Individual donors are the core of AWS’s donor support and the main reason that the doors to the shelter opened in 1988. Because of the work of a few individuals and a grass-roots movement to open the shelter, the AWS has become the successful, nationally recognized organization that it is today. Individual donors have contributed greatly to the long-term sustainability of AWS ; most of our donors have been supporting our work for almost two decades.

Ways you can contribute…

• Donate through our website!  All of our on-line donations are safely and securely processed by PayPal.  Just click the “Donate” button on the right and you can conveniently make a donation to Asian Women’s Shelter by credit card or your Pay Pal account.
• Join our Sustainers of Change monthly giving program!  Our new monthly giving program allows you to help sustain our day-to-day work through monthly credit card donations.  To join today, please contact our Program Development Coordinator at (415) 751-7110 x307.
• Ask your employer about matching gifts! Many corporations have a matching gift programs where employers match the donations you give to a nonprofit organization.
• Donate items to our Holiday Wishlist!  We accept new items of clothing, personal care products, household items, and nonviolent toys.  Please contact our Program Development Coordinator for an updated wishlist for our women and children’s program.
• Donate your old clothes or household goods to Community Thrift!  When making a donation, please tell them it is for Asian Women’s Shelter and your donation will be added to our account there.  Community Thrift is located at 623 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110.
• Tell your friends about AWS!  Let them know about AWS’s work and share with them our website and ways they can help contribute to our continued work to end violence.

For further information about making an individual donation, please contact the Program Development Coordinator.