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Food assistance and shelter locations in Palo Alto, California

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Food pantry

Downtown Food Closet of Palo Alto

Weekday client-choice and prepacked grocery pantry

425 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301

Palo Alto · California

Downtown Food Closet of Palo Alto provides weekday walk-up groceries with client choice and some prepacked items. No income restriction is listed. Bring identification, a face mask, and a cart or wagon. Prox…

Monday–Friday 10:00 AM–2:30 PM
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Soup kitchen

La Comida de California Senior Lunch Program

Weekday dine-in lunch for older adults

455 East Charleston Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Palo Alto · California

La Comida de California provides weekday dine-in lunches for adults age 60 or older and adults age 55 or older with a disability who meet the official income guideline. No preregistration is required; first-…

Monday–Friday 11:15 AM–12:15 PM
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Food pantry

Palo Alto Community Child Care Public Grocery Distribution

Second-and-fourth-Tuesday public client-choice groceries

3990 Ventura Court, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Palo Alto · California

Palo Alto Community Child Care hosts a twice-monthly public walk-up grocery distribution in the multipurpose room near the front office. Parking in the lot is limited; drivers should use adjacent street park…

Second and fourth Tuesday 10:30 AM–12:30 PM
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Food pantry

South Palo Alto Food Closet

Food Pantry in Palo Alto

670 E. Meadow Drive, Room 9, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Palo Alto · California

Current food-pantry site in the FoodFinder.us current nonprofit food-assistance locator. Published services: Food Pantry. Access requirements: Please pre-register to receive an appointment by emailing southp…

650-814-5478 Monday: 13:00-16:00; Tuesday: 13:00-16:00; Wednesday: 13:00-16:00 Call ahead to verify before travel.
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