Stephanie Senna, left, Jaime Torres, and Laura Valdez, all of Mission Action, welcomed the expansion of the Jazzie’s Place shelter for LGBTQ adults in San Francisco’s Mission district.

Photo: John Ferrannini

San Francisco’s only queer adult homeless shelter has tripled in size. The increase in beds is thanks to a $18 million city grant. 

Jazzie’s Place, at 1050 South Van Ness Avenue, is overseen by Mission Action (formerly Dolores Street Community Services). The Bay Area Reporter previously reported that the Mission district shelter reached its full, pre-COVID capacity of 24 beds back in December 2023. 

But now, a new dorm with 44 beds has opened due to the grant from the city’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing that was approved unanimously by the Board of Supervisors

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