ABOUT VEC

HONOR SERVE ADVOCATE
"The San Francisco Veterans Equity Center honors the valuable contribution of Filipino American WWII Veterans to freedom and democracy; Provides culturally and linguistically appropriate services and advocates for JUSTICE and EQUITY."

The San Francisco Veterans Equity Center is a multi-functional community center designed to provide linguistically competent and culturally appropriate services and programs for the primary benefit of the estimated 4,000 Filipino-American World War II veterans and their immediate families living in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The center is located at 1099 Mission Street, in San Francisco's South of Market area and is open Monday-Friday 9am-12pm, 1pm-5pm to serve primarily the elderly war veterans living in isolation and in substandard living conditions in the South of Market, Tenderloin and Mission neighborhoods.

Collaborative Efforts to Establish the Center

At present, the center is collaborating with other service agencies and community based organizations to provide services to the veterans at the center.  This will avoid duplication of services and enhance existing services at the same time addressing the unmet needs of this special elderly population.