Food Resources

Fair Oaks Community Center

Residents in need of immediate food assistance are encouraged to contact the Fair Oaks Community Center (FOCC, 2600 Middlefield Rd, 650-780-7500). The Center provides up-to-date information on local food programs, distributes emergency groceries, and connects individuals and families with additional resources.

Second Harvest Food Bank 

Includes produce mobile/food pantries once and twice a month; monthly Family Harvest, weekly Brown Bag and Partners in Need (PIN) and Kids NOW weekend nutrition assistance on Fridays. CalFresh (Food Stamps) provides low-income individuals or families the ability to purchase groceries – mixed immigration status families may qualify – and application assistance is provided. https://www.shfb.org/

• Taft Elementary School - (903 Tenth Ave.) Second Wednesday, 2:30–3:30 p.m.
• Hoover Elementary School - (701 Charter St.) First Thursday, 3:00–4:30 p.m.
• John F. Kennedy Middle School - (2521 Goodwin Ave.) Third Thursday, 3:00–4:00 p.m.

Bagged Groceries and Emergency Food

• St. Francis Center - (151 Buckingham Ave.) Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
• Verbo Ministries - (2798 Bay Rd.) Wednesday, 12:00–1:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 8:30–9:00 p.m.; Friday, 6:00–7:30 p.m.
• Catholic Worker House – Fresh Produce - (545 Cassia St.) Friday, 10:30–11:45 a.m. https://rwdcw.wordpress.com/surplus-goods-programs/food-program/

Ready-to-Eat Meals

• Catholic Worker House – Free Breakfast (545 Cassia St.) Wednesday/Thursday, 6:45–8:30 a.m.
• Street Life Ministries – Dinner (1300 Middlefield Rd.) Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
• Sandwiches on Sundays - (FOCC, 2600 Middlefield Rd.) Sunday, 11:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
• Veterans Memorial Senior Center - Redwood City’s Senior Lunch Program offers low-cost, nutritious meals Monday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. for older adults at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center (1455 Madison Ave).
• Peninsula Family Service Adult Center at FOCC - Offers low-cost or free lunches to seniors from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Monday through Friday (suggested donation is $3.50).
• Salvation Army - (660 Veterans Blvd) Free grab and go meal every Wednesday, 9:15 to 11:00 a.m & 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. at the Redwood City Salvation Army, https://redwoodcity.salvationarmy.org/

Housing/Shelter Resources

• HIP Housing - (Shared housing service for home seekers and home providers)
• http://hiphousing.org/programs/home-sharing-program/
• Weekly Legal Housing Clinic - (Provided by Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County)
• http://www.legalaidsmc.org/
• Service League of San Mateo County - (Hope House Residential Program providing support and recovery residential program for women) http://serviceleague.org/

Other Resources

• Local Food Resource Flyers (English, Spanish, and Chinese): bit.ly/rwcfoodresources
• Peninsula Volunteers - (Meals on Wheels delivering low-cost meals to older adults and persons with disabilities unable to prepare their own meals or leave their homes) http://www.penvol.org/
• Project WeHOPE - (Dignity on Wheels Mobile Shower and Laundry Program) https://www.projectwehope.org/
• St. Anthony’s Padua Dining Room - (Daily hot meals Mondays-Saturdays 11 a.m.-1 p.m.) http://paduadiningroom.com/?page_id=30
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program - (Nutrition education and supplemental foods to low-income women and their children up to five years of age. http://www.smchealth.org/wic