Right to Care: Recommendations to Improve VA Systems

Swords to Plowshares recently investigated access to VA and non-VA systems-of-care and measured perceptions of the quality of services among the Swords to Plowshares veteran community. Our findings from this investigation led us to submit a number of recommendations to the Commission on Care earlier this year.

Join Us: Support the Dignity Fund

Proposition I, known as the "Dignity Fund," is a proposed 2% set-aside fund from San Francisco property taxes that is dedicated to increasing services provided for seniors, adults, and veterans with disabilities. This fund will help meet the needs of seniors in our city without raising existing taxes. 

We’d like to ask our community to join us and dozens of other community-based organizations in supporting Proposition I this November. The "Dignity Fund" will help Swords and other senior serving groups provide the services needed to keep residents in their communities, healthy and self-sufficient.

Swords in the News

'Choice,' privatization will dismantle VA's system of care

Check out our Executive Director, Michael Blecker’s op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle detailing why he choose not to sign the Commission on Care’s final report that was issued last month. His op-ed details how the final report has adopted a dangerous idea that would move towards privatizing veterans’ health care.

Swords on Social Media

City and Federal Officials Tour Veteran Residences

Great visit from US House & Senate staffers yesterday. They visited SF projects in action! @vetshelpingvets @ECS_SF pic.twitter.com/klicQyIaKu

Shop at Mountain Hardwear and Support Swords

Mountain Hardwear has partnered with Swords to Plowshares by offering great discounts at its Richmond store. They are donating 10% of the net sales to support our services.

Save 40 - 60% on quality gear by using the flyer below and support our veterans!

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