common cause across the sex industry that is grounded in a peer-driven process is a complicated endeavor that takes difficult work. We are committed to developing a means of actualizing solidarity in this struggle.

"Never underestimate the power of small incremental change over a long period of time."

Questions about fundraising or development can be directed to develop@stjamesinfirmary.org.

Community Events

We are fortunate in that the sex worker community is full of generous and talented entertainers. Do you like to organize events and want to help a worthy cause? If you would like to host an event and make the St. James Infirmary a beneficiary, please contact our Development Coordinator. We'll do what we can to help.

Clothing Donations

We accept clothing donations (1-2 grocery bags per donation) for our clothing closet. Clothing must be clean and in good condition (no holes, stains, etc.).

YES!

New undergarments & socks
Shirts (button-down, t-shirts, etc.)
Skirts
Pants
Dresses
Shoes (for every gender)
Sex Worker gear

No Thanks

Used undergarments & socks
Make-up
Children's toys
Kitchen ware (dishes, etc) & appliances
Furniture
Used computers
Used office equipment

Merchandise

Have a look at our merchandise! All proceeds benefit the St. James Infirmary.

Community Thrift

St. James is a proud beneficiary of Community Thrift's donation program. Take all your old furniture, clothes and cool stuff that you don't need anymore and donate it in St James's name! (Please be sure to let them know you wish your items to be donated to SJI.)


Visit the Community Thrift Store at:
623 Valencia Street (near 17th Street)
San Francisco, CA 94110


Phone: 415.861.4910
Fax: 415.861.7483


The Community Thrift Store is open 7 days a week, and you can make your donations from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.


Community Thrift Donation Guidelines:


Your donations are tax-deductable. Please ask for a receipt at the time of donation. On it you will be required to provide a name, address, and an estimate of your donation's tax deduction value. We suggest either 1/3 of the donation's new value, or an estimate of the second-hand value. Pack your donations in boxes or bags. Loose items take much longer to process. When donating clothes, please remove any clothes hangers. Community Thrift cannot accept donations of personal computers or software.

Volunteer

Interested in helping out? If so, please call us at 415-554-8494 to request an application (no drop-in’s please). You can also download the volunteer application below.

Volunteer Application

Available Volunteer Positions

In addition to the positions listed below, we are currently in special need of licensed Medical Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants who can provide primary medical care.

  • Administrative Assistant
  • Clothing Closet Assistant
  • Data Entry Assistant
  • Food Pantry Assistant
  • Fund Raising Assistant (Events & Donors)
  • Grant-Writer
  • HIV/STI Counselors (Certified)
  • Intake Counselor
  • Massage & Reiki Practitioners
  • Medical Clinicians—Primary Care Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Physical Therapists, etc.
  • Outreach Worker and Assistant
  • Research Assistant
  • Technical (I/T) Consultants

 

  • Potential new Board Members are also being interviewed. These individuals should have knowledge in one or more of the areas of public health, clinical service delivery, contract or nonprofit management, and/or fundraising.