This campaign is to support Welcome Ministries various programs for homeless and low income individuals. Funds raised in this campaign will go directly to providing free prescription eye-glasses to homeless and low income San Franciscans and Hawaiians, facilitate mission trips for youth and college students, support our homeless choir and community garden projects and enable us to survey and advocate for the needs of LGBTQ homeless individuals in San Francisco.

Welcome, an innovative nonprofit located in San Francisco, began in 1996 as a drop-in meal program in the Polk-Gultch district. Over the years, our programming shifts to find a faithful way to respond to the most current needs of the homeless in San Francisco. Our programs primarily support LGBTQ individuals of all ages and are designed to patch the holes in the system of care. In the past our services have included a homeless identification project, community gardens that produced over 5 tons of produce, supporting and reviving vital programs that would otherwise be closed and giving a voice to homeless LGBTQ youth. Welcome also facilitates the Singers of the Streets choir program, and hosts vision events to provide free prescription eye glasses to homeless and/or low-income San Franciscans. On November 19th we will be celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Pastor Megan Rohrer, our Executive Director and the first openly transgender pastor ordained in the Lutheran church. Pastor Megan is listed in the Trans100, received an honorable mention as an Unsung Hero of Compassion with His Holiness the Dali Lama, was presented a medal of tolerance by the King of Tallo in Indonesia, won OutHistory's Since Stonewall Local History competition and was a finalist in transgender non-fiction for the Lambda Literary Award. Purchase a ticket or sponsor the event by selecting an 'Event' option from one of the Giving Levels!

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