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Food Resources
From home-delivered meals to shopping with pickup or delivery, here are resources and information to help you meet your nutrition needs. Meals with delivery or for pick-up in the SF Bay Area. Most services require an application and charge a small fee unless otherwise indicated.
East Bay
Alameda County Community Food Bank
Emergency Food Helpline: 1-510-635-3663.
J-Sei - Berkeley: 1-510-654-4000. Home-delivered Japanese meals for people 60+ y/o who have difficulty leaving home. Deliveries within Berkeley. J-Sei is a multi-generational and multi-cultural organization with its roots in Nikkei values and culture. Serving older adults, senior assisted living, and families and younger generations.
Meals on Wheels – Alameda County: 1-510-777-9560. Home-delivered meals within Alameda County for homebound seniors 60+ y/o.
Project Open Hand – East Bay: 1-510-622-0221. Home-delivered meals within Oakland for eligible applicants with a variety of critical illnesses.
South Bay
Meals on Wheels – San Mateo County (Peninsula Volunteers, Inc.): 1-650-323-2022. Home-delivered meals for people 60+ y/o.
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley (Food Bank)
Request a call by filling out a form on our website. Text “GETFOOD” to 1-408-455-5181, or phone 1-800-984-3663 Mon-Fri 8am-5pm. Staff Speaks English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Mandarin and Tagalog. Three-way interpretation available for other languages. Afterhours – Call 211, which is available 24/7 in multiple languages.
San Francisco
Glide Daily Free Meals Program
No eligibility requirements.
Phone: 1-415-674-6037.
330 Ellis Street at Taylor 94102.
Special breakfast service reserved for seniors, families and adults with disabilities each morning from 7:30 – 8:00 am. M-Sun 8:00 - 9:00 am American breakfast & Vegetarian available (Call for details). 12pm-1:00pm American Lunch, 4:00pm-5:00pm American Dinner
Kimochi: 1-415-931-2287. Home-delivered meals within SF for homebound seniors 60+ y/o. The Home Delivered Meals program also has the additional benefit of a weekday check-in and socialization with our delivery staff or volunteers.
Meals on Wheels – San Francisco: 1-415-355-6700 (SF Department of Aging and Adult Services). Home-delivered meals within SF for homebound seniors 60+ y/o.
Project Open Hand - San Francisco: 1-415-447-2326. Home-delivered meals within SF for eligible applicants with a variety of critical illnesses.
San Francisco-Marin Food Bank: 1-415-282-1900. Find food assistance in SF and Marin and help enrolling in CalFresh (food stamps). Home-delivered food boxes (in SF only) for seniors age 60+ y/o or adults with disabilities
San Francisco Aging and Disability Resource Centers
These centers are located throughout San Francisco for free information and assistance on food access (and other issues) affecting seniors and people with disabilities. Many are currently providing meals to-go for a low cost.
San Francisco Village’s Paid Meal Delivery Services page.
Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center
415-206-2140
Brown Bag Program- every Thursday, for ages 60+, free
Cal Fresh (Food Stamps)
885-355-5757
CalFresh Office, 1235 Mission Street, 415-558-4700
Check eligibility & apply online at www.mybenefitscalwin.org
Available to all SSI recipient’s w/o reducing SSI/SSP payments
Must apply for Cal Fresh EBT Card https://www.sfhsa.org/services/health-food/calfresh/applying-calfresh
Emergency food assistance available at 1235 Mission St Service Center (available only 1x/ per 12-month period)
CHAMPSS Program
“Choosing Healthy Appetizing Meal Plan Solutions for Seniors”
Dietician approved menu for 60 yrs +, including spouse regardless of age
Application forms need to be submitted in person to any Self-Help for the Elderly Senior Center: https://www.sfchampss.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/SHE-Congregate_Consumer-Application-Form-Eng-Chn-rev-08-15-18.pdf
Community Dining Program
Daily group lunches for 60 years +, small donation suggested but not required
Ethnic cuisines: American-Southern, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Kosher, Latino, Russian, Samoan-Hawaiian, and Western foods
Several SF locations: https://www.sfhsa.org/services/health-food/congregate-meals-program
Food pantries
Conduct an internet search “Food Pantry” and your city or Zip Code
Go to www.foodpantries.org and enter your city in the search, or scroll to bottom of page and click on the name of your city
Food pantries in SF:
https://www.foodpantries.org/ci/ca-san_francisco
www.freeprintshop.org/download/pantry_english.pdf
http://211bayarea.org/san-francisco/
Dial 211 if you are in immediate need of food assistance, you will receive a 3-day supply of food.
Available once in a 12-month period.
San Francisco-Marin Food Bank www.sfmfoodbank.org/get-food, or go to https://foodlocator.sfsmfoodbank.org/, 415-282-1900
Food pantries in Oakland: https://www.foodpantries.org/ci/ca-oakland
Free Meals
www.freeprintshop.org/downloads/eats_english.pdf
www.freeprintshop.org/downloads/eats_spanish.pdf
Curry Senior Center
415-885-2274
415-292-1086
333 Turk Street (at Hyde)
For those age 60 and over with ID, breakfast and lunch every day, suggested $2 donation, sign-up 8 am for lunch.
Glide Memorial Church
330 Ellis (at Taylor)
415-674-6043
http://glide.org/page.aspx?pid=395
Breakfast 8-9 am, age 60+ have priority at 7:30 am, lunch every day 12-1:30, bag meal given out after lunch on weekends, dinner 4-5:30 pm M-F
Home Delivered Meal Program
Open to all who are home-bound, call for eligibility, participant must be referred
To refer client, call 415-355-6700, or online via https://ir2.sfgetcare.com/paceseam/login.seam?cid=1087 (providers & discharge planners only)
Home Delivered Groceries
Call for eligibility 415-355-6700 or visit
https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/ for nearest food bank
Kimochi
Call 415-931-2287 Home-delivered meals within SF for homebound seniors 60+ y/o. The Home Delivered Meals program also has the additional benefit of a weekday check-in and socialization with our delivery staff or volunteers.
Meals on Wheels
415-920-1111
Referral and intake line: 415-355-6700
http://www.mowsf.org/programs-services/new-client-faqs/
http://www.mowsf.org/programs-services/home-delivered-meals/
60 years of age or older, living in San Francisco, homebound. Provides 2 meals 7 days a week.
Project Open Hand
415-447-2326
800-551-6325
http://www.openhand.org/get-meals/seniors-adults-disability
Must complete online application
Community Nutrition program: Free lunches for 60+, only available for pick-up
Community Grocery Store: 730 Polk Street San Francisco
Wellness program: Free medically tailored meals for home delivery, dietician available for counseling: 800-551-6325
Salvation Army - Meals That Heal
415-440-4325
http://www.sanfrancisco.salvationarmy.org/sanfrancisco/meals_sf
South of Market and Tenderloin delivery area
Provides home-delivered meals to homebound individuals M-F and a bag of groceries on weekends for those who need it. Suggested donation per meal.
Senior Lunch Programs (San Francisco Office of Aging – Congregate Meal Sites)
415-355-6700
Bayview Hunters Point Senior Center, 1250 La Salle Avenue, 415-826-4774, http://www.bhpmss.org/
Centro Latino de San Francisco, 1656 15th Street, 415-861-8758, http://centrolatinosf.org/
Episcopal Community Service, 165 8th Street, 415-487-3790, http://www.ecs-sf.org
Glide Foundation/United Methodist Church, 330 Ellis Street, 415-674-6000, www.glide.org
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California Street, 415-292-1260, www.jccsf.org
Kimochi Senior Center, 1840 Sutter Street, 415-931-2287, www.kimochi-inc.org
30th Street Senior Center, 225 30th Street, 415-500-2210, www.onlok.org/30thstreetseniorcenter
Project Open Hand, 730 Polk Street, 415-447-2300, www.openhand.org
Russian American Community Services, 300 Anza Street, 415-387-5336, www.racssf.org
Self-help for the Elderly, 407 Sansome Street, Suite 300, 415-677-7600 www.selfhelpelderly.org
Samoan Community Development Center, 2055 Sunnydale Avenue, 415-841-1086
Western Addition Senior Center, 1390 ½ Turk Street, 415-921-7805
Senior Supplemental Food Program
http://www.sfmfoodbank.org/sites/default/files/documents/Programs/SFP/sfpinfo_flyer.pdf
Provides a monthly box of USDA food to low-income seniors. SF-Marin Food Bank operates distribution sites.
Shopping. Grocery story delivery options vary by location. See Websites or contact local stores for details, and ask delivery services about “touchless” delivery options for food to be delivered without direct contact at the door.
- Safety Guidelines for Grocery Shopping from San Francisco Village
- Albertsons
- Amazon
- Costco
- Instacart
- Lucky Supermarkets
- Safeway
- Target
- Whole Foods Market
Ordering and Delivery Services (Independent). Products and services may be ordered online for delivery. See websites for details and ask delivery services about “touchless” delivery options for food to be delivered without direct contact at the door. unless otherwise indicated
Sign up with SF Mutual Aid if you need help shopping or having goods delivered. Although delivery is FREE, you will need to pay for the products that you purchase.
Caviar: order food from restaurants for delivery or pickup.
DoorDash: order food from restaurants for delivery or pickup.
Grubhub: order food from restaurants for delivery or pickup.
Postmates: order food (or other products) for delivery in San Francisco or the East Bay.
Uber Eats: order food from restaurants for delivery or pickup.
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