Yes! We changed our name Nationally in 2000, but don’t worry - new great name, same great work.

Our address is Pier 28, on the Embarcadero at Pier 28 at Bryant Street. (Right next to Red’s Java House.) As you enter Pier 28 we are the first office on the right side. We do have limited parking within Pier 28 and plenty of metered parking just outside. If you are picking up supplies you can drive into the pier and we’ll help you get in and out quickly. You can also see a map on our Contact page. (Note that even numbered piers are located South of the Ferry Building and odd numbered piers (like pier 39) are located North of the Ferry Building. Confusing isn’t it?

Yes! We’re always looking for more groups to join our efforts. Our great community work is done through a sponsorship model meaning that local churches, professional affiliations and companies provide a specific sponsorship which helps us cover the costs of materials, project management, covers our insurance and allows us to continue to do our work year after year! If you would like to know more about sponsoring a project, please contact our Executive Director, Karen Nemsick.

If you are unable to provide a sponsorship, we are still always in need of volunteers, especially on the weekends leading up to Rebuilding Day (generally the last 3 weekends in April). Unfortunately, project priority is given to sponsoring groups on the actual Rebuilding Day but please see our Volunteer Page for more information about getting involved.

Our age minimum for all our rebuilding projects is 14 years old with adult supervision. Technically our insurance classifies our projects as construction sites and to ensure everyone’s safety, we ask that all volunteers be over 14 years old.

Yes! We love donations and have an increased need for them from February through April. Please call us for more information but in general we take, in good working condition:

• Building Materials: lumber, insulation, hardware, etc.
• Recycled Materials: windows, doors, tools, cabinets, etc
• Appliances: because they are going into the homes of seniors and adults with disabilities, we ask that they be no older than 3 years old. We’re always in need of stoves, refrigerators, washer & dryers.
• Misc: flooring, lighting fixtures, some furniture, etc

Rebuilding Together San Francisco in a 501(c)(3) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax ID is 94-3107808. You may need to provide vendors with this number when they make an in-kind donation.

We ask teams to provide food, including lunch, snacks and morning noshes, for their volunteers. Some sponsors provide their volunteer captains with a separate budget for food, and several teams recruit in-kind donations from local merchants (usually with great success). We do ask that you avoid spending your project budget on lunch for volunteers, but if you’re facing challenges with this, please call us and we’ll help you work out a creative solution.

This year we are going to have an informal barbecue for captains and key volunteers at Pier 28. We invite you to join RTSF staff, board and other captains sharing project stories and enjoying some food and refreshment.

Project 20 is a city-run program that RTSF participates in–it allows you to pay off your parking tickets by volunteering with nonprofits. If you have parking tickets and would like to access Project 20 hours, call their office at (415) 626-4995 to get the paperwork. Let us know that you would like to apply your Captains’ volunteers hours to Project 20 and have us sign your paperwork when your project is done. Of course, we use all kinds of volunteers throughout the year, and are happy to provide people with Project 20 hours outside of Rebuilding Day as well. For more information on Project 20 check their website or go to the San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project, Inc., 567 7th Street, San Francisco, California, 94103