15th Annual SF TURKEY DRIVE
The 2026 SF Turkey Drive is happening on the following dates:
Saturdays, November 21 & December 19, 2026 from 9 a.m. till Noon
This is a Community Holiday Event
in collaboration with St. Emydius Church in the Ingleside District of San Francisco
OUR COMMUNITY IS ONE...EVERYONE MATTERS
The 2025 SF Turkey Drive was an incredible success! Together, we collected 1,762 turkeys, helping provide more than 80,000 meals to members of our community facing food insecurity.
OUR COMMUNITY IS ONE...EVERYONE MATTERS!
This year, our mission is more important than ever. Rising grocery prices and the increasing cost of living in San Francisco are making it difficult for many individuals, families, and seniors to afford even the basics. We invite you to join us once again by donating turkeys, making a financial contribution, or volunteering your time. Together, we strengthen a community where everyone matters.
Once more, YOU CHOOSE WHERE YOUR DONATION GOES! Your generous contribution will benefit the following local organizations:
- San Francisco-Marin Food Bank: to end hunger in our own community.
- St. Francis Living Room: to offer a safe haven and a healthy breakfast to homeless & low-income seniors (60+) in San Francisco's Tenderloin.
- St. Anthony Foundation: to feed, heal, shelter, clothe, lift the spirits of those in need.
At the SF Turkey Drive, we'll be collecting:
- Turkeys (frozen preferred); Hams (in December); plus fresh Vegetables such as onions, potatoes, carrots (bags or boxes) for the SFM Food Bank.
- Non-perishable breakfast food such as peanut butter, jam/jelly, oatmeal for St Francis Living Room.
- Monetary donations made to one (or more) of the non-profits listed.
OUR COMMUNITY IS ONE...EVERYONE MATTERS
The SF Turkey Drive began in 2012 with one simple mission: to fight hunger locally. Thanks to the generosity of our community, over the past 5 years, we've helped provide for more than 400,000 meals to those in need. This year, your generosity is vital.
You can more information about the organizations and how to make donations:
OUR COMMUNITY IS ONE...EVERYONE MATTERS
What does a gift of turkeys mean? Simply that food is a gift that can be a lifeline for many of our neighbors.
In 2026, with rising food insecurity, we can come together to bring dignity where it is needed most. Your gift of a turkey provides a warm meal; your helping hand offers much more than food—it restores hope, comfort, and a sense of belonging to those facing difficult times. From Thanksgiving through Christmas, your generosity helps fill both empty plates and hearts.
The SF Turkey Drive has been in the press:
Click HERE for ABC7 News Bay Area (Dec 2024)
Click HERE for KPIX CBS News Report (Nov 2024)
Click HERE for KPIX CBS News Report (Nov 2022)
Click HERE for an ABC News Report (Nov 2021)
Click HERE for KPIX CBS News Report (Nov 2023)
A message from St. Francis Living Room
As Executive Director of St. Francis Living Room, which welcomes homeless and low-income seniors in San Francisco's Tenderloin, I see every day the difference a meal can make. For seniors facing health challenges, isolation, and hardship, a simple gift of food can be a lifeline—bringing comfort, dignity, and connection when it is needed most.
Please join the 2026 SF Turkey Drive campaign. For 14 years, our community has come together during November and December to provide meals through our beneficiary organizations. In the past five years alone, your generosity has helped prepare more than 400,000 meals for neighbors in need.
At its heart, the SF Turkey Drive is about more than food—it is about showing up for one another.
OUR COMMUNITY IS ONE...EVERYONE MATTERS!
Rising grocery prices and the high cost of living in San Francisco are making it harder for many individuals, families, and seniors to afford even the basics. Every turkey donated, every dollar contributed, and every hour volunteered strengthens the community we share.
Together, we show what it means to be one community—because everyone matters.
Join us at our drop-off site:
350 De Montfort Ave. at Jules, Ingleside District, San Francisco
Saturdays, November 22 and December 20
Donations by mail or online are welcome throughout November and December.
Thank you for being part of a community where everyone matters.
OUR COMMUNITY IS ONE...EVERYONE MATTERS! Rising grocery prices and the high cost of living in San Francisco are making it harder than ever for many individuals, families, and seniors to afford even the basics. This holiday season, every turkey donated, every dollar contributed, and every hour volunteered strengthens the bonds that unite us. Together, we show what it truly means to be one community—because everyone matters.
Click HERE to select the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank as your SF Turkey Drive 2025 beneficiary.
Click HERE to select the St. Francis Living Room as your SF Turkey Drive 2025 beneficiary.
Click HERE to select the St. Anthony Foundation as your SF Turkey Drive 2025 beneficiary.
To volunteer at the SF Turkey Drive, please click HERE.
Patrick, Volunteer since 2013 (taped in 2020)
"I Like To Teach" by the McDonald family recorded in 2020 for the Thanksgiving Drive
Art, Donor since 2013 (recorded in 2020)
The collaboration between St. Anthony's and SF Turkey Drive at St. Emydius plays a very large role in our ability to meet the demand by donating more than 500 Turkeys and other much needed food each year.
Barry J Stenger, St Anthony's 2018 Exec. Director
As a member of this neighborhood, I support and have assisted the SF Turkey Drive in its efforts to feed those in need.
Hunger is a real issue in our city and our
neighborhood. I hope everyone can assist Mr. Smit to reach those in need.
Melissa Y.
The SFTurkey Drive at St. Emydius Church has been conducted under the leadership of Mr. Pierre Smit, for several years. This has and will be our way of helping to feed those less fortunate. I personally have been a supporter of St. Anthony's for several years as this organization has helped so many individuals and families.
Arthur M.
Picture: Faces at St. Anthony
Mailing Address Contact: Pierre Smit
SF Turkey Drive Email: SFPierre@aol.com
c/o St. Emydius Church Phone: 415-939-2410
286 Ashton Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94112