Food and Shelter Resources

BayLegal maintains a list of sources for emergency food and shelter aid for clients and community members experiencing immediate need.

Resources to help meet emergency needs

The resources below are available to help Bay Area residents facing short-term, emergency food and shelter needs during natural disasters, interruptions to public benefits programs, or personal safety emergencies.

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Outreach resources for emergency food assistance in San Francisco

This page houses resources to facilitate outreach and information-sharing for emergency food assistance. (Translations into several languages are available).

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Additional information for aid partners on emergency food assistance in San Francisco

Organizations assisting the City and County of San Francisco with emergency food aid can find a variety of resources here.

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Information on the CalFresh emergency grocery card for service providers (San Francisco)

Service providers in San Francisco can consult this PDF toolkit for information on how to help their clients access emergency food assistance.

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CalFresh emergency grocery card FAQ (San Francisco)

CalFresh recipients in San Francisco should read the FAQ on how to receive emergency assistance funded by city.

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San Francisco CalFresh Emergency Grocery Card

As announced last week, SFHSA is giving a one-time prepaid grocery card to San Francisco CalFresh households. This CalFresh Emergency Grocery Card program will help people buy healthy food and reduce financial…

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Second Harvest of Silicon Valley – Find Food

Use the Food Locator below to find free, nutritious food near you. Choose whether you want fresh groceries or ready-to-eat meals and pick days/times that fit your schedule.

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SF/Marin Food Bank – Find Free Food

Use the Food Locator tool to find food assistance in San Francisco and Marin. You can locate weekly free groceries, monthly food boxes for seniors, one-time emergency food, or help…

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CANV Food Pantry Finder

The Food Bank of CANV distributes food to eight food pantries throughout Napa County so that people and families can receive a bag of groceries and other emergency food assistance…

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Marin HHS Food Pantry Guide

Marin County Health & Human Services maintains a community resource guide to food pantries on their website.

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Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano

Free food is available near you! Use the map or the Food Distribution Sites Listed by City tab at the bottom of the page in this link to find a location…

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Find a Food Bank – Alameda County

The Find a Food Bank page can connect you to free groceries or hot meals in Alameda County as soon as possible.