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Food & Nutrition: Resource Guide - Assistance for the Homebound


Cornucopia Resource Guide to Nutrition Programs and Services 2005-2006: Resources for the Homebound 


(See also Grocery Assistance for County-Wide SASH program)

Meals on Wheels of San Mateo County

Home delivered meals. Applicants must be age 18 or older, be unable to prepare their own meals or go out to eat, and have little or no assistance to obtain adequate meals. For more information and contribution requirements call:

Catholic Charities MOW, Belmont to Daly City: (650) 295-2173
Pacifica: (650) 738-7350
Peninsula Volunteers MOW, San Carlos to East Palo Alto: (650) 323-2022
Coastside MOW, Half Moon Bay (650) 726-9056
Self Help for the the Elderly-MOW San Mateo (650) 342-0822
Self Help for the Elderly-MOW Daly City (650) 757-0881

Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) and Hospice

(650) 557-9777 or (650) 685-2800
700 South Claremont, Suite 200, San Mateo, CA 94402
In-home nursing and support. Doctor referral needed.