Please help us fight hunger among elderly San Franciscans

Groceries for Seniors is a community-based non-profit organization founded in 1999. As a pantry partner of the San Francisco Marin Food Bank and Department of Disability and Aging Services, we deliver to seniors who live in areas not served by existing pantries. Our team provides healthy groceries directly to those seniors in need.

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Please help us fight hunger among elderly San Franciscans

Groceries for Seniors is a community-based non-profit organization founded in 1999. As a pantry partner of the San Francisco Marin Food Bank and Department of Disability and Aging Services, we deliver to seniors who live in areas not served by existing pantries. Our team provides healthy groceries directly to those seniors in need.

Our mission is simple:

We assist low-income seniors in San Francisco with free food, allowing them to use what little money they have to stay healthy and remain an integral part of our community.

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Hunger Facts

The cost of living in San Francisco is much higher than in the rest of the nation. The U.S. poverty level doesn't consider the regional cost of living differences.

» Find out more about hunger in our community
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Get Involved

We rely on volunteers to help assemble the grocery bags we deliver to hungry seniors. Our volunteers assist us Monday through Thursday, 8:30 to 11:00 am, in the basement auditorium of Old Saint Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco.

» Find out how to get involved
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Make a Donation

Groceries for Seniors is a lean machine. We maximize every dollar to provide groceries to frail seniors in need. As the population of San Francisco rapidly ages, the demand for our services continues to grow. Please consider making an online donation today.

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How Bay Area Food Banks are Dealing with Inflation

Christie Smith reports for NBC Bay Area. Groceries for Seniors featured at 1:13

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Students Deliver Food Justice in the City

“If you’re ever feeling hopeless or disconnected or awash in high-minded conversations, holding these vegetables and giving them to someone who needs them, it’s the best.”

—Claire Mattingly, USF Student, Martin-Baró Scholar

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Students from USF's Martin-Baró Scholars (MBS) living-learning community load bags of groceries bound for clients of Groceries for Seniors in July. The student volunteers targeted food justice—the concept of equity throughout the food system—because of the prevalence of food insecurity locally and beyond, according to David Holler, USF professor of rhetoric and language and MBS Director. Read the entire article on the USF website »

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Vega Zhao

Resident Services Coordinator International Hotel/San Francisco CA

“Groceries for Seniors supplies food to the senior tenants at International Hotel every week. For some tenants, this food is their supply for the whole week. I deeply appreciate the persistent efforts Groceries for Seniors makes to help people in our neighborhood.”

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Connie Kwan

Senior Resident Services Coordinator 227 Bay Street/San Francisco CA

“Groceries for Seniors plays a crucial role for food supplies, ensuring our residents have enough food to feel safe."

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