San Francisco Needle Exchange Locations
The agencies listed below are the main providers of clean syringes and injection equipment in San Francisco. They also provide collection services of used syringes. All services are free. As well, many pharmacies in San Francisco will collect used syringes for no cost. We also have a Bay Area Wide Syringe Distribution List.
API Wellness Center- TransTHRIVE (API), 730 Polk Street, 415-292-3420
Homeless Youth Alliance (HYA), 584 Cole St.
Mission Neighborhood Resource Center (MNRC), 165 Capp Street, 415-869-7977
San Francisco HIV Prevention Project (HPP), 117 Sixth Street, near Mission, 415-241-5100
St. James Infirmary (SJI), 1372 Mission Street @10th St.
Tenderloin Health (TH), 187 Golden Gate Ave @ Leavenworth, 415-437-2900
Monday:
1pm – 3pm: 4720 3rd Street, between Newcomb and Oakdale (HPP)
5pm-7pm: 584 Cole Street (HYA)
7pm – 9pm: Ivy Street, between Polk & Van Ness/Grove and Hayes, next to Tom Waddell Clinic. (HPP)
Tuesday:
9:30am-5:30pm: 730 Polk Street (API)
10am – 12 noon: 117 Sixth Street, near Mission (HPP)
3pm-6pm: 1372 Mission St (SJI)
5pm-7pm: 584 Cole Street (HYA)
6pm – 8pm: Duboce, between Church and Market (HPP)
Wednesday:
5pm-7pm: 584 Cole Street (HYA)
6pm – 8pm: 427 South Van Ness, between 15th and 16th(HPP)
6pm – 8pm: 187 Golden Gate Ave @Leavenworth (TH)
Thursday:
5pm-7pm: 584 Cole Street (HYA)
6pm-8pm: 165 Capp Street (MNRC)
7pm – 9pm: Hemlock Alley, between Post and Sutter/Polk and Van Ness. (HPP)
Friday:
12 noon – 2pm: 117 Sixth Street, near Mission. (HPP)
5pm-7pm: 584 Cole Street (HYA)
6pm – 8pm: 234 Eddy Street, between Jones and Taylor (HPP)
Saturday:
3pm – 11pm: 117 Sixth Street, near Mission. (HPP)
Sunday:
2pm – 4pm: 187 Golden Gate Ave @Leavenworth (TH)









