Project Open Hand — Community Nutrition and Wellness Programs
Project Open Hand serves community meals to San Francisco residents age 60 and older and adults with disabilities; its Wellness and CalAIM programs have separate medical and insurance criteria. It offers congregate dining, pickup options, and home delivery for eligible clients.
About Project Open Hand — Community Nutrition and Wellness Programs
Project Open Hand is a San Francisco community nonprofit that prepares meals and groceries for older adults and people living with illness or disabilities. Its offer includes three distinct routes: community nutrition at meal sites, wellness programs with food tailored to certain medical needs, and CalAIM-funded Community Supports. Each route has its own application and eligibility criteria.
The most direct option for an older adult is the Community Nutrition Program. The organization invites San Francisco residents age 60 and older to breakfast or lunch at community sites. Adults ages 18 to 59 with disabilities may also participate. The intake page describes this as a community meal; anyone who needs food brought home should ask about delivery or take-home eligibility and availability, because those options are not promised to every participant.
The Wellness Program provides meals and groceries for people with listed diagnoses, including congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes with specified clinical values, end-stage renal disease, HIV, or recovery from major surgery. A licensed medical provider must complete and sign the application; Client Services reviews the case and contacts the applicant if eligible. This is not a general age-based food benefit or automatic insurance coverage.
Project Open Hand also participates in CalAIM Community Supports for members of certain Medi-Cal plans in San Francisco, Alameda, and Contra Costa counties who meet plan-specific chronic-condition rules. The organization says the health plan can guide a referral. Review the intake form and call Client Services at (415) 447-2326, Monday through Friday; the main number is (415) 447-2300.
The San Francisco site is at 730 Polk Street, with pickup hours listed on the location page. The organization says Muni buses on Van Ness stop one block away and Civic Center is about a ten-minute walk; nearby lots often fill early, and adjacent street meters have time limits. Check current hours before traveling and confirm whether the assigned service is a congregate meal, pickup, or home delivery.
Locations and contact points
- Sede y centro de distribución de San Francisco: 730 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 · Phone (415) 447-2300 · Directions
- Servicios al cliente (admisión): 730 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 · Phone (415) 447-2326 · Directions
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