HANDY RESOURCES
If you are feeling anxious, isolated or you are concerned about access to nutritious food, following are some helpful resources.
FRIENDSHIP LINE
1 800 971-0016
Friendship Line at the Institute on Aging is the nation’s only 24-hour toll-free hotline for older and disabled adults. Trained staff and volunteers make and receive calls to and from individuals who are either in crisis or just in need of a friend.
WELL CONNECTED
1 877 797-7299
The “Well Connected” Program (formerly “Senior Center Without Walls”) is an award-winning program that offers activities, education, support groups, and friendly conversation over the phone or online. Well Connected is a community made up of participants, staff, facilitators, presenters, and other volunteers who care about each other and who value being connected. All groups are accessible by phone from wherever you are at no cost to you.
SAN MATEO COUNTY HEALTH
San Mateo County Health is working closely with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to respond to novel coronavirus and its potential impacts on the Bay Area.
Questions about Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
Call the County call center at 2-1-1 between 7 AM and 7 PM, Monday through Friday. The call center is for non-medical questions about COVID-19. Translations for all languages are available on the phone. If you are sick, call your doctor directly.
SECOND HARVEST (FOOD BANK) of Silicon Valley
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
HOME DELIVERED MEALS
Home delivered meals may be available to frail, homebound seniors 60 years and older in San Mateo County. Daly City residents can contact the following agencies for more information.
Peninsula Volunteers Meals on Wheels
650 323-2022
Daly City Partnership/Healthy Aging Response Team
650 991-5558
