| 2-1-1 Bay Area general information
2-1-1 Bay Area
Phone: 211
Link: Website
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2-1-1 Bay Area is the comprehensive information and referral service for San Francisco, San Mateo, Napa, Marin, Santa Clara, and Solano counties. It connects over 37,000 Bay Area callers and texters each year with information about health and human services available to them. |
| Aging and Adult Services
San Mateo County Health
225 37th Ave.
San Mateo, CA94403
Phone: 800-675-8437
Link: Website
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Services for older and dependent adults, including abuse prevention, public guardian and authority, in-home care, nutritious meals and more. |
| Bread Basket
Samaritan House
4031 Pacific Blvd.
San Mateo, CA94403
Phone: 650-341-4081 x 3001
Link: Website
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Bread Basket program provides bread to the needy. Persons may secure bread for themselves or their family. Bread is available to anyone who is in need; individuals and families. |
| Brown Bag Program
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
2600 Middlefield Road
Redwood City, CA94063
Phone: 800-984-3663
Link: Website
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The Brown Bag site will be open to anybody in need of food. No income or age restrictions. If you need food, please come and pick up food. Each family will receive a box of core staple items, box of produce, box of perishables (cold items), and a bag of frozen items. |
| CalFresh
California Department of Social Services
Phone: 877-847-3663
Email: Email
Link: Website
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The CalFresh Program, formerly known as Food Stamps and federally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), can add to your food budget to put healthy and nutritious food on the table. The program issues monthly electronic benefits that can be used to buy most foods at many markets and food stores. |
| Core Service Agency
San Mateo County Human Services Agency
Varies
Link: Website
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Core Service Agencies provide safety net services to San Mateo County residents in need of food, emergency housing assistance, emergency utility assistance, shelter and other basic needs. Call the Core Service Agency that serves your area to find out more about the services they offer and how to access services. |
| Emergency Food Assistance and Individual Food Bags
Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP)
4111 Pulgas Ave.
East Palo Alto, CA94303
Phone: 650-323-7781
Email: Email
Link: Website
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EHP Emergency Food Assistance provides boxes of food to meet basic nutritional needs of families, as well as to individuals experiencing temporary emergency needs or special circumstances, such as long-term illness or homlessness. The food boxes are nutritionally balanced, containing protein, vegetables, grains, cereals, and canned goods. They are prepared with an understanding of the cultural and ethnic preferences of each family. You must call in for an appointment. |
| Family Harvest Program
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
2600 Middlefield Road
Redwood City, CA94063
Phone: 800-984-3663
Link: Website
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Each family will receive a box of core staple items, box of produce, box of perishables (cold items), and a bag of frozen items. |
| Food and emergency shelter
Catholic Worker Hospitality House
555 San Bruno Ave. West
San Bruno, CA94066
Phone: 650-827-0706
Link: Website
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Services include: emergency homeless shelter, hot meals, shower, food to-go, shelter availability resources |
| Food Pantry
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
3600 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, CA94025
Phone: 800-984-3663
Email: Email
Link: Website
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Second Harvest of Silicon Valley provides free groceries at various locations in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. |
| Hot Meal Program
Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen
1080 N 7th St.
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 408-998-5774
Link: Website
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Loaves & Fishes provides hot meals to serve hungry and homeless families, children, veterans, seniors and the disabled throughout Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. |
| JFCS Food Pantry
Jewish Family & Childrens Services
200 Channing Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: 650-688-3030
Link: Website
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JFCS Food Pantry offer nutritious, high-protein food to seniors on fixed incomes, adults with disabilities, young families with low incomes and others individuals and families facing temporary crises. |
| Opportunity Services Center
LifeMoves
33 Encina Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: 650-853-8672
Link: Website
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LifeMoves provides holistic support for families in crisis through family shelters, childcare, education programs and therapeutic services. Individuals can access emergency interim shelter, food, clothing, and intensive case management to rapidly return to stable housing and address the underlying factors contributing to homelessness. LifeMoves offers specialized programs and services to address the specific needs of the Veteran community and community outreach programs include a wide range of field outreach, engagement, and prevention programs to best serve those in need. |
| Produce Mobile Program
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
100 Terminal Ave.
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 800-984-3663
Link: Website
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Each family will receive a box of core staple items, box of produce, box of perishables (cold items), and a bag of frozen items. |
| PVI Meals on Wheels
Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. (PVI)
800 Middle Ave.
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 650-323-2020
Link: Website
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Peninsula Volunteers delivers over 3,000 hot, nutritious meals to primarily homebound seniors and adults with disabilities in San Mateo County who are unable to cook and shop for themselves |
| The Salvation Army Service Center
The Salvation Army of Redwood City
660 Veterans Blvd.
Redwood City, CA 94063
Phone: 650-368-4644
Link: Website
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Services provided: food, disaster relief, disability assistance, outreach to aging community, clothing, shelter, children's programs, financial assistance |