Trans Services - San Francisco Community Health Center
Transgender/Gender-Affirming Care • San Francisco, CA • Since 1987
About
San Francisco Community Health Center (SFCHC) is a nonprofit federally qualified health center in San Francisco, established in 1987. It delivers integrated primary care with mental health and community services, explicitly centering social justice, health equity, and services for people of color and LGBTQ communities. A core focus is Trans Services, including the recent launch of TransThrive, a low-barrier nursing and sexual health clinic led by trans communities (announced around April 2026). SFCHC operates 6 offices across San Francisco, employs about 97 staff, and has a revenue range in the mid six figures to low seven figures, with notable leadership in trans health, HIV services, and policy/comms. Notable leadership related to Trans Services includes Jahnell Butler (Associate Director of Trans Services) and involvement in TransThrive initiatives. The center positions health care as grounded in social justice and aims to connect primary care with mental health and community supports for LGBTQ+ individuals, including transgender people.
Clinic Type
Transgender/Gender-Affirming Care
Address
Trans Services at SFCHC (San Francisco Community Health Center)
Phone
988
Alexis@sfcommunityhealth.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
Insurance & Payment
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Languages Spoken
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FAQs
What services are offered at Trans: Thrive and the Transgender/GNC care clinic?
The TransThrive Nursing and Sexual Health Clinic provides gender-affirming care, nursing and complex care coordination, wound care, and STI testing (including full STI panels with HIV, Hepatitis C, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydia). Long-acting injectables for HIV prevention and treatment are available.
What are the clinic days and hours for TransThrive?
The TransThrive Nursing and Sexual Health Clinic operates on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:00–4:30 pm.
What other STI services days exist for the clinic?
Existing STI testing days are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
What is Project TRANSition?
Project TRANSition is a 2-4 week hotel voucher program for Trans & GNC people experiencing homelessness. It provides resource navigation, appointment reminders, transportation, food, and more, with the goal of helping clients transition into shelter or housing. The program can also support clients undergoing gender-affirming surgeries and connect them to supportive services during recovery, including transfer to shelter if there is no exit plan.
How can someone access shelter via the Taimon Booton Navigation Center information?
The Taimon Booton Navigation Center is not open to the public. For shelter access, visit Adult Coordinated Entry at 123 10th St., San Francisco, CA to get a coordinated entry assessment.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive
- BestProsInTown: Not explicitly quantified by a composite score, but described as "highly regarded" with 25 reviews noted on one platform. (25 (on BestProsInTown))
Patients praise
- compassionate and attentive care
- strong sense of community and connection
- clean and accessible facilities
- supportive trans/GNC affirming environment
- helpful and knowledgeable staff
Common complaints
- disorganization regarding internal operations reported by employees
- lack of clear communication reported by employees
"It feels amazing to have someone that cares about you, that you can confide in, who is helpful for anything that you don't know, like from my identity to getting my I.D. to getting the surgeries to actually having somewhere to live."
— SF Community Health Center Trans Services page (patient testimonial)"Amazingly helpful and knowledgeable staff who really cares about the community + amazing service + convenient location + shockingly clean in the patient rooms."
— Yelp review snippetSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Tenderloin Wellness Clinic - San Francisco Community Health Center — May 28, 2026
- San Francisco Community Health Center Announces New Clinic at TransThrive, Bringing Low-Barrier, Trans-Led Health Care to San Francisco — San Francisco Community Health Center — Apr 7, 2026
- San Francisco Community Health Center Announces New Clinic at ... — Apr 7, 2026
- New sexual health clinic for trans people opens in SF's Tenderloin — Apr 20, 2026
- Project TRANSition - San Francisco Community Health Center — Apr 10, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026.
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