Safe Work Coalition
Uplifting Voices, Ensuring Care, Restoring Humanity.
Advocating for the decriminalization of sex work and ensuring access to healthcare, legal aid, housing, and harm reduction—uplifting sex workers through dignity, safety, and justice.
Healthcare Access
We are expanding inclusive care for safer working conditions for sex workers. Building a network of trained professionals to provide mental healthcare, preventive care, harm reduction and general health.
Legal Aid
Our Legal Aid section provides access to confidential, non-judgmental legal assistance for sex workers facing issues such as workplace rights, discrimination, criminal charges, or immigration concerns. We connect individuals with experienced legal professionals who understand the unique challenges of the industry and advocate for justice, protection, and empowerment.
Safe Use & Harm Reduction Resources
We believe every sex worker deserves to work with dignity, safety, and respect. Our harm reduction approach provides practical, non-judgmental support to reduce risks associated with sex work.
Housing Assistance
Our Housing Assistance program connects individuals with safe, inclusive, and affordable housing options, as well as emergency shelter resources. We work with trusted partners to ensure access to services without stigma or discrimination, helping sex workers find stability and security in their living situations.
Our Story: Color in the Shadows
In the heart of San Francisco, a city known for its progressive spirit but also its deep inequities, sex workers began to find their voices in a new way—through the advocacy and activism of Candace “CeeCee” Collins, an artist turned community organizer whose work goes beyond the canvas.CeeCee didn’t set out to be a community organizer. She started as a painter, driven by a deep need to honor the lives of sex workers, whose stories had too often been erased or ignored. Her impressionist porntraits, painted in warm, defiant colors, began as a personal tribute to friends, lovers, and clients she had met in her own past life in the trade. But as she connected with others in her community, CeeCee realized that her art had the power to do more than reflect—it could spark change.When CeeCee saw how the systemic challenges facing sex workers in San Francisco were compounded by a lack of accessible healthcare, legal resources, and housing, she couldn’t stand by. She began gathering people who shared her passion for justice and built The Safe Work Coalition, a grassroots network dedicated to advocating for the rights, safety, and dignity of sex workers.From community meetings and mutual aid events to collaborations with local healthcare providers, lawyers, and housing advocates, CeeCee focuses on building systems that support and empower those in the sex trade. The Coalition’s mission is clear: decriminalization, harm reduction, and creating a society where sex workers are treated with respect and autonomy.
How Your Donation Will Make a Difference at Safe Work Coalition
Your support empowers Safe Work Coalition to advance the rights, safety, and dignity of sex workers through programs grounded in justice, care, and decriminalization. Donations will directly help us:1. Advocate for Decriminalization & Policy ReformWe believe sex work is work. Your gift bolsters our advocacy efforts, helping us lobby lawmakers, support grassroots campaigns, and build alliances that push for decriminalization, so that sex workers no longer face criminal penalties simply for doing their work.2. Expand Access to Healthcare & Harm ReductionWe use funds to connect sex workers with inclusive, nonjudgmental medical care — including mental health services, preventive care, and harm reduction tools. Your donation helps cover training for providers and the supplies needed to reduce health risks.3. Offer Confidential Legal AidMany sex workers face legal challenges — workplace abuses, discrimination, immigration issues, or criminal charges. Your donation enables us to partner with experienced legal professionals to provide confidential, nonjudgmental legal support and representation.4. Provide Housing & StabilityStable housing is foundational to safety. We use donor funds to connect sex workers with safe, nonstigmatizing housing resources and emergency shelter, helping individuals regain stability.5. Uplift Voices & Build Community PowerYour gift supports our organizing, peer-led safety trainings, storytelling initiatives, and public education campaigns that center the lived experiences of sex workers. Through collective power, we shift public narratives and demand respect.
When you donate, you’re not just giving money — you’re investing in freedom, equity, and human dignity for a community often pushed to the margins. Together, we can build a future where sex workers are safe, heard, and free from criminalization.