TEMENOS CATHOLIC WORKER is a not-for-profit ministry supported by the Workers themselves, local churches, and concerned individuals. All donations go to serve those in need. "Overhead" costs (printing, mailing, etc.) are kept to an absolute minimum and, whenever possible, underwritten by specific designated gifts.

Workers provide for their own basic needs and give the remainder of their income to the Worker ministry for those we serve.

Father River Sims is an ordained priest in the American Catholic Apostolic Tradition and a monk in the Order of Christian Workers who lives and works in the Polk neighborhood of San Francisco. He is a former sex worker who holds a Masters of Divinity, an MA in Community Health Education, and a certificate in substance abuse counseling. He and his work have been profiled in the San Francisco Examiner, the Bay Guardian, San Francisco Frontlines, and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

On-going needs of our ministry include:

Financial support
Blankets
Clothing--socks, underwear, jeans
Toiletries
Food
Condoms