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Food assistance and shelter locations in South San Francisco, California

Browse verified food banks, food pantries, soup kitchens, meal programs, and shelter resources with addresses, services, maps, and contact details.

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South San Francisco locations

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Food pantry

All Souls Catholic Church Grocery Distribution

Monthly public farmers-market-style groceries

315 Walnut Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080

South San Francisco · California

All Souls Catholic Church hosts a public monthly walk-up grocery distribution in its parking lot. Register on site; no income or documentation requirement is listed. Groceries are client choice. Bring a cart…

Fourth Saturday 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
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Embassy Christian Center Grocery Distribution

Monthly client-choice groceries in the church parking lot

925 Linden Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080

South San Francisco · California

Embassy Christian Center hosts a monthly walk-up, client-choice grocery distribution for households below 275% of the income guideline. Register on site; no documents are required. Bring bags and a cart or w…

Second Saturday 8:30–10:30 AM
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Grace Covenant Church Drive-Through Grocery Distribution

Monthly drive-through groceries open to the public

740 Del Monte Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080

South San Francisco · California

Grace Covenant Church hosts a monthly drive-through grocery distribution for households below 275% of the income guideline. Register on site, remain in the vehicle, and follow volunteer directions from the A…

First Saturday 8:00–9:30 AM
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Health Plan of San Mateo Public Grocery Distribution

Monthly client-choice groceries at the Gateway campus

685 Gateway Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA 94080

South San Francisco · California

Second Harvest provides a public monthly walk-up grocery distribution at the Health Plan of San Mateo campus. Register on site; no income or document requirement is listed. Bring bags and a cart or wagon. Th…

First Saturday 8:00–10:00 AM
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Latin American Seventh-day Adventist Grocery Distribution

Monthly walk-up client-choice groceries

540 Miller Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080

South San Francisco · California

Second Harvest provides monthly groceries behind Latin American Seventh-day Adventist Church. Register on site; no income or documentation requirement is listed. The walk-up distribution combines client choi…

Third Thursday 3:00–5:00 PM
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Primera Iglesia Bautista de South San Francisco Food Pantry

Weekly outdoor client-choice pantry for San Mateo County

299 Country Club Drive, South San Francisco, CA 94080

South San Francisco · California

Primera Iglesia Bautista provides weekly outdoor pantry service for San Mateo County residents. Groceries are mainly nonperishable, with milk, eggs and Wednesday produce when available. The program is open t…

Wednesday 6:00–7:00 PM
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General / mixed shelter

Safe Harbor Shelter

General / Mixed Shelter — congregate emergency and short-term shelter

295 North Access Road, South San Francisco, CA 94080

South San Francisco · California

congregate emergency and short-term shelter. Serves Adults experiencing homelessness in San Mateo County. Gender/access: All genders. Age: Adults. Household eligibility: Individuals. Intake: Contact Samarita…

650-347-3648 Client services Monday-Friday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, closed noon-1:00 PM; appointment requested; 24/7 shelter operation; resident schedule provided at intake
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South San Francisco Adult School Public Grocery Distribution

Monthly public groceries in the Baden Adult School parking lot

825 Southwood Drive, South San Francisco, CA 94080

South San Francisco · California

Second Harvest provides a public monthly walk-up grocery distribution by the solar panels in the Baden Adult School parking lot. It is open to all rather than restricted to students. Register on site; no inc…

Third Tuesday 2:00–3:00 PM
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Soup kitchen

St. Vincent de Paul Homeless Help Center Meal Program

Weekday dine-in and grab-and-go meals open to the public

344 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080

South San Francisco · California

St. Vincent de Paul Homeless Help Center provides weekday ready-to-eat meals open to all, with no income or documentation requirement. Meals are usually distributed in the Fourth Lane alley behind the buildi…

Monday–Friday 10:00–11:00 AM
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Unity Lutheran Church Food Pantry

Monthly full client-choice groceries open to the public

609 Southwood Drive, South San Francisco, CA 94080

South San Francisco · California

Unity Lutheran Church provides a monthly walk-up, full client-choice grocery distribution open to all. No income or document requirement is listed. Clients choose from milk, meat, dry goods and available fre…

First Saturday 11:00 AM–12:30 PM
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YMCA Community Resource Center Emergency Food Pantry

Emergency prepacked food and safety-net services

1486 Huntington Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080

South San Francisco · California

The YMCA Community Resource Center provides emergency prepacked nonperishable food rather than a full grocery menu, plus safety-net services. It serves ZIP codes 94005, 94066 and 94080 for households below 2…

650-276-4101 ext. 4 Monday 8:00 AM–12:00 PM; Tuesday and Thursday 12:00–4:00 PM
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Soup kitchen

YMCA South San Francisco Library Grab-and-Go Meal Program

Monthly prepared meals for reheating at home

840 West Orange Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080

South San Francisco · California

The YMCA distributes prepared grab-and-go meals from the parking lot of the former library on the fourth Thursday. Meals are provided unheated and must be reheated at home. The campaign is active and open, w…

Fourth Thursday 9:00–10:30 AM
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YMCA West Orange Avenue Grocery Distribution

First-Wednesday and third-Friday public grocery distributions

1 West Orange Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080

South San Francisco · California

The YMCA hosts two monthly walk-up, farmers-market-style grocery distributions at West Orange Avenue and Memorial Drive. Households below 275% of the income guideline may register on site; no documents are r…

First Wednesday 12:30–1:30 PM; third Friday 1:30–2:30 PM
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Food pantry

YMCA- Orange

Food Pantry in South San Francisco

201 W. Orange, South San Francisco, CA 94080

South San Francisco · California

Current food-pantry site in the FoodFinder.us current nonprofit food-assistance locator. Published services: Food Distribution. Call ahead to confirm hours and access requirements before travel.

800-223-8383 Wednesday — 4th Wednesday 10:30am-11:30am Call ahead to verify before travel.
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