San Francisco City Government Courts - 10 Sup Handbook

San Francisco Resource
Supplement To Handbook
For Conservators
Published by the San Francisco Superior Court

John Dearman
Presiding Judge, Probate Court
Mary Joy Quinn

Director, Probate
Edited by
Lisa Nerenberg
Consultant
This resource directory was produced under a grant from the

California Administrative Offices of the Court.
MAY 2004
Introduction
By becoming a conservator, you are making an important contribution to preserving
the health and safety of San Francisco’s most vulnerable members. Regardless of
whether you have assumed this responsibility for a friend, a family member or as a
helping professional, we hope it will be a rewarding and enriching experience.
San Francisco has a wealth of health, legal and social services to assist seniors and
adults with disabilities. We hope that you will make use of these services to ensure the
highest quality of life possible for those you serve. We recognize that finding the right
service can be daunting, particularly since programs and services are added or modi-
fied frequently. This directory was created to help. While not exhaustive, it
provides an overview of San Francisco’s resources. Most of the services that are
included are provided by public and private, non-profit agencies. San Francisco also
has numerous for-profit services, which can be found in the telephone directory or on
the World Wide Web.
We recognize that information contained in this directory is likely to change or
become incomplete as new programs are started or contact information changes; such
is the challenge of creating directories. When questions arise, we encourage you to con-
tact the information and referral resources listed in the document.
The Probate Court would like to thank Eileen Goldman for her efforts in preparing
this Supplement.
Table of Contents
ABUSE AND NEGLECT

ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES (APS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
CALIFORNIA ADVOCATES FOR NURSING HOME REFORM (CANHR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
CONSORTIUM FOR ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION AT THE INSTITUTE ON AGING . . . . . . . . .1
LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO THE ELDERLY, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM OF FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
ADULT DAY SERVICES

BAYVIEW HUNTER'S POINT ADULT DAY HEALTH CENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
CONTINUUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
IRENE SWINDELL ALZHEIMER'S DAY CENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
KIMOCHI INC. ADULT SOCIAL DAY CARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
LAGUNA HONDA HOSPITAL ADULT DAY HEALTH CENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
L'CHAIM ADULT DAY HEALTH CENTER OF JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES 3
NORTH AND SOUTH OF MARKET ADULT DAY HEALTH, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
ON LOK SENIOR HEALTH SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
RUTH ANN ROSENBERG ADULT DAY HEALTH CENTER AT THE INSTITUTE ON AGING . . .3
SAINT MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER ADULT DAY HEALTH CENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
SAN FRANCISCO ADULT DAY SUPPORT OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
SELF-HELP FOR THE ELDERLY ADULT SERVICES CENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
ADVOCACY/COMMUNITY ACTION/PATIENTS’ RIGHTS

FOR THE ELDERLY
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Gray Panthers, San Francisco Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Long Term Ombudsman Program of Family Service Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Older Women's League (OWL). San Francisco Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Planning For Elders in the Central City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Senior Action Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Bay Area and Western Paralyzed Veterans of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Disability Rights Advocates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
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Mental Health Association of San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
NAMI (Formerly the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
San Francisco Mental Health Clients Rights Advocates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
CONSUMER ADVOCACY
Better Business Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Consumer Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Tenant’s Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
ADVOCACY AND COUNSELING RELATED TO INSURANCE AND BENEFITS
ABC Positive Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Bay Area and Western Paralyzed Veterans of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
General Assistance Advocacy Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP)
of Legal Assistance to the Elderly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Homeless Advocacy Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Lumetra (Formerly California Medical Review, Inc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Protection and Advocacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
CAREGIVER SERVICES
CAREGIVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT
Center for Caregiver Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Family Caregiver Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
RESPITE CARE
Kimochi Home ADHC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Laguna Honda Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
RCH Inc. (Formerly Recreation Center for the Handicapped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
SUPPORT GROUPS
Alzheimer's Association, Greater San Francisco Bay Area Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Family Caregiver Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
CASE MANAGEMENT
BERNAL HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ELDERS’ SUPPORT TEAM (NEST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
CENTRO LATINO DE SAN FRANCISCO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
CURRY SENIOR SERVICE CENTER (FORMERLY NORTH OF MARKET SENIOR SERVICES) . .9
ELDERCARE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
INSTITUTE ON AGING (FORMERLY GOLDMAN INSTITUTE ON AGING) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
ITALIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY (Formerly Italian Welfare Agency) . .10
JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
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JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES AIDS CHRONIC ILLNESS AND
DISABILITIES PROJECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL GERIATRIC CARE MANAGERS . . . . . . . . . . . .10
NETWORK FOR ELDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
SAINT ANTHONY FOUNDATION SOCIAL WORK CENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
SELF-HELP FOR THE ELDERLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
DEATH RELATED SERVICES

GRIEF/BEREAVEMENT
Catholic Charities Grief Care Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention and Grief Counseling at the Institute on Aging . . . . . . . .11
Jewish Family and Children's Services Seniors At Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
HOSPICE CARE
Coming Home Hospice Residence of Visiting Nurses and Hospice of San Francisco . . . . . . . . .11
Community Hospice Foundation of Hospice by the Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Jewish Family and Children’s Services Hospice and Palliative Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Laguna Honda Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Maitri AIDS Hospice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Pathways Home Health and Hospice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Visiting Nurse and Hospice of San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Zen Hospice Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
OTHER DEATH RELATED SERVICES
Death Certificates and Death Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Medical Examiner/Coroner’s Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
DENTAL CARE
California Dental Association Senior-Dent Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
San Francisco Dental Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
UCSF San Francisco General Hospital Family Dental Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
University of the Pacific. School of Dentistry. Dental Care Clinics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
GOLDEN GATE REGIONAL CENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
OTHER SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
The Arc of San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Bethel Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
California Employment Development Department State Disability Insurance (SDI) Program .14
Employment Plus of Fox Vocational Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Environmental Traveling Companions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
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Independent Living Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Operation Access: Increasing Recreation Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities . . . . . . . . .14
Opportunity Unlimited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Potrero Hill Neighborhood House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
RCH Inc. (Formerly Recreation Center for the Handicapped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
San Francisco Vocational Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Special Olympics San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Toolworks, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
United Cerebral Palsy of the Golden Gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
DISABILITY RELATED ASSISTANCE,

EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUCTION
HEARING IMPAIRMENTS
Hearing and Deafness Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Hearing Dog Program/SPCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Hearing Foundation of California/Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Hearing Society for the Bay Area, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
San Francisco Hearing and Speech Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
American Foundation for the Blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Blind San Franciscans, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
California Telephone Access Program (CTAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
National Association for Visually Handicapped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
National Senior Eye Care Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Rose Resnick Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
OTHER IMPAIRMENTS
Arthritis Foundation, Northern California Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
California Telephone Access Program (CTAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
RCH Inc. (Formerly Recreation Center for the Handicapped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
DISEASE/DISABILITY INFORMATION
ALS ASSOCIATION, BAY AREA CHAPTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION, GREATER SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA CHAPTER . . . . . . . . . .18
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, WESTERN STATES AFFILIATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN MATEO COUNTIES . . . .19
ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
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BETTER HEALTH FOUNDATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
CANCER INFORMATION SERVICE OF CALIFORNIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
FAMILY CAREGIVER ALLIANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
NAMI (Formerly The National Alliance For The Mentally Ill) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR VISUALLY HANDICAPPED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER . . . . . . . .20
UCSF COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
EMERGENCY MEDICAL BUTTON RESPONSE SYSTEMS

CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER COMMUNICALL® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
SAINT MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER COMMUNITY LIFELINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
EMERGENCY SERVICES
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES (APS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
CENTER FOR ELDERLY SUICIDE PREVENTION AND GRIEF COUNSELING AT
THE INSTITUTE ON AGING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
SAN FRANCISCO SUICIDE PREVENTION, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
SELF-HELP FOR THE ELDERLY EMERGENCY IN-HOME SUPPORT SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . .21
SENIORS' EMERGENCY GROCERY BAG PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES

MONEY MANAGEMENT
Canon Kip Senior Center of Episcopal Community Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Conard House, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Jewish Family and Children's Services Seniors At Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Public Administrator/Public Guardian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Saint Anthony Foundation. Senior Outreach and Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS
County Adult Assistance Programs (CAAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Social Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Veteran Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
TEMPORARY FINANCIAL AID AND HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE
Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center Senior Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Dancers' Group Studio Theater Parachute Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Italian-American Community Services Agency (Formerly Italian Welfare Agency) . . . . . . . . . . .24
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Lions Eye Foundation of California-Nevada, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Lutheran Care for the Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Saint Anthony Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Saint Vincent de Paul Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Salvation Army. Mission Corps and Community Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Special Circumstances Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
FOOD
MEAL PROGRAMS
Congregate Meal Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Home Delivered Meals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center Senior Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Centro Latino de San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Jewish Family and Children's Services AIDS Chronic Illness and Disabilities Project . . . . . . .25
Jewish Family and Children's Services Seniors At Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Kimochi, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Meals on Wheels of San Francisco, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Northern California Presbyterian Homes and Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
On Lok, Inc. 30th Street Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Russian American Community Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Salvation Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Self-Help for the Elderly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
West Bay Filipino Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Woolf House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD OR ASSISTANCE
Food Stamps Program of the Human Services Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Saint Anthony Foundation Supplemental Food Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
FRIENDLY VISITS (IN-HOME AND TELEPHONE)

Friendship Line at the Institute on Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Network For Elders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
New Leaf Outreach to Elders. (Formerly Gay and Lesbian Outreach to Elders) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Senior Companion Program of Family Service Agency of San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
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HEALTH AND MEDICAL
SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK
San Francisco General Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Laguna Honda Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Primary Health Centers
Breast and Cervical Cancer Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Castro-Mission Health Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Chinatown Public Health Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Curry Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Excelsior Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Lyon-Martin Women’s Health Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Maxine Hall Health Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Mission Neighborhood Health Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Native American Health Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Ocean-Park Health Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Potrero Hill Health Center (Caleb G. Clark) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Silver Avenue Family Health Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
South of Market Health Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Southeast Health Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Tom Waddell Health Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
HOSPITALS
California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Chinese Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Saint Francis Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Saint Luke's Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Saint Mary's Medical Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
UCSF Medical Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Veterans Affairs Medical Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
SPECIALTY CLINICS
Medical Specialties Practice at UCSF Stanford Health Care. Rheumatology Clinic . . . . . . . . . . .31
North East Medical Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
OMI Wellness Nursing Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Quan Yin Healing Arts Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Saint Anthony Free Medical Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Saint Mary's Medical Center. Sister Mary Philippa Memorial Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
UCSF/Mount Zion Lakeside Senior Medical Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Ophthalmology . . . . . . . . . . . .32
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HIV/ARC/AIDS
EVALUATION AND TREATMENT
AIDS Health Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Clinica Esperanza (Clinic of Hope) HIV Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
EDUCATION, COUNSELING, SUPPORT
AIDS Legal Referral Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center: Community HIV/AIDS Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Black Coalition on AIDS, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Buddhist AIDS Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
City of Refuge Community Church. Ark of Refuge: HIV/AIDS Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Family Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Friends for Life at the San Francisco Public Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Jewish Family and Children's Services AIDS Chronic Illness and Disabilities Project . . . . . . . . .34
Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Most Holy Redeemer AIDS Support Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Positive Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Shanti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
HOME HEALTH CARE

Continuum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Health at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
University of California, San Francisco/Mount Zion Medical Center Home Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Visiting Nurse and Hospice of San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
HOMELESS SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION OF HOUSING & HOMELESS PROGRAMS 37
DOLORES STREET COMMUNITY SERVICES, RICHARD COHEN RESIDENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
HOMELESS ADVOCACY PROJECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
SAINT ANTHONY FOUNDATION. SENIOR OUTREACH AND SUPPORT SERVICES . . . . . . . .37
HOME SAFETY
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITY AND HOME INJURY PREVENTION
PROJECT FOR SENIORS (CHIPPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
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HOUSING
LOW COST/SUBSIDIZED
All Hallows Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
BRIDGE Housing Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Francis of Assisi Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Northern California Presbyterian Homes and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
San Francisco Network Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Tenants and Owners Development Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Woolf House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
SUPPORTED/ TRANSITIONAL
Baker Places, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Canon Kip Senior Center of Episcopal Community Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Conard House, Inc. Cooperative Apartment Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Dolores Street Community Services Richard M. Cohen Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Helpers of the Mentally Retarded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Little Sisters of the Poor. Saint Anne's Home and Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Self-Help for the Elderly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
PAYMENT/RENT ASSISTANCE
Franchise Tax Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Lutheran Care for the Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Mayor's Office of Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
OTHER HOUSING SERVICES
Saint Peter’s Housing Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Stegner & O’Neil Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Supportive Housing Advocacy Project of the Mental Health Association of San Francisco . . . .40
INFORMATION AND REFERRAL (SPECIALIZED)

HELPLINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
RESOURCE CENTERS FOR SENIORS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES
Resource Center #1: Richmond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Resource Center #2: Western Addition/Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Resource Center #3: Northeast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Resource Center #4: Central City/Potrero Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Resource Center #5: Mission/Noe Valley/Bernal Heights/Buena Vista/Eureka Valley . . . . . . . .41
Resource Center #6: Bayview-Hunter's Point Valley/Mission/Eureka Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Resource Center #7: Visitacion Valley/Excelsior/Portola Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Resource Center #8: OMI/St. Francis Wood/Miraloma Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Resource Center #9: Inner Sunset/Haight Ashbury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Resource Center #10: Outer Sunset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
SENIOR INFORMATION AND REFERRAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
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IN-HOME SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE
PROVIDERS
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Kimochi, Inc. (Japanese) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Self-Help for the Elderly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
REFERRALS
IHSS Public Authority of San Francisco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Mujeres Unidas y Activas (United and Active Women). Caring Hands (Manos Carinosas) . . . .42
Network For Elders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
LEGAL SERVICES
Asian Law Caucus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (Formerly Nihomachi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Bar Association of San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Bay Area Legal Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Disability Rights Advocates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Employment Law Center of the Legal Aid Society of San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Eviction Defense Collaborative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Housing Rights Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
La Raza Centro Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Lawyer’s Committee for Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Legal Assistance to the Elderly, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
MENTAL HEALTH
EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
OUTPATIENT
ACCESS Help Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Bayview-Hunter's Point Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Outpatient Mental Health Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Center for Psychotherapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Center for Somatic Psychotherapy (Formerly the Clement Street Counseling Center) . . . . . . . .45
Conard House, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Department of Public Health Division of Mental Health Geriatric Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Central City Seniors’ Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Chinatown North Beach Mental Health Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Family Service Agency of San Francisco Geriatric Mental Health Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Family Service Agency of San Francisco Geriatric Mental Health Services West . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Southeast-Mission Geriatric Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
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Family Service Agency of San Francisco Japanese Family Service Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Haight Ashbury Psychological Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Jewish Family and Children's Services . Russian Language Mental Health Program . . . . . . . . . .46
Office of Mental Health Conservator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
OMI Family Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Center on Deafness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
INPATIENT
California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Geriatric psychiatry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
San Francisco General Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
PAIN MANAGEMENT
Pacific Pain Treatment Center, UCSF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
RECREATION, PHYSICAL FITNESS AND

CREATIVE EXPRESSION
ARTWORKS AT THE INSTITUTE ON AGING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
DANCERS' GROUP STUDIO THEATER PARACHUTE FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
CENTRAL YMCA SENIOR PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
MISSION YMCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
PRESIDIO COMMUNITY YMCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
RICHMOND COMMUNITY YMCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
STONESTOWN YMCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
SENIOR CENTERS
Bayview-Hunter's Point Multipurpose Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center Senior Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Canon Kip Senior Center of Episcopal Community Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Capp Street Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Central YMCA Senior Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Centro Latino de San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Curry Senior Service Center (Formerly North of Market Senior Services) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Diamond Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Dorrwin Jones Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Francis of Assisi Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Golden Gate Park Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
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Ingleside Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
John King Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Kimochi, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Korean Center, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Little Sisters of the Poor. Saint Anne's Home and Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Mission YMCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Noe Valley Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
OMI Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
On Lok, Inc. 30th Street Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Potrero Hill Neighborhood House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Presidio Community YMCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Richmond District Neighborhood Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Richmond Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Rosa Parks Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Russian American Community Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Saint Anthony Foundation. Senior Outreach and Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Salvation Army. Asian American Yerba Buena Corps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Salvation Army. Mission Corps and Community Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Salvation Army. Sunset Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
San Francisco Rescue Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
San Francisco Senior Center for Active Living Aquatic Park Branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
San Francisco Senior Center Downtown Branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Self-Help for the Elderly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Stonestown YMCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Temple Baptist Church Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
West Bay Filipino Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Western Addition Senior Citizen's Service Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
RESIDENTIAL ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT PROGRAMS
Baker Places, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Salvation Army Bridgeway Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Salvation Army. Harbor Light Center for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
OUTPATIENT
Alcoholics Anonymous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Community Awareness & Treatment Services, Inc. (CATS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Curry Senior Service Center (Formerly North of Market Senior Services) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
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Mission Council on Alcohol Abuse for the Spanish Speaking, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Narcotics Anonymous San Francisco Area Service Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
National Council on Alcoholism and other Drug Addictions - Bay Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
San Francisco General Hospital Opiate Treatment Outpatient Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
San Francisco General Hospital Stimulant Outpatient Treatment Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Veterans Administration Medical Center Outpatient Substance Abuse Programs . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Veterans Administration Medical Center Substance Abuse Day Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
SUPPORT GROUPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
TRANSPORTATION
San Francisco Municipal Railway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
San Francisco Paratransit Broker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
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Abuse and Neglect
It is estimated that approximately 4-5% of the elderly are victims of physical mistreatment, psychological abuse,
neglect, abandonment or financial exploitation each year. The following agencies provide services to investigate
or prevent abuse.
Adult Protective Services (APS) Legal Assistance to the Elderly, Inc.

Department of Aging and Adult Services 100 McAllister Street, Suite 412
875 Stevenson Street, Third Floor San Francisco CA 94102-4947
San Francisco California 94103 415.861.4444
415.557.5230 or 800.814.0009 Assists with legal issues related to physical and
Investigates reports of abuse or neglect of elders financial abuse. Also offers assistance with preventa-
and disabled/dependent adults. APS workers pro- tive measures such as durable powers of attorney
vide short-term counseling, case management and for finances and restraining orders.
referral services to stop abuse and ensure the ongo-
ing safety of the person. Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Family
Service Agency
California Advocates for Nursing 6221 Geary Street, Third floor
Home Reform (CANHR) San Francisco CA 94121
650 Harrison Street, Second Floor 415.751.9788
San Francisco CA 94107-1311 Recruits and trains volunteers who visit long-term
415.974.5171 or 800.474.1116 care facilities (skilled nursing facilities or residential
www.canhr.org care facilities) to respond to residents’ concerns.
(directs users to website with information on Ombudsmen also receive and investigate complaints
California facilities) of abuse and neglect.
Provides referrals to lawyers who specialize in elder
abuse and neglect, protective services and many San Francisco Police Department
other issues. Maintains information on the quality Responsible for enforcing laws and ordinances, pre-
of California's nursing homes. venting crime, investigating criminal activity, appre-
hending suspects and presenting evidence. Police
Consortium for Elder Abuse Prevention at the can also assist in securing and enforcing emergency
Institute on Aging protective orders and may check on the well-being
3330 Geary Boulevard of frail isolated persons who are believed to be in
San Francisco CA 94118 danger.
415.750.4180 ext. 222 911 (Emergencies)
Provides information and consultation on abuse, 415.553.0123 (Non-emergency dispatch)
neglect and exploitation; makes referrals to commu-
nity agencies; and provides individual and group
counseling to victims.
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Adult Day Services
Adult day services enable people who need help to live independently and lead more active lives. In California,
most types of adult day service programs are licensed and regulated by the state. They differ in the type and
level of care they provide:
• Adult Day Care (ADC) and Adult Day Support Center (ADSC) programs provide personal care and
support, along with activities that stimulate participants physically, socially, intellectually and creatively.
• Social Day Programs provide recreational and therapeutic activities for participants and respite for
caregivers.
• Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) programs provide medical, rehabilitative and social services for adults
who are at risk of institutionalization.
• Alzheimer's Day Care Resource Centers (ADCRC) provide care for persons with Alzheimer's disease or
other dementias, and support and education for caregivers and the community.
• Programs of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) provide 24-hour medical and long-term care for
frail seniors who need nursing home care but want to remain at home.
Adult day services, which are listed below, serve specific neighborhoods and reflect language and cultural varia-
tions. Some are adapted to meet the needs of special groups, such as persons living with AIDS/HIV or
Alzheimer’s disease. For additional help in finding a center, contact:
www.sfadultday.org (website of the San Francisco Adult Day Services Network) or
415.773.0111 (a service of HELPLINK)
Bayview Hunter's Point Adult Day Health Center Kimochi Inc. Adult Social Day Care
1250 La Salle Avenue 1531 Sutter Street
San Francisco CA 94124 San Francisco CA 94109
415.826.4774 www.kimochi-inc.org
415.922.9972
An ADHC that serves Bayview Hunter’s Point.
Services are targeted towards Japanese seniors.
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255 Golden Gate Avenue Laguna Honda Hospital Adult Day Health Center
San Francisco CA 94102 Clarendon Hall
415.437.2900 375 Laguna Honda Boulevard
San Francisco CA 94116-1499
An ADHC and ADSC that serves individuals with
415.759.3360
HIV/AIDS.
Primarily serves residents of the Sunset, Outer
Irene Swindell Alzheimer's Day Center Richmond and Parkmerced districts but will accept
3698 California Street residents of other neighborhoods depending on
San Francisco CA 94118 medical need.
415.600.2690
An ADSC for adults diagnosed with dementia,
including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and
multi-infarct dementia.
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Adult Day Services
L'Chaim Adult Day Health Center of Jewish Ruth Ann Rosenberg Adult Day Health Center at
Family and Children's Services the Institute on Aging
2534 Judah Street 3600 Geary Blvd.
415.449.2900 www.ioaging.org
415.750.5350
Serves frail elderly Soviet Jewish émigrés.
Serves the Marina, Haight, Western Addition and
North and South of Market Adult Day Health, Inc. Richmond districts.
Operates ADHCs at three locations:
Saint Mary's Medical Center Adult Day
55 Mabini Street (near Folsom Street)
Health Center
San Francisco CA 94107
35 Onondaga Avenue
415.882.7301
415.334.4000
350 Golden Gate Ave.
San Francisco CA 94102 Serves the Excelsior, Ingleside, Ocean View, Bernal
415. 359.9210 Heights, Outer Mission, West of Twin Peaks and
Visitacion Valley Districts.
301 Ellis
San Francisco CA 94102 San Francisco Adult Day Support of
415.923.0245 Catholic Charities
55 Farallones Street
On Lok Senior Health Services San Francisco CA 94112
Administrative Office 415.452.3500
1333 Bush Street
Serves the Richmond, Sunset, Ocean View, Ingleside
and Merced Districts.
888.886.6565 (for information about all sites)
www.onlok.org
Self-Help for the Elderly Adult Services Center
Operates PACE programs in 7 locations. 408 22nd Ave.
415.666.1888
Operates an ADHC and an ADCRC with a special
focus on Asian seniors.
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Advocacy/Community Action/Patients’ Rights
For the Elderly Older Women's League (OWL)
San Francisco Chapter
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform 870 Market Street, Room 905
(CANHR) San Francisco CA 94102
650 Harrison Street, 2nd Floor 415.989.4422
San Francisco CA 94107-1311 owlsanfran@juno.com
415.974.5171
www.canhr.org (directs users to website with Provides support for women in their midlife or
information on California facilities) older years.
Provides referrals to lawyers who specialize in estate Planning For Elders in the Central City
planning, long-term care, elder abuse and neglect, 1370 Mission Street, 3rd Floor
protective services and pension rights. Maintains San Francisco CA 94103
information on all nursing homes in California. 415.703.0188
Operates a statewide information line which info@planningforelders.org
provides pre-placement counseling and consumer
information on Medi-Cal eligibility, long-term A coalition of service providers, seniors and infor-
placement considerations, residents' rights, and mal caregivers that identifies and addresses the
quality information on California's nursing homes. needs of frail and well seniors and people with dis-
abilities, including housing, health care, transporta-
Gray Panthers, San Francisco Chapter tion and in-home supportive services. Sponsors
1182 Market Street, Suite 203 Senior Survival School, an orientation to basic serv-
San Francisco CA 94102 ices and resources available to seniors and care-
415.552.8800 givers, and the Digital Bridge Project, which offers
graypanthersfaction@juno.com computer classes to seniors, persons with disabili-
ties, and their caregivers.
An intergenerational organization involved in
public education and advocacy about a variety of Senior Action Network
social issues. Organizes around local, state and 965 Mission Street, Suite 705
national issues of social and economic justice. San Francisco CA 94103
415.546.1336
Long Term Ombudsman Program of Family bruce@senioractionnetwork.org
Service Agency
6221 Geary Street, Third floor A city-wide federation of senior citizens organiza-
San Francisco CA 94121 tions organized to mobilize San Francisco seniors
415.751.9788 on issues that directly improve the quality of life.
Recruits and trains volunteers who visit long-term
care facilities (skilled nursing facilities or residential
facilities) to discuss and respond to residents’
concerns. Ombudsmen also receive and investigate
complaints and work with residents, family
members and facility staff to resolve problems
concerning patient rights, quality of care, physical
environment and abuse. They help develop resident
councils and serve as witnesses for persons signing
advance directives for health care.
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For Persons with Disabilities San Francisco Mental Health Clients
Rights Advocates
Bay Area and Western Paralyzed 1095 Market Street, Suite 618
Veterans of America San Francisco CA 94103
3801 Miranda Avenue, Room A1-219 415.552.8100 or 800.729.7727
Mailing Code #816
Palo Alto CA 94304 Provides advocacy and rights protection for mental
650.858.3936 or 800.273.6789 health consumers, including patients/residents in
public or private mental health or community care
Provides information and assistance for U.S. veter- facilities. Advocates to resolve consumer complaints
ans who have spinal cord dysfunctions. Helps mem- and investigate complaints of abuse, neglect and the
bers seek veteran benefits and health care through withholding of rights.
the Department of Veterans Affairs and other gov-
ernment agencies. Consumer Advocacy
Disability Rights Advocates Better Business Bureau
449 15th Street, Suite 303 510 - 16th Street, Suite 550
Oakland CA 94612 Oakland CA 94612-1584
510.451.8644 510.238.1000
Advocates on behalf of disabled individuals to end Accepts complaints about misleading advertising,
discrimination in public accommodations, trans- improper selling practices, non-delivery of goods or
portation, housing, insurance, education, employ- services, misrepresentation, unsatisfactory service,
ment and access to health care. Provides legal credit/billing problems, contracts not fulfilled, etc.
advice, consultation and, in appropriate cases, Also responds to inquiries from people checking on
impact litigation. businesses prior to making their decision on where
to do business.
Mental Health Association of San Francisco
1095 Market Street, Suite 408 Consumer Action
San Francisco CA 94103 717 Market Street, Suite 310
415.241.2926 San Francisco CA 94103
415.777.9635 (consumer hotline)
Offers resource information, public education, www.consumer-action.org
mental health advocacy, and social action to
improve the care and treatment of individuals with Distributes free publications, some in Chinese,
mental disabilities. Sponsors the Supportive English, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese about
Housing Advocacy Project, which provides support credit, banking, privacy, insurance and utilities. Also
groups for individuals with mental disabilities seek- provides information and referral in multiple lan-
ing housing and for people who have issues with guages about consumer fraud including credit card
hoarding and cluttering in their homes. fraud, identity theft, home equity loan fraud, credit
repair scams, insurance fraud and telemarketing
NAMI scams.
(Formerly the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
5214-F Diamond Heights Boulevard, PMB 426 Tenant’s Union
558 Capp street (21st Street)
415.905.6264
415.282.6622
A self-help organization for family and friends of
Provides telephone or drop-in counseling to San
individuals with severe mental illness. Provides Francisco tenants about their rights, including
advocacy, education and support groups. information about eviction notices, lockouts,
harassment, rent increases, repairs, security deposits
and discrimination.
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Advocacy and Counseling Related to long-term care options. Volunteer counselors evalu-
Insurance and Benefits ate Medicare and supplemental health coverage, file
medical claims and appeals, and advocate for the
ABC Positive Resource Center medical benefits of clients.
973 Market Street, Sixth Floor
San Francisco CA 94103 Homeless Advocacy Project
415.777.0333 1360 Mission Street, Suite 201
Provides benefits counseling (includes insurance, San Francisco CA 94109
employee benefits and Social Security) to people 415.575.3130
who are HIV positive or have AIDS. Administers the Provides legal services in a broad range of issues
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency/Health with priority given to clients with disabilities.
Insurance Premium Program, which pays health Provides advocacy on public benefits issues and on
insurance premiums for San Francisco residents housing issues where the client is at imminent risk
who are disabled as a result of AIDS/HIV, unable to of losing housing.
work and in danger of losing their health insurance.
Lumetra
Bay Area and Western Paralyzed (Formerly California Medical Review, Inc.)
Veterans of America One Sansome Street, Suite 600
3801 Miranda Avenue, Room A1-219 San Francisco CA 94104
Mailing Code #816 800.841.1602
Palo Alto CA 94304
650.858.3936 or 800.273.6789 Provides information about Medicare, patients’
rights and quality of care issues. Offers telephone
Helps U.S veterans who have spinal cord dysfunc- helpline services for information, referral and assis-
tion seek benefits and health care through the tance on Medicare-related questions and problems.
Department of Veterans Affairs and other govern- Accepts written complaints about individual physi-
ment agencies. cians, hospitals or health maintenance organizations
related to Medicare and quality of care concerns.
General Assistance Advocacy Project
276 Golden Gate Avenue Protection and Advocacy
San Francisco CA 94102 433 Hegenburger Road, Suite 200
415.928.8191 Oakland CA 94621 (serves San Francisco)
Works primarily with homeless and marginally 800.776.5746
housed individuals. Provides help with public benefits applications and
advocacy on accessibility of housing, discrimination
Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy and employment to persons with mental or physical
Program (HICAP) of Legal Assistance to the disabilities.
Elderly
100 McAllister Street, Suite 412
415.861.4444
This program of Legal Assistance to the Elderly pro-
vides information, counseling, advocacy, education
and assessment to Medicare recipients and their
families regarding Medicare, supplemental health
coverage, health maintenance organizations and
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Caregiver Services
Caregiver Training and Support Respite Care
Center for Caregiver Training Respite programs provide relief to caregivers. In
1320 Divisadero Street several ways. Attendants, professionals or volunteers
San Francisco CA 94115 may come to the homes of elderly or dependent
415.563.9286 adults to relieve the caregiver for a few hours, or the
older person may be brought to an agency or day
Offers workshops for individuals with HIV/AIDS,
center. Longer-term respite may be provided in resi-
emphysema, brain tumors, chronic obstructive lung
dential care or skilled nursing facilities.
disease, or cancer, and the individuals caring for
them. Topics covered include the illnesses and their
Kimochi Home ADHC
treatment, pain management, safeguards against
1531 Sutter Street
infection for caregivers, suggestions for recognizing
and dealing with mental changes, caring for bedrid-
415.922.9972
den individuals, and legal issues regarding wills,
powers of attorney and financial management. Also The Residential/Respite Care program provides
provides information on accessing and organizing 24-hour supervised non-medical care for up to a
personal and community resources and making month.
arrangements when someone dies.
Laguna Honda Hospital
Family Caregiver Alliance 375 Laguna Honda Boulevard
690 Market Street, Suite 600 San Francisco CA 94116-1499
San Francisco CA 94104 415.759.3377 (admissions)
415.434.3388
Provides limited respite care services for individuals
info@caregiver.org
living at home who require skilled nursing care.
Provides comprehensive services for caregiving
families and friends of brain-impaired adults, RCH Inc.
including those with Alzheimer’s disease, AIDS- (Formerly Recreation Center for the Handicapped)
related dementia, stroke and traumatic brain injury. 207 Skyline Boulevard
Offers information and referral, counseling and San Francisco CA 94132
support groups. Long-term care planning services 415.665.4100
include individual consultation, legal information
Provides weekend respite for persons with physical,
and consultation, respite care and education. An
developmental and emotional disabilities.
online caregiver support group is available on FCA's
website. FCA houses the Statewide Clearinghouse
Library on Brain Impairment, which is open by
appointment. Publishes fact sheets in English,
Chinese and Spanish on specific brain impairments,
legal information and tips for caregivers.
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Caregiver Services
Support Groups
Caregiver support groups provide emotional sup-
port, information and companionship for care-
givers. Some groups have a specialized focus, such
as providing care to people with Alzheimer’s dis-
ease. Many agencies offer support groups for care-
givers, and new groups form frequently. To find a
group in your community, contact Senior
Information and Referral (415.626.1033) or the
Resource Center for Seniors and Adults With
Disabilities in your area (See the Information and
Referral section of this resource guide). The follow-
ing groups specialize in support groups.
Alzheimer's Association, Greater San Francisco

Bay Area Chapter
2065 W. El Camino Real, Suite C
Mountain View CA 94040
650.962.8111 or 800.660.1993 (helpline)
Sponsors mutual support groups for friends and
family affected by Alzheimer's disease. Groups
include ABC (Alzheimer's: Beginning to Cope),
which provides an overview of the disease and steps
families and caregivers need to prepare for in the
future.
Family Caregiver Alliance

690 Market Street, Suite 600
415.434.3388
info@caregiver.org
Offers information and referral, emotional support
services, brief counseling focusing on caregiving
issues and group counseling services to caregiving
families and friends of brain-impaired adults,
including those with Alzheimer's disease, AIDS-
related dementia, stroke, traumatic brain injury and
other related impairments such as Parkinson's
Disease, Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's
Disease), and Huntington's Disease. The Link2Care
Program offers online services for caregivers of peo-
ple with dementia. An Online Caregiver Support
Group (including a gay and lesbian group) is avail-
able on the organization’s website.
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Case Management
Case management is an approach to coordinating services for people who have multiple and changing needs.
Services may include transportation, home-delivered meals, personal care attendants, money management, legal
services, public benefits counseling, caregiver support and health and mental health care. Case managers con-
duct comprehensive assessments of the person’s general health, mental capacity and ability to manage. Using
this information, case managers develop “care plans” to meet the person’s service needs and follow up to iden-
tify changes.
Case management is available through publicly funded programs, private agencies and practitioners and,
increasingly, medical care providers. Some charge for their services, while others are free for people who meet
eligibility criteria. Some focus on specific cultural groups, neighborhoods or persons with specific illnesses or
problems. To find a case management program in your area, see below or contact Senior Information and
Referral (415.626.1033) or the Resource Center for Seniors and Adults With Disabilities in your area
(See the Information and Referral section of this resource guide).
Bernal Heights Neighborhood Elders’ Support Curry Senior Service Center

Team (NEST) (Formerly North of Market Senior Services)
515 Cortland Avenue 333 Turk Street
415.206.2140 415.885.2274
Serves elders in the Bernal Heights neighborhood. Includes special case management services for
seniors who are either homeless or at risk of
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of losing housing.
San Francisco
240 Golden Gate Ave., 3rd Floor ElderCare Program of the
San Francisco CA 94618 Department of Public Health
415.345.1290 45 Onondaga Avenue
(for information on all of the agency’s programs) San Francisco CA 94112
www.ccasf.org 415.452.2100
The nonprofit human services organization of the Provides long term comprehensive geriatric case
Archdiocese of San Francisco provides management.
case management and counseling for the elderly
and persons with AIDS/HIV. Institute on Aging
(Formerly Goldman Institute on Aging)
Centro Latino de San Francisco 3330 Geary Boulevard (Administrative office)
1656 15th Street San Francisco CA 94118
San Francisco CA 94103 415.750.4180 or specific program
415.861.8758
Provides the following specialized case management
Provides case management to Hispanic/Latino programs:
seniors.
• ElderPlan serves elders and their families on a
fee-for-service basis. 888.750.5547
• Linkages serves older adults and disabled
younger adults. 415.750.4141
• Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP)
accepts qualifying seniors over the age of 65
who have Medi-Cal coverage. 415.750.4141
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Case Management
Italian-American Community Services Agency National Association of Professional Geriatric
(Formerly Italian Welfare Agency) Care Managers
678 Green Street, Casa Fugazi Building 1604 North Country Club Road
San Francisco CA 94133 Tucson, AZ 85716-3102
415.362.6423 520.881.8008
www.caremanager.org
Provides case management to the Bay Area’s Italian-
American community. A non-profit organization of private
(fee-for-service) geriatric care managers, which
Jewish Family and Children's Services operates a searchable database of care managers
2245 Post Street (main headquarters) available by state.
415.449.3777 Network For Elders
1555 A Burke Avenue
JFCS’ case management program is one component
of an integrated network of care, which includes the
415.647.5353
following services: daily money management,
conservatorship, home-based meals, volunteer Serves the Bayview Hunters Point community.
services, including rides to doctor’s appointments,
and grocery shopping. Special services are available Saint Anthony Foundation Social Work Center
for émigrés from the former Soviet Union. The 121 Golden Gate Avenue
Elderlink program provides case management for San Francisco CA 94102
seniors whose families live out of the area. 415.241.2655
Provides social work services to families and
Jewish Family and Children's Services AIDS
individuals under 60, including case management,
Chronic Illness and Disabilities Project
to support, stabilize and improve the quality of life
2150 Post Street
for homeless, low income, undocumented and
working poor individuals and families.
415.449.1224
Serves Jewish individuals with HIV/AIDS, their Self-Help for the Elderly
partners and families. Services include individual, 407 Sansome Street
couple and family counseling; support groups; case San Francisco CA 94111
management; benefits counseling; information and 415.982.9171
referral; meal delivery; practical and emotional
Focuses on Asian elders. Services include counsel-
support volunteers; spiritual support; educational
ing, assisting clients to complete forms and translat-
programs; speakers' bureau; and emergency
ing forms and documents at several sites around the
financial assistance.
city.
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Death Related Services
Grief/Bereavement Hospice Care
Catholic Charities Grief Care Program Physical, psychological, social and spiritual care to
2559 40th Avenue the terminally ill, their families and loved ones.
San Francisco CA 94116 Hospice care may be provided in the person’s home
415.564.7882 or at hospitals, nursing homes or alternative
facilities.
Provides bereavement services to individuals who
have experienced a personal loss due to death or
Coming Home Hospice Residence of Visiting
separation. Services include individual and family
Nurses and Hospice of San Francisco
counseling and support groups for adults, children
115 Diamond Street
and teenagers.
415.861.1110
Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention and
Grief Counseling at the Institute on Aging A 15-bed congregate living health facility for indi-
3330 Geary Street viduals with AIDS, cancer or other terminal illness.
San Francisco, CA 94061 Twenty-four-hour care and support is provided by
415.752.3778 registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, atten-
dants, chaplains, social workers and volunteers.
Offers individual grief counseling to people of all
ages who have suffered a loss from suicide, or sud-
Community Hospice Foundation of
den or traumatic death. Also provides group coun-
Hospice by the Bay
seling to people of all ages including a suicide
bereavement support group, a suicide ideation
group, and a traumatic loss group.
415.626.5900
Jewish Family and Children's Services Provides home health and hospice care, grief
Seniors At Home support groups, bereavement counseling and
2245 Post Street (main headquarters) volunteers for emotional and practical support.
415.449.3777 Jewish Family and Children’s Services
Hospice and Palliative Care
Sponsors the Bereavement Center, which offers
2150 Post Street
counseling, outreach, education and support to
individuals and families experiencing grief because
415.449.3707
of the loss of their loved ones.
Laguna Honda Hospital
375 Laguna Honda Boulevard.
415.759.3377 (admissions)
Provides skilled nursing and hospice care to indi-
viduals with terminal illnesses, including AIDS, who
do not require the services of an acute care hospital.
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Death Related Services
Maitri AIDS Hospice Other Death Related Services
401 Duboce Avenue
San Francisco CA 94117 Death Certificates and Death Records
415.558.3000 Department of Public Health
101 Grove Street, First Floor
A 15-bed residential care facility for people living San Francisco CA 94102
with AIDS, which focuses on those who might oth- 415.554.2700
erwise be without adequate resources or care.
Medical Examiner/Coroner’s Office
Pathways Home Health and Hospice Investigates and certifies the deaths of victims of
909 Hyde Street, Suite 541 homicide, suicide and accidents. Also responsible
San Francisco CA 94109 for the investigation and certification of natural
415.567.3973 deaths in which no physician can reasonably state
the cause of death.
Provides in-home hospice care in any safe home
setting. 850 Bryant Street
Visiting Nurse and Hospice of San Francisco 415.553.1694
3360 Geary Boulevard
415.600.4404
Provides in-home health care and hospice services.
Zen Hospice Project

273 Page Street
415.863.2910
Provides care to terminally ill individuals including
people with AIDS or cancer. Maintains Guest House
Residence, a 4-bed residence.
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Dental Care
In addition to the resources listed below, many primary health centers and some senior centers provide dental care.
California Dental Association

Senior-Dent Program
1201 “K” Street Mall 14th floor
Sacramento CA 95814
800.736.7071
Refers seniors age 60 or over with a fixed income
and no dental insurance to dentists who will pro-
vide comprehensive services at a reduced rate.
San Francisco Dental Society

2143 Lombard Street
415.421.1435 (referral line)
800.322.6384 (Medi-Cal referrals)
Offers a telephone dental referral service, which
provides names and phone numbers of member
dentists according to neighborhood served, lan-
guages spoken, emergency hours and Medi-Cal
acceptance policies.
UCSF San Francisco General Hospital Family

Dental Center
1001 Potrero Avenue, Building 20
415.476.5692
Provides comprehensive dental services at a
reduced rate.
University of the Pacific. School of Dentistry

Dental Care Clinics
2155 Webster Street
415.929.6501 (information)
Provides comprehensive dental services, which
include teeth cleaning, fillings, dentures, bridges,
root canals, oral surgery, orthodontics and limited
periodontic work for adults, children, seniors and
people with AIDS. Services are performed by stu-
dents under the supervision of dental professionals.
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Developmental Disabilities
The term “developmental disability” refers to a severe and chronic disability that is due to a mental or physical
impairment. It includes mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism or a disabling condition closely
related to mental retardation or requiring similar treatment. The disability must begin before the 18th birthday,
be expected to continue indefinitely, and present a substantial disability.
California has a system of twenty-one regional centers that provide comprehensive services to people with
developmental disabilities throughout their lives. The regional center serving San Francisco is:
Golden Gate Regional Center
120 Howard Street, Third Floor
415.546.9222
Other Services for Persons With Environmental Traveling Companions
Developmental Disabilities Fort Mason Center, Building C
The Arc of San Francisco 415.474.7662
1500 Howard Street Provides year-round outdoor adventure trips fea-
San Francisco CA 94103 turing river rafting, cross country skiing, sea kayak-
415.255.7200 ing and environmental education for people who
Provides employment, employment training, job are developmentally and physically disabled, visual-
placement, independent living skills and mobility ly or hearing impaired, and terminally ill.
training to individuals with developmental and
other similar disabilities. Independent Living Resource Center
649 Mission Street, 3rd Floor
Bethel Center San Francisco CA 94105
2557 Alemany Boulevard 415.543.6222
San Francisco CA 94112 415.543.6768 (Chinese)
415.586.4977 415.543.6743 (Spanish)
Offers work activity training, social activities, and Provides independent living skills training, commu-
personal growth and development activities for nity living options planning, benefits
developmentally challenged adults. counseling/advocacy, support groups, self-advocacy
workshops, housing options counseling and hous-
California Employment Development Department ing referrals and placements. Provides information
State Disability Insurance (SDI) Program and counseling regarding hiring personal atten-
800.480.3287 dants.
Provides a partial wage-replacement insurance plan Operation Access: Increasing Recreation

for California workers. Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
1600 Holloway Avenue
Employment Plus of Fox Vocational Services San Francisco CA 94132
1100 Geneva Avenue 415.338.6887
415.587.4015 Designed to increase recreation opportunities for
people with disabilities, specifically in recreation
Provides vocational training, community integra- programs offered at their neighborhood recreation
tion skills training, and mobility training to adults facilities. Staff assess recreational interests and
with developmental disabilities (must be a client of needs, provide information about existing recre-
Golden Gate Regional Center). ation opportunities, and facilitate meetings between
recreation staff and families to develop inclusion
plans.
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Developmental Disabilities
Opportunity Unlimited San Francisco Vocational Services
420 29th Avenue 814 Mission Street, Suite 600
415.387.8405 415.512.9500
Offers a pre-vocational day program for Provides vocational services to adults with disabili-
developmentally disabled adults. ties. Offers computer and office training, paid work
experience and job placement assistance.
Potrero Hill Neighborhood House
953 De Haro Street Special Olympics San Francisco
San Francisco CA 94107 45 Polk Street, 3rd Floor
415.593.3250
Offers a social development program for physically
and mentally disabled adults, which includes Sponsors a year-round sports program for children
socialization, recreation and education. and adults with developmental disabilities. Offers
sport training and competitions in the following
RCH Inc. activities: skiing, aquatics, track and field, basket-
(Formerly Recreation Center for the Handicapped) ball, bowling, soccer, softball, volleyball, golf,
207 Skyline Boulevard cycling, gymnastics, sailing, powerlifting, roller
San Francisco CA 94132 skating, tennis and bocce ball.
415.665.4100
Toolworks, Inc.
Provides supportive services and recreational
activities for individuals with disabilities and their
families. Services include information and referral,
415.733.0990
support groups and respite care. Sponsors the
Vocational Integration Program (VIP), which Provides supported employment opportunities for
provides vocational training, living skills instruc- adults with disabilities. Services include independ-
tion, job counseling and placement, and on-the-job ent living skills instruction, vocational training, job
training. Facilities include a specially adapted placement and a job coach.
computer lab. Sponsors the Brainstorm Program, a
support network for brain-injured adults providing United Cerebral Palsy of the Golden Gate
social and recreational activities. Community 1970 Broadway, Suite 600
activities for both disabled and non-disabled Oakland CA 94612
individuals include: therapeutic swimming and 800.423.9350
instruction, arthritis pain management, CPR and
Provides services and programs to persons with
first aid classes, and field trips.
cerebral palsy and other physical/developmental
disabilities and their families. Offers counseling,
crisis intervention, advocacy, information and
referral.
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Disability Related Assistance, Equipment and Instruction
Hearing Impairments San Francisco Hearing and Speech Center
1234 Divisadero Street (at Eddy)
Hearing and Deafness Resource Center San Francisco CA 94115
890 Beach Street 415.921.7658
San Francisco CA 94102 Provides diagnostic and rehabilitative services for
415.923.4485 people with hearing and speech or language disor-
Provides information, counseling and referrals to ders. Offers hearing aid consultation and dispens-
community resources on all aspects of hearing loss. ing, speech and language therapy, a speech patholo-
Program includes: presentations, classes, support gy clinic, and evaluation, consultation and a sup-
group, library and individual counseling for hard of port group for persons with tinnitus. Accepts
hearing, deaf and deafened elders and their families. MediCal
A joint project of San Francisco Senior Center and
the Hearing Society for the Bay Area. Visual Impairments
Hearing Dog Program/SPCA American Foundation for the Blind
2500-16th Street 111 Pine Street, Suite 725
San Francisco CA 94103-4213 San Francisco CA 94111
415.554.3020 415.392.4845
800.AFB.LINE or 800.232.5463
Places specially trained dogs with deaf and hard-of-
www.afb.org
hearing individuals. The dogs respond to auditory
signals such as doorbells, telephones/TDD, Provides information and referral to individuals
(telecommunications device for the deaf), smoke who are blind or visual impaired, their families
alarms, alarmclocks and timer devices. and friends.
Hearing Foundation of California/Nevada Blind San Franciscans, Inc.

1030 Gettysburg Ave. #100-D 1591 Jackson Street, Suite 8
Clovis CA 93612 San Francisco CA 94109
800.327.8077 415.563.4896
The Ear of the Lion Project provides grants to Provides peer counseling, information and referral,
rebuild and recondition used hearing aids for redis- and financing for adaptive devices to help individu-
tribution to low-income people. In collaboration als with visual impairments secure or retain
with the International Association of Lions Clubs employment. Provides Braille and large print maps,
and California Pacific Medical Center. BART guides and plastic signature guides. Assists
the visually impaired with reading, shopping,
Hearing Society for the Bay Area, Inc. exercise, etc.
49 Powell Street, Suite 400
415.693.5870
415.834.1005 (TTY)
Provides counseling, education, and support to peo-
ple who are hard of hearing, deafened or culturally
deaf and for families, caregivers, professionals and
students. The Mental Health Program provides
counseling about social and emotional concerns
and problems adjusting to hearing loss or deafness.
The Access Program assists people obtain hearing
aids and access services.
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Disability Related Assistance, Equipment and Instruction
California Telephone Access Program (CTAP) Other Impairments
800.806.1191
800.949.5650 (Spanish) Arthritis Foundation, Northern
A program of the California Public Utilities California Chapter
Commission that provides telephone and telecom- 657 Mission Street Suite 603
munications equipment and services for people San Francisco CA 94105
with the following disabilities: deaf or other hearing 415.356.1230 or 800.464.6240
impairment, blind or other vision impairment, Offers programs to improve the quality of life for
mobility or manipulation impairment, speech people with arthritis. Services include self-help
impediment or cognitive impediment. Disability courses, exercise programs, support groups, physi-
may be permanent or temporary. cian referrals, peer counseling and free printed liter-
ature.
National Association for Visually Handicapped
3201 Balboa Street California Telephone Access Program (CTAP)
San Francisco CA 94121 800.806.1191
415.221.3201 800.949.5650 (Spanish)
Distributes low vision aids and provides counseling A program of the California Public Utilities
in their selection and use. Carries an extensive selec- Commission (CPUC) that provides telephone and
tion of visual aids on site. Provides public educa- telecommunications equipment and services for
tion, information and referral, recreational activities people with the following disabilities: deaf or other
for seniors, and support services for people with hearing impairment, blind or other vision impair-
low vision or partial eyesight. Maintains a large ment, mobility or manipulation impairment, speech
print lending library. Offers support groups for par- impediment or cognitive impediment. Disability
tially-sighted adults age 55 and older. may be permanent or temporary.
National Senior Eye Care Project RCH Inc.

PO Box 429098 (Formerly Recreation Center for the Handicapped)
San Francisco CA 94142-9098 207 Skyline Boulevard
800.222.3937 (800.222.EYES) San Francisco CA 94132
415.665.4100
Refers seniors to doctors in their communities for
medical eye examinations and treatment. The pro- Provides supportive services and recreational
gram is designed for but not limited to those who activities for individuals with disabilities and their
are unable to afford medical eye care. families. Services include information and referral,
support groups and respite care. Sponsors the
Rose Resnick Lighthouse for the Blind and Vocational Integration Program (VIP), which
Visually Impaired provides vocational training, living skills instruc-
214 Van Ness Avenue (between Hayes and Grove St.) tion, job counseling and placement, and on-the-job
San Francisco CA 94102 training. Facilities include a specially adapted
415.431.1481 computer lab. Sponsors the Brainstorm Program, a
support network for brain-injured adults providing
Offers supportive, educational and rehabilitative
social and recreational activities. Community
services for blind or visually impaired individuals of
activities for both disabled and non-disabled
all ages. Volunteers assist blind and visually
individuals include: therapeutic swimming and
impaired individuals in their homes with reading
instruction, arthritis pain management, CPR and
mail, correspondence, shopping, running errands
first aid classes, disability awareness training
and going hiking, jogging and tandem bike riding.
(Americans with Disabilities Act), and field trips.
Offers customized services for deaf-blindness and
AIDS-related vision loss.
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Disease/Disability Information
The organizations and programs contained in this section provide information and services to persons with
specific diseases or disabilities and their caregivers. Services vary but typically include counseling, support
groups, printed materials, newsletters and speakers. Many conduct research and engage in advocacy. Some
provide assistive devices or financial support.
ALS Association, Bay Area Chapter American Diabetes Association

140 Geary Street, 4th Floor 1900 Powell Street, Suite 285
San Francisco CA 94108 Emeryville CA 94608
415-392-ALSA (415-392-2572) or 800.209.0433 800.DIABETE (800.342.2383)
A local chapter of a national organization that pro- Sponsors DIAL (Diabetes Information and Action
vides a variety of supportive services to persons Line), which provides diabetes information to
with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's patients, the community and health care profession-
Disease), their families, friends and caregivers. als. Sponsors a culturally sensitive outreach cam-
paign to the San Francisco Latino and African
Alzheimer's Association, Greater San Francisco American communities.
Bay Area Chapter
2065 W. El Camino Real, Suite C American Heart Association,
Mountain View CA 94040 Western States Affiliate
650.962.8111 or 800.660.1993 (helpline) 120 Montgomery Street, Suite 1650
San Francisco CA
Provides information and referral to caregivers,
415.433.2273 or 800.242.8721 (800.AHA.USA1)
family members and friends of individuals with
415.228.8404 (Chinese)
Alzheimer's disease. Offers telephone counseling
and support groups. The ABC (Alzheimer's: Provides information about heart disease and stroke
Beginning to Cope) program provides an overview prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. Other
of the disease and steps families and caregivers need services include diet consultation and a support
to prepare for in the future. group for stroke survivors and their families.
American Cancer Society American Liver Foundation,

235 Montgomery Street, Suite 320 Northern California Chapter
San Francisco CA 94104 870 Market Street, Suite 1046
415.394.7100 or 800.227.2345 San Francisco CA 94102
415.248.1060 or 800.292.9099
Provides supportive services for cancer patients and
www.liverfoundation.org
their families, including medical equipment rentals
and loans and transportation to and from cancer Works for the prevention, treatment and cure of
treatments. Sponsors the "Look Good, Feel Better" liver diseases affecting individuals of all ages.
program, which offers hair and wig styling and cos- Provides information on support groups. Publishes
metic advice for women undergoing radiation or related pamphlets (some available in Chinese,
chemotherapy. Other programs include self-help Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese).
and group programs for breast, larynx, colo-rectal
and prostate cancers.
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American Lung Association of San Francisco and Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California
San Mateo Counties 1624 Franklin Street, Suite 900
2171 Junipero Serra Boulevard, Suite 720 Oakland CA 94612
Daly City CA 94014 510.893.6272 or 800.632.3532
650.994.5864 (650.994.LUNG) or 800.586.4872 www.epilepsynorcal.org
(800.LUNG.USA)
Provides information and referral and mutual sup-
Provides educational services to individuals, agen- port groups for individuals with epilepsy and their
cies and organizations on emphysema, chronic friends and families. Provides print materials,
bronchitis, asthma, tuberculosis, lung cancer, pneu- videos and other educational service programs for
monia, influenza, smoking and indoor or outdoor individuals, families, health and public safety offi-
air pollution. cials, schools and other professionals.
Arthritis Foundation, Family Caregiver Alliance

Northern California Chapter 690 Market Street, Suite 600
657 Mission Street Suite 603 San Francisco CA 94104
San Francisco CA 94105 415.434.3388 or 800.445.8106
415.356.1230 or 800.464.6240 www.caregiver.org
Offers self-help courses, exercise programs, support Provides information and referral and emotional
groups, physician referrals, peer counseling and free support for caregiving families and friends of brain-
printed literature. impaired adults, including those with Alzheimer's
disease, AIDS-related dementia, stroke, traumatic
Better Health Foundation brain injury, and other related impairments such as
414 13th Street, Suite 450 Parkinson's Disease, Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis
Oakland CA 94612 (Lou Gehrig's Disease), and Huntington's Disease.
510.444.5096 Houses the Statewide Clearinghouse Library on
www.betterhealthfoundation.org/about/ Brain Impairment, which is open by appointment.
Publishes fact sheets in English, Chinese and
Provides information and materials on breast,
Spanish on specific brain impairments, legal infor-
prostate and colorectal cancers.
mation and tips for caregivers.
Cancer Information Service of California
32960 Alvarado-Niles Road, Suite 600
Union City, CA 94587
800.422.6237 or 800.4.CANCER
415.241.2926
www.cancer.gov
Offers resource information, public education,
A national network that provides up-to-date infor-
mental health advocacy and social action to
mation on cancer to patients and their families,
improve care and treatment of individuals with
health professionals and the general public. Offers
mental disabilities, and to promote mental well-
free publications on cancer-related issues. Refers
being in the community. Sponsors the Supportive
callers to FDA-certified mammography facilities.
Housing Advocacy Project, which provides support
Provides information on cancer-related community
groups for individuals with mental disabilities seek-
resources such as cancer treatment and screenings,
ing housing and for people with issues of hoarding
hospices, clinical trials, pain management and
and cluttering in their homes.
genetic counseling services.
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NAMI UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
(Formerly the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) 1600 Divisadero Street
5214-F Diamond Heights Boulevard, PMB 426 San Francisco CA 94143-1725
415.905.6264
Provides information and referral to assist individu-
A self-help organization for family and friends of als undergoing cancer treatment. The center is also
individuals with severe mental illness. Provides open to families, friends and community members
advocacy, education and support groups. who are interested in learning about issues pertain-
ing to cancer. Resources include books, audio and
National Association for Visually Handicapped video tapes, computerized medical information,
3201 Balboa Street pamphlets and referrals to community and national
San Francisco CA 94121 resources regarding finances, support groups and
415.221.3201 nutrition. Offers free classes on related topics
including health insurance/benefits counseling,
Provides public and professional education, in-serv-
nutrition counseling, preparing for surgery, art
ice training, information and referral, recreational
therapy, yoga, dance therapy and exercise.
activities for seniors, and support services for peo-
Coordinates several cancer related mutual support
ple with low vision or partial eyesight. Maintains a
groups.
large print lending library. Offers support groups
for partially-sighted adults age 55 and older.
Distributes low vision aids and provides counseling
in their selection and use. Carries an extensive selec-
tion of visual aids on site.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society,

Northern California Chapter
150 Grand Avenue
Oakland CA 94612
510.268.0572 or 800.344.4867 (800.FIGHT.MS)
Provides services, information and referral, peer
and professional counseling, educational seminars,
social programs, yoga classes and other wellness
activities for individuals with multiple sclerosis,
their families and friends, and the community.
Sponsors and provides information on support
groups and referrals to physicians, therapists, reha-
bilitation facilities and other service agencies.
Provides emergency financial assistance. Lends
equipment to clients when prescribed by a physi-
cian and provides equipment purchase assistance.
Provides peer counseling by volunteers and home
respite care services on a limited basis.
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Emergency Medical Button Response Systems
These systems are for persons who are ill or at risk of falling or other home emergencies. The person wears a
portable help button, which they can press for medical help. To qualify for the service, the person must have a
“responder,” someone who lives close by who can help in an emergency.
California Pacific Medical Center CommuniCall® Saint Mary's Medical Center Community Lifeline
2333 Buchanan Street 450 Stanyan Street
415.600.4636 415.750.5530
A 24-hour emergency medical button response sys- A 24-hour medical emergency response system,
tem for disabled or ill individuals. which provides disabled or ill individuals with a
system to request immediate help.
Emergency Services
Adult Protective Services (APS) San Francisco Suicide Prevention, Inc.
Department of Aging and Adult Services PO Box 191350
875 Stevenson Street, Third Floor San Francisco CA 94119-1350
San Francisco California 94103 415.781.0500 (Suicide and Crisis Intervention Line)
415.557.5230 or 800.814.0009
Provides telephone crisis counseling and informa-
Investigates possible abuse or neglect of elders and tion and referral through a variety of specialized
disabled/dependent adults. The abuse may be physi- hotlines.
cal, emotional, financial, neglect by others or self-
neglect. If abuse is suspected, social workers provide Self-Help for the Elderly Emergency In-Home
short-term counseling, case management and refer- Support Services
ral services to stop the abuse and ensure the ongo- 407 Sansome Street
ing safety of the person, involving the courts, if
required, and if the victim agrees. Emergency serv- San Francisco CA 94111
ices include shelter and emergency attendant care. 415.982.9171
Provides temporary, emergency housekeeping and
Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention and Grief personal care services to seniors who reside in San
Counseling at the Institute on Aging Francisco.
3330 Geary Street
San Francisco CA 94061 Seniors' Emergency Grocery Bag Program
415.752.3778 546 Fillmore Street
Provides telephone reassurance and counseling for San Francisco CA 94117
seniors who are depressed, lonely, isolated, grieving, 415.487.1305
suicidal, going through a difficult time, or in an Provides one bag of groceries per week to seniors 60
abusive situation.
years of age and older who live in the Western
Addition (between California & Duboce, Van Ness
San Francisco Police Department
and Stanyan Streets).
911 (Emergencies)
415.553.0123 (Non-emergency dispatch)
Responsible for enforcing laws and ordinances, pre-
venting crime, investigating criminal activity, appre-
hending suspects and presenting evidence. Police
can also conduct “well-being checks” on citizens
who live alone, are shut in or are incapacitated in
some way when there is concern about their safety.
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Financial Assistance Services
Money Management
Persons with cognitive or physical impairments may need help with banking, bill-paying, budgeting, monitor-
ing medical insurance claims forms, and organizing financial materials. Some need others to serve as represen-
tative payees to handle Social Security or other public benefits, or to make financial decisions using durable
powers of attorney or other legal tools.
Canon Kip Senior Center of Episcopal Public Administrator/Public Guardian

Community Services 875 Stevenson Street, Suite 250
705 Natoma Street San Francisco CA 94103
415.861.6801
Serves as conservator for individuals who are
Offers money management/representative payee unable to manage their own personal and
services. financial affairs. The Public Administrator
manages the property of deceased persons when
Coming Home no executor is named and no family member can
825 Van Ness Street, Suite 604 act on their behalf.
415.474.2250 Saint Anthony Foundation
Senior Outreach and Support Services
Provides personal money management to seniors
350 Golden Gate Avenue
and other adults who are functionally impaired or
seriously ill. May also serve as representative payee,
415.592.2769
agent for durable powers of attorney for finances,
conservator of estate and person, responsible party Provides representative payee services.
for admission to skilled nursing facilities, and
executor of estate. Public Assistance and Benefits
Conard House, Inc. County Adult Assistance Programs (CAAP)
1385 Mission Street, Suite 200 San Francisco CA 94120
San Francisco CA 94103-2631 1235 Mission Street
Provides money management services along with 415.558.1000
case management to people with mental illnesses. Provides assistance to low-income adults through
Services include representative payeeship, money four separate programs:
management and advocacy with income sources
and service providers. • Personal Assisted Employment Services (PAES)
provides vocational-related education, training
Jewish Family and Children's Services and supportive services.
Seniors At Home • Supplemental Security Income Pending (SSIP)
2245 Post Street (main headquarters) provides financial assistance for individuals with
San Francisco CA 94115 medical verification of a disability that has either
415.449.3777 lasted, or is expected to last, at least 12
Provides money management and conservatorship consecutive months.
of person and estate for people unable to care for
themselves.
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• Cash Assistance Linked to Medi-Cal (CALM) Mission District Office
provides monthly financial assistance to low- 1098 Valencia Street (at 22nd Street)
income individuals and their spouses who San Francisco CA 94110
receive Medi-Cal on the basis of age (being 65 415.556.4043
years or older) or a long-term disability.
Veteran Services
• General Assistance (GA) provides cash grants,
875 Stevenson Street, Suite 250
in-kind assistance or other services to
San Francisco California 94103
individuals who have no other means of
415.554.7100
support. A Supplemental Rent Payment is
available for GA recipients Assists veterans and their dependents obtain
Veterans Administration benefits and entitlements.
Social Security Also provides outreach and services to homeless vet-
Social Security provides continuing income to erans. The office works closely with San Francisco’s
workers and their families in the case of retirement representative payee programs and the Public
(Social Security Retirement Benefits), disability Guardian and has a cooperative relationship with
(Social Security Disability Insurance, or SSDI), or the San Francisco Medical Examiner to identify
death (Social Security Survivors Insurance and deceased indigent adults who served in the military,
Social Security Burial Benefits). Benefits are based enabling them to be buried in national cemeteries.
on workers’ wages and may be paid to the workers
or their dependents or survivors. Supplemental Temporary Financial Aid and
Security Income (SSI) is available for individuals Hardship Assistance
who are age 65 or over, blind or disabled (including
blind and disabled children). SSI recipients auto- Includes cash, clothing, food pantries and assistance
matically qualify for Medi-Cal. with utilities bills.
District Offices: Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center

Chinatown Branch Office Senior Services
560 Kearny Street (at Sacramento Street) 515 Cortland Avenue
415.705.1065 415.206.2140
Provides free bi-monthly groceries, frozen meals,
Downtown San Francisco District Office microwaves, medical transportation, in-home assis-
939 Market Street tance to at-risk seniors, and respite for caregivers.
415.744.5750 Dancers' Group Studio Theater Parachute Fund
3252-A 19th Street
Parkside Branch Office San Francisco CA 94110
1569 Sloat Boulevard, Suite 300 415.920.9181
415.556.4078 Provides financial support to members of the Bay
Area dance community who are facing life-threat-
Western Addition Branch Office ening illnesses including HIV/AIDS. Funds may be
1405 Fillmore Street used for both critical needs such as food, health care
San Francisco CA 94115 and rent or non-essential needs that improve the
415.556.9325 recipient's quality of life such as travel, tuition or
theater tickets.
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Italian-American Community Services Agency Saint Vincent de Paul Society
(Formerly Italian Welfare Agency) 425 4th Street
678 Green Street, Casa Fugazi Building San Francisco CA 94107
415.362.6423
Offers temporary food, clothing and lodging assis-
Limited financial assistance may be available for tance.
persons with special needs or whose needs are not
met through other channels of assistance. Salvation Army Mission Corps and
Community Center
Lions Eye Foundation of California-Nevada, Inc. 1156 Valencia Street
2340 Clay Street, 5th Floor San Francisco CA 94110
415.600.3950
Administers the REACH program (Relief for Energy
Provides financial assistance for eye surgery to low Assistance through Community Help), a program
income individuals without health insurance. All co-sponsored by PG&E, which assists individuals
patients receive their treatment at California Pacific pay their utility bills and arranges for special energy
Medical Center. Affiliated with California Pacific needs. It is for persons who are low income, elderly,
Medical Center (CPMC) and the International disabled and severely ill who are experiencing finan-
Association of Lions Clubs. cial hardship. Assists applicants for the Chronicle’s
Season of Sharing (SoS) Fund. Provides monthly
Lutheran Care for the Aging food boxes for eligible clients. Clothing vouchers are
1031 Franklin Street available by referral from a social service agency.
415.441.7777 Special Circumstances Fund
Human Services Department (DHS)
Provides temporary rental assistance and limited
415.557.6520
financial aid for housing needs.
Provides one-time emergency payments for individ-
Saint Anthony Foundation uals on SSI, Medi-Cal or in the IHSS program who
121 Golden Gate Avenue (administration) have been victims of a catastrophe or whose living
San Francisco CA 94102 situation becomes unsafe or unhealthy. Funds may
415.241.8300 be used to make housing repairs if necessary for
health and safety, pay moving expenses because of
Distributes clothing, furniture, dishes, linens and
eviction or if housing is unsafe, make modifications
small appliances to San Francisco families with chil-
to accommodate disabilities, or to prevent a
dren and individual men and women in need.
foreclosure.
Works with other social service agencies to provide
special distribution of clothing based on availability.
Clothing is distributed by lottery.
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Food
Meal Programs
Meal programs are available to older adults and people with disabilities who have difficulty preparing meals on
their own. Congregate meals are served at churches, agencies, community centers, senior centers and civic
organizations throughout the city. Some hospitals and retirement homes provide meals for individuals who live
nearby. Meals are often included as part of other programs at senior centers and adult day centers. Home-deliv-
ered meal programs deliver meals to an individual’s home. These programs are subsidized by the federal gov-
ernment and charge nominal fees or ask for a donation.
Congregate Meal Sites Kimochi, Inc.

To find meal sites near you, see the section on 1715 Buchanan Street
“Senior Centers” in this directory. Other sources of San Francisco CA 94115
information about meal programs include Senior 415.931.2294
Information and Referral (415.626.1033) or the
Resource Centers for Seniors and Adults With Meals on Wheels of San Francisco, Inc.
Disabilities in your area (See the Information and 1375 Fairfax Avenue
Referral section of this resource guide). San Francisco CA 94124
415.920.1111
Home Delivered Meals
The following programs offer different types of Northern California Presbyterian Homes
meals (hot, chilled or frozen) and diets (regular, and Services
diabetic, low sodium or soft) depending on individ- 1525 Post Street
ual needs. They also offer nutrition counseling and San Francisco CA 94109
social work evaluation. 877.205.5955
Provides meals and cold lunches to seniors and dis-
Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center
abled adults residing at residence hotels and low-
Senior Services
income apartments.
515 Cortland Avenue
On Lok, Inc. 30th Street Senior Center
415.206.2140
225 30th Street
Centro Latino de San Francisco
415.550.2210
1656 15th Street
Russian American Community Services
415.861.8758
300 Anza Street
Jewish Family and Children's Services AIDS
415.387.5336
Chronic Illness and Disabilities Project
2150 Post Street
Salvation Army
850 Harrison Street
415.449.1224
415.777.5350
Jewish Family and Children's Services
Seniors At Home
2245 Post Street (main headquarters)
415.449.3777
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Food
Self-Help for the Elderly Supplemental Food or Assistance
407 Sansome Street
San Francisco CA 94111 Food Stamps Program of the Human
415.982.9171 Services Department
West Bay Filipino Senior Center 1235 Mission Street
3416 19th Street San Francisco CA 94103
415.626.0773
Helps low-income people purchase food. Eligibility
Woolf House is based on household income. The federal govern-
801 Howard Street ment funds food stamps for children and elderly
San Francisco CA 94103 immigrants and those immigrants who are disabled,
415.981.2165 refugees, veterans or immigrants who have worked
40 quarters. People can access food stamps benefits
at the main office (above), 1440 Harrison Street
(415.558.1957), and 3120 Mission Street
(415.401.4894). Applicants who are unable to travel
to an office may authorize another person to apply
and be interviewed for him/her. Disabled persons
can apply by mail. Food Stamps Outreach Workers
also enroll applicants at community events and at
medical centers, senior centers, cultural centers and
many locations serving low-income people, such as
the Social Security Offices.
Saint Anthony Foundation Supplemental

Food Program
121 Golden Gate Avenue
415.241.2655
Provides food to individuals with AIDS or disabling
illness, families with children and pregnant women.
Clients can pick up food six times during the year.
This is not an emergency food program.
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Friendly Visits (In-Home and Telephone)
These programs provide homebound elders who suffer from boredom, isolation and loneliness with a regular visitor.
Friendship Line at the Institute on Aging New Leaf Outreach to Elders

3330 Geary Boulevard (Formerly Gay and Lesbian Outreach to Elders)
San Francisco CA 94118 1853 Market Street
415.255.2937
Provides outreach calls and supportive home visits
to older adults. Offers gay and lesbian seniors an opportunity to
create an alternative family network with other sen-
Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly iors and volunteers. Supportive services include vis-
909 Hyde Street, Suite 628 its to homebound individuals, mutual support
San Francisco CA 94109-4847 groups, discussion groups, information and referral,
415.771.7957 educational workshops, activity groups and social
events.
Matches isolated and homebound seniors with vol-
unteers who provide companionship, outreach and
Senior Companion Program of Family
advocacy twice a month for a year. The Escort/On
Service Agency of San Francisco
Call Program offers volunteers to help on a one-
6221 Geary Boulevard, 3rd Floor
time basis with shopping, filling prescriptions or
driving to a doctor's appointment.
415.751.9786
Network For Elders Provides friendship, companionship and support.
1555 A Burke Avenue
415.647.5353
Collaborates with local churches to provide
volunteer caregiver support to frail elders through
Project VOICE (Volunteers Offering Information
and Companionship to Elders).
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Health and Medical
Health and medical services in San Francisco are provided by both public and private hospitals, long-term care
facilities, clinics and health centers.
San Francisco Community Health Network Primary Health Centers

Provide primary and preventive health care services,
The San Francisco Community Health Network is which typically include flu shots and other immu-
made up of publicly funded and administered nizations; screenings for such diseases and condi-
health programs. The network includes San tions as cancer, hepatitis, tuberculosis and hyperten-
Francisco General Hospital, Laguna Honda and pri- sion; dental care and podiatry. Some offer special
mary health care centers in various locations services such as outpatient AIDS treatment services
around the city. or HIV testing. Primary health care centers and
clinics are located throughout San Francisco. Six are
San Francisco General Hospital hospital-based. Some have public health nurses
1001 Potrero Avenue, Suite 1M who conduct in-home assessments, counseling and
San Francisco CA 94110 case management for high-risk conditions. To find
415.206.8000 the center nearest you, see below or call
An acute care hospital that is owned and operated 415.206.8000.
by San Francisco’s Department of Public Health. Breast and Cervical Cancer Services
Provides a full complement of inpatient, outpatient, 30 Van Ness Avenue
emergency, skilled nursing, diagnostic, mental (between Oak and Market Streets) Suite 2300
health and rehabilitation services for adults and San Francisco CA 94102
children. It is the largest acute inpatient and reha- 415. 581.2431
bilitation hospital for psychiatric patients in the
City. It is the only acute hospital in San Francisco Castro-Mission Health Center
that provides twenty-four hour psychiatric emer- 3850 17th Street
gency services and operates the only Level I Trauma San Francisco CA 94114
Center for 1.5 million residents of San Francisco 415.487.7500
and northern San Mateo County.
Chinatown Public Health Center
Laguna Honda Hospital 1490 Mason Street (at Broadway)
375 Laguna Honda Boulevard San Francisco CA 94133
San Francisco CA 94116-1499 415.364.7600
415.759.3377 (admissions)
A skilled nursing care facility that includes a small Curry Senior Service Center
general service inpatient acute medical unit special- 333 Turk Street
izing in geriatric care and an independent rehabili- San Francisco CA 94102
tation center with both inpatient and outpatient 415.885.2274
services. Provides skilled nursing care for individu-
als with dementia who also wander, home evalua- Excelsior Clinic
tions for rehabilitation patients to determine Part of the Mission Neighborhood Health Center.
in-home equipment needs, limited respite care 4434 Mission Street @ Francis
services, and hospice care. San Francisco CA 94112
415.406.1353
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Health and Medical
Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic South of Market Health Center
558 Clayton Street 551 Minna Street
San Francisco CA 94117 San Francisco CA
415.487.5632 415.626.2951
415.626.2380 (Dental care)
Provides an HIV early intervention program that
includes acupuncture and massage therapy. Languages include English, Spanish, Cantonese and
Tagalog. Interpreters are available.
Lyon-Martin Women’s Health Services
1748 Market Street #201 Southeast Health Center
San Francisco CA 94102 2401 Keith Street (near Armstrong Avenue)
415.671.7000
Maxine Hall Health Center
Special services include dental care for children and
1301 Pierce Street
adults. Grandparents Who Care, a support group
for non-parent caregivers, holds meetings at the
415.292.1300
facility. The Family Violence Project of the San
Francisco District Attorney's Office provides
Mission Neighborhood Health Center
domestic violence education and outreach.
240 Shotwell Street
Tom Waddell Health Center
415.552.3870
50 Lech Walesa Street
(Between Polk and Van Ness Streets)
Native American Health Center
160 Capp Street
415.355.7400
415.621.8051 Services include substance abuse services, an HIV
415.621.8056 (Dental Department) clinic, a needle exchange program and a transgen-
der clinic.
Ocean-Park Health Center
1351 24th Avenue
415.682.1900
Potrero Hill Health Center (Caleb G. Clark)

1050 Wisconsin Street (at Connecticut Street)
415.648.3022
415.648.7609 (Dental)
Silver Avenue Family Health Center

1525 Silver Avenue (at San Bruno Avenue)
415.715.0300
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Health and Medical
Hospitals • Rehabilitation centers offer many different
services, including physical, speech and
Hospitals provide short-term care for individuals occupational therapies. Many attendees have
who need the highest level of medical care. They disabilities or ongoing medical problems, while
may be public or private. Inpatient hospitals and others are recovering from accident or medical
facilities include: incidents such as strokes.
• General medical and surgical hospitals provide • Renal dialysis centers are facilities where people
diagnostic and medical treatment (both surgical with kidney disease or those awaiting kidney
and nonsurgical) to inpatients with a wide transplants receive assistance from equipment
variety of medical conditions. that performs the necessary kidney functions.
• Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals • Outpatient eye centers specialize in cataract
primarily provide diagnostic, medical treatment surgery, glaucoma treatment and laser surgery.
and monitoring services for inpatients who • Radiology centers specialize in diagnostic and
suffer from mental illness or substance abuse therapeutic radiology services like
disorders. The treatment often requires an mammography, magnetic resonance imaging
extended stay in the hospital. (MRI), and computed tomography (CT).
• Rehabilitation: Time-limited,
goal-oriented therapeutic services geared California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC)
towards restoring optimal health or ability. Provides a wide variety of acute, post-acute and
• Specialty hospitals, which include chronic outpatient hospital care services. In addition,
disease or rehabilitation facilities, provide a CPMC has home care, hospice, health education
particular type of service to the majority of their and geriatric psychiatry programs and operates the
patients. Irene Swindell Alzheimer's Residential Care.
Communi-Call is a 24-hour emergency medical
• Sub acute or extended care programs are units button response system for disabled or ill
within hospitals or skilled nursing facilities that individuals. CPMC has three campuses:
are for patients who no longer need acute
medical or surgical services but require highly Pacific Campus
skilled nursing care and technological support 2333 Buchanan Street
following surgery or short-term medical San Francisco CA 94120
treatment and convalescence following an acute 415.600.6000
medical episode.
California Campus
Outpatient Services 3700 California Street
Outpatient services include specialized therapies San Francisco CA 94118
and treatments that are provided without the 415.600.6000
expense and trauma of a hospital stay. Some hospi-
tals maintain community “satellites” to make health Davies Campus
care more accessible and convenient. Examples of Castro & Duboce Streets
outpatient services include: San Francisco CA 94114
415.565.6000
• Outpatient surgery centers perform specialized
surgical procedures that do not require
overnight inpatient hospitalization.
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Health and Medical
Chinese Hospital Veterans Affairs Medical Center
845 Jackson Street 4150 Clement Street
415.982.2400 415.221.4810
Provides inpatient and outpatient care to the Provides general medical, surgical and psychiatric
Chinese community. Outpatient care is offered at services for veterans.
the 24-hour Treatment Center, Same Day Surgery
Unit, and the Western San Francisco Community Specialty Clinics
Clinic.
Medical Specialties Practice at UCSF Stanford
Saint Francis Hospital Health Care. Rheumatology Clinic
900 Hyde Street 400 Parnassus Avenue, Fifth Floor
415.353.6000 415.353.2497
Operates a skilled nursing facility, rehabilitation Provides comprehensive diagnostic and treatment
center, hospice and psychiatric center. services to individuals with arthritis.
Saint Luke's Hospital North East Medical Services

3555 Cesar Chavez Street 1520 Stockton Street
415.647.8600 415.391.9686
A private nonprofit hospital providing inpatient, Provides comprehensive outpatient health services
outpatient and emergency services. including primary physician care, specialty physi-
cian care, nursing, optometry, podiatry, acupunc-
Saint Mary's Medical Center ture, nutrition, health education, x-rays, pharmacy,
450 Stanyan Street immunizations, social services and dental care.
415.668.1000 (general information) OMI Wellness Nursing Center
415.750-5800 (senior services) 1948 Ocean Avenue
415.750.5530 (community lifeline) San Francisco CA 94132
415.337.4719
Provides a variety of services for seniors including
health education, a fitness program, physician Offers public-health nurse managed preventive-
referral and LifeLine (a medical emergency response services, screening, counseling and education for
system). Ocean View, Merced Heights and Ingleside (OMI)
residents. Serves primarily seniors. Provides blood
UCSF Medical Center pressure checks, health counseling regarding med-
505 Parnassus Ave. ications and nutrition, referrals to medical care and
San Francisco CA 94122 other community resources, and drop-in informa-
415.476.1000 tion. Also offers wellness presentations on topics
including nutrition, hypertension, exercise and cho-
In addition to primary care, provides outpatient lesterol management. Home visits for public health
services in more than 75 specialty areas, including a nursing assessment and follow-up are made to resi-
comprehensive AIDS program, inpatient geriatric dents who are homebound and who meet the refer-
psychiatry, rheumatology and a comprehensive can- ral criteria established by the Bureau of Public
cer center. Health Nursing.
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Health and Medical
Quan Yin Healing Arts Center Saint Mary's Medical Center. Sister Mary
455 Valencia Street Philippa Memorial Clinic
San Francisco CA 94103 2235 Hayes Street, 5th Floor
415.750.5500
Provides alternative and holistic healing services to
seriously ill patients (including individuals with A comprehensive health care program with special-
HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, stroke victims, brain ty clinics in the following areas: allergy, arthritis,
injuries, substance abuse addictions and cancer). cardiology; dermatology; endocrinology; eye, gas-
Services include on-site nursing, Chinese herbal trointestinal, orthopedics, podiatry, proctology; psy-
medicine, natural therapies, affordable acupuncture, chiatry, renal, urology and vascular surgery. Also
massage therapies, nutritional supplements, yoga offers dietary counseling, social work services, and
and qigong. health education.
Rosalind Russell Medical Research UCSF/Mount Zion Lakeside

Center for Arthritis Senior Medical Center
350 Parnassus Avenue, Suite 600 2501 Ocean Avenue
415.476.1192 415.586.8600
Provides outpatient diagnostic and treatment serv- A primary care medical practice dedicated to pro-
ices for individuals who have arthritis and other viding coordinated multidisciplinary care for sen-
joint disorders. Offers clinical trials, which provide iors. Services include primary care, social work,
patients with access to experimental drug treat- geropsychology and podiatry.
ments. The center operates under the auspices of
the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Department of Ophthalmology
Saint Anthony Free Medical Clinic 533 Parnassus Avenue, 5th Floor
105-107 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco CA 94143
415.241.8320
A comprehensive, outpatient eye care facility that
A free primary care medical clinic for low-income provides diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases
adults, families and children. Services include adult and disorders. Specialty clinics include cornea, glau-
drop-in care, a podiatry clinic, nutrition services, coma, oncology, pediatrics, plastic surgery, retina,
orthopedic services and seasonal flu shots for indi- external eye disease and refractive surgery.
viduals with chronic illness. A laboratory and phar-
macy are located on site.
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HIV/ARC/AIDS
In addition to the resources listed below, many hospitals, home health agencies and health centers offer services
for persons with HIV/ARC/AIDS. See separate listings.
Evaluation and Treatment Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center:

Community HIV/AIDS Services
AIDS Health Project 730 Polk Street, 4th Floor
1930 Market Street San Francisco CA 94109
415.476.3902 Provides comprehensive AIDS/HIV services that are
Sponsors free, anonymous and confidential HIV responsive to the needs of Asians and Pacific
antibody testing given at anonymous test sites. Islanders. Services include AIDS/HIV health and
Also offers drop-in groups and crisis mental health prevention education, counseling, street outreach
services. and direct services. Peer counselors provide HIV
risk reduction information, referrals to mental
Clinica Esperanza (Clinic of Hope) HIV Services health and health care, individual and group
240 Shotwell Street (Near 16th Street) emotional support, and case management.
415.431.3212 Black Coalition on AIDS, Inc.
495 Clementina Street
Operated by Mission Neighborhood Health Center, San Francisco CA 94103
the clinic provides psychosocial and medical 415.615.9945
services for people with HIV or AIDS. A multicul-
tural staff is sensitive to the needs of the Latino Provides a transitional adult group home primarily
community. for low-income HIV positive African Americans.
Offers up to six months of temporary housing and
Education, Counseling, Support support services to residents in a clean and sober
environment. Services include case management,
AIDS Legal Referral Panel support groups, counseling, social activities, infor-
1663 Mission Street, Suite 500 mation sessions and volunteer services.
415.701.1100 Buddhist AIDS Project
555 John Muir Drive, #803
Provides comprehensive legal referrals for people San Francisco CA 94132
with AIDS and HIV to a panel of volunteer attor- 415.522.7473
neys. Includes assistance with wills and powers of
attorney; assistance with landlord/tenant disputes, Provides free information and referral to Buddhist
including discrimination; assistance with employ- resources, events and alternative AIDS services to
ment discrimination and harassment; and other individuals with HIV/AIDS as well as to their fami-
civil legal matters. Sponsors a benefits and insur- lies, friends and caregivers.
ance clinic.
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HIV/ARC/AIDS
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Jewish Family and Children's Services AIDS
San Francisco Chronic Illness and Disabilities Project
2255 Hayes Street, 4th Floor 2150 Post Street
415.345.9112 ext.130 415.449.1224
Provides case management, counseling, rent subsi- Serves Jewish individuals with HIV/AIDS, their
dies and residential programs for people living with partners and families. Services include individual,
AIDS/HIV. couple and family counseling; support groups; case
management; benefits counseling; information and
City of Refuge Community Church. Ark of Refuge: referral; meal delivery; practical and emotional
HIV/AIDS Ministry support volunteers; spiritual support; educational
1025 Howard Street programs and emergency financial assistance.
415.861.1060 Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco
150 Eureka Street
Operates three long-term housing programs for
HIV positive individuals and their families.
415.863.4434
Family Link
Interfaith ministry in a Christian church with pri-
317 Castro Street
mary outreach to Gays and Lesbians. Holds regular
worship services and sponsors a variety of support
415.703.9050
groups (for individuals who are HIV negative,
Provides guest accommodations (hospitality house) chronically ill, HIV positive, living with a life-
in a supportive environment for family members threatening illness, have AIDS or who have suffered
and friends of people with critical illnesses, includ- multiple losses). Several twelve-step mutual support
ing AIDS, who require temporary living arrange- groups meet at the church throughout the week.
ments while visiting from outside of San Francisco.
Five rooms are available. Most Holy Redeemer AIDS Support Group
4321 18th Street
Friends for Life at the San Francisco Public Library San Francisco CA 94110
Main Library 415.863.1581
100 Larkin Street
Offers practical and emotional support to those liv-
ing with AIDS or disabling HIV disease. Services
415.557.4352
include spiritual support, in-home assistance and
Delivers library materials to homebound people emotional support groups.
with AIDS/HIV.
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HIV/ARC/AIDS
Positive Resource Center Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center
973 Market Street, Sixth Floor 187 Golden Gate Avenue
415.777.0333 415.431.7476
info@positiveresource.org
Offers case management, individual counseling and
Provides benefit counseling to San Francisco resi- information and referral services for individuals
dents who are HIV positive or have AIDS. who are HIV positive. Also provides peer advocacy,
Counseling includes insurance, employee benefits treatment advocacy, HIV testing, HIV prevention
and Social Security. Offers pre-disability support services and safe sex supplies. Sponsors a transgen-
and planning. Administers the CARE/HIPP der support group and a gay men's support group.
Program (Comprehensive AIDS Resources
Emergency/Health Insurance Premium Program)
for San Francisco residents. CARE/HIPP pays health
insurance premiums for individuals disabled as a
result of AIDS/HIV who are unable to work and are
in danger of losing their health insurance. Also pro-
vides employment referral and support services.
Shanti
730 Polk Street, 3rd floor
415.674.4700
Provides support services to people with AIDS/HIV
and their family/friends through six programs.
Trained volunteers provide emotional and practical
support services including house cleaning and
errands. An activities program offers free tickets to
movies, cultural and educational events, social
activities, outings, and free classes in arts and crafts,
creative writing and Tai Chi. The Transportation
Program provides curb-to-curb transportation to
health care appointments and the San Francisco
Food Bank as well as assistance with light moving.
The Peer Advocacy Program provides one-on-one
assistance with obtaining primary health care, bene-
fits and other services. The Latino Program pro-
vides culturally sensitive services to Spanish speak-
ing clients.
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Home Health Care
Home health services include nursing, home health aides, homemaker services, physical therapy, speech therapy,
dietary counseling, social services, patient/family education and occupational therapy.
Continuum University of California, San Francisco/Mount

255 Golden Gate Avenue Zion Medical Center Home Care
San Francisco CA 94102 UCSF Home Care Program
415.437.2900 3330 Geary Boulevard, First Floor
Provides comprehensive health and human services
415.353.3100
to under-served individuals with HIV/AIDS.
Programs include a licensed adult day health center, Provides skilled home health care services under the
nursing case management, two prison release/tran- direction of a physician. Patients must be in need of
sitional case management programs, and a needle nursing care or rehabilitative services such as physi-
syringe exchange program. cal, occupational or speech therapy. Medical social
work, home health aides, public health nurses,
Health at Home speech therapists and occupational and physical
45 Onondaga Avenue therapists are available as needed.
415.452.2100 Visiting Nurse and Hospice of San Francisco
3360 Geary Boulevard
The home health agency of the Community Health
Network, San Francisco Department of Public
415.600.4404
Health. The agency serves individuals with HIV dis-
ease, life threatening illnesses such as cancer or end- Provides in-home health care and hospice services.
stage heart or respiratory disease that requires pal-
liative or end of life care, and frail elders with
chronic and disabling illness or who are recovering
from acute episodes or trauma. Services include
nursing care, social work, home care aide and reha-
bilitation therapy, as well as volunteer, bereavement
and spiritual support.
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Homeless Services
Department of Human Services Division of Metropolitan Community Foundation
Housing & Homeless Programs 150 Eureka Street
415.558.1902 (Information and Referral) San Francisco CA 94114
415.863.4434
In partnership with many community-based organ-
izations, DHS funds, manages or operates early Social service arm of the Metropolitan Community
services to prevent homelessness. Intervention and Church. Provides meals, art programs and showers
prevention services include emergency shelters, for homeless.
transitional housing, permanent supportive hous-
ing, child care, employment training, case manage- Saint Anthony Foundation
ment and money management services. The Senior Outreach and Support Services
Division also administers the Rental Assistance 350 Golden Gate Avenue
Fund, which provides rental assistance grants to San Francisco CA 94102
prevent eviction. 415.592.2769
A multi-service senior program that includes case
Dolores Street Community Services, Richard
management, representative payee services, infor-
Cohen Residence
mation and referral, and spiritual outreach. Also
220 Dolores Street
provides The Living Room, a safe and quiet place
for homeless Tenderloin senior citizens to gather
415.558.0503
during the day, at 350 Eddy Street.
A ten-bedroom assisted living facility for function-
ally disabled people with AIDS who are homeless.
Services include all meals, hospice care, attendant
services, transportation, visiting nurses and case
management.
Homeless Advocacy Project

1360 Mission Street, Suite 201
415.575.3130
Provides legal services in a broad range of issues
with priority given to clients with a disability.
Provides advocacy on public benefits and housing
issues for clients at risk of losing housing.
Home Safety
Department of Public Health Community and
Home Injury Prevention Project for Seniors
(CHIPPS)
101 Grove Street, Room 118
415.554.2924
Provides home safety checks, information on home
safety repairs, free grab bars to eligible seniors, and
referrals to community programs as appropriate.
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Housing
Low Cost/Subsidized Tenants and Owners Development Corporation
230 4th Street
All Hallows Community San Francisco CA 94103
1711 Oakdale Avenue 415.896.1880
San Francisco CA 94124 Develops, administers and provides housing for
415.550.1637 low-income seniors and disabled adults.
Maintains 45 units of HUD subsidized housing for
seniors or disabled individuals. Woolf House
801 Howard Street
BRIDGE Housing Corporation San Francisco CA 94103
1 Hawthorne Street, Suite 400 415.981.2165
San Francisco CA 94105 Maintains Section 8 housing for eligible low-
415.989.1111 income seniors including one bedroom and studio
A non-profit corporation that builds, develops and apartments.
manages low-income housing and commercial
properties throughout California. Supported/ Transitional
Francis of Assisi Community Baker Places, Inc.

145 Guerrero Street 3450 3rd Street, Bldg. 2A
415.621.4092 415.695.8360
Provides federally subsidized (HUD) housing for Sponsors a residential housing program (both tran-
seniors and disabled adults. sitional and permanent) for men and women (and
their children) who are in recovery from substance
Northern California Presbyterian abuse problems and are HIV positive or have AIDS.
Homes and Services Services include clinical care coordination, evalua-
1525 Post Street tion, assessment, support groups and case manage-
San Francisco CA 94109 ment. Provides rental subsidies, which assist with
415. 202.7800 the individual's transition into the general recovery
community. Relapse prevention programs.
A non-profit corporation that operates several inde-
pendent, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities.
Canon Kip Senior Center of Episcopal
Offers low cost housing and subsidized housing.
Community Services
705 Natoma Street
San Francisco Network Ministries
559 Ellis Street
415.487.3799
415.928.6209 Provides single unit occupancy (SRO) housing with
in-house support services for individuals with dual
Provides low-cost housing.
diagnosis. Support services include case manage-
ment, vocational counseling and referrals for men-
tal health services and life skills training.
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Housing
Conard House, Inc. Self-Help for the Elderly
Cooperative Apartment Program 407 Sansome Street
2441 Jackson Street San Francisco CA 94111
415.346.6384
Operates the Lady Shaw Senior Center, a 70-unit
Offers an assisted, independent living program that low-income apartment complex located at 1483
provides outpatient mental health services to its Mason Street; Leonard House, a 15 bed residential
client population. Provides 19 apartments located care home located at 1771 Waller Street; Autumn
throughout San Francisco that house 4 to 6 adults Glow Alzheimer's Care Home, 654 Grove Street;
in a cooperative environment. Most rooms are dou- and a 15-bed facility for seniors with Alzheimer's
bles, some singles. Maximum stay is open-ended. Disease.
Dolores Street Community Services
Richard M. Cohen Residence Payment/Rent Assistance
220 Dolores Street
San Francisco CA 94103 Franchise Tax Board
415.558.0504 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 7400
A ten-bedroom assisted living facility for function- (San Francisco Field office)
ally disabled people with AIDS who are homeless. San Francisco CA 94102
Services include meals, hospice care, attendant 800.852.5711
services, transportation, visiting nurses and case Sponsors the Homeowner Assistance Program and
management. Support services are provided by Renter Assistance Program, which provide partial
volunteers. reimbursement for property taxes and rent.
Helpers of the Mentally Retarded Lutheran Care for the Aging

2626 Fulton Street 1031 Franklin Street
415.387.3031 415.441.7777
Administers Helpers Homes, 24-hour residential Provides temporary rental assistance and limited
care facilities for mentally retarded adults. Provides financial aid for housing needs.
activity programs for the residents in a home envi-
ronment. Mayor's Office of Housing
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 600
Little Sisters of the Poor. Saint Anne's Home and San Francisco CA 94102
Senior Center 415.252.3177
300 Lake Street
San Francisco CA 94118 Provides low interest loans to seniors and persons
415.751.6510 with low incomes or disabilities. Home loans
include loans for home improvements and barrier
Operates a residential facility for the aged providing removal.
care on three levels: independent, intermediate and
skilled nursing care. Also provides a multipurpose
senior center, which offers activities and events for
seniors.
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Housing
Other Housing Services
Saint Peter’s Housing Committee

474 Valencia Street
415.593.0987
Provides counseling and advocacy on housing
issues. Will help mediate disputes between tenants
and landlords and advocates at the Rent Board and
Small Claims Court.
Stegner & O’Neil Registry

P. O. Box 471435
San Francisco, CA 94147-1435
415.775.4508
Provides information about and referrals to resi-
dential care facilities.
Supportive Housing Advocacy Project of the

415.241.2926
Provides support groups for individuals with men-
tal disabilities seeking housing and for people who
have issues with hoarding and cluttering in their
homes.
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Information and Referral (Specialized)
HELPLINK Resource Center #5: Mission/Noe Valley/Bernal
50 California Street, Suite 200 Heights/Buena Vista/Eureka Valley
San Francisco CA 94111-4696 225 30th Street, Suite 320
415.772.4357 (415.772.HELP) or 800.273.6222 San Francisco CA 94131
415.920.0588
Provides information and referral to anyone need-
English, Spanish
ing services from Bay Area nonprofit health and
human service agencies. Following a thorough
Resource Center #6: Bayview-Hunter's Point
assessment, referrals are given and follow-up calls
Valley/Mission/Eureka Valley
are made to determine if services were received.
1555 Burke Avenue, Suite A
Publishes a variety of resource guides.
415.401.7200
Resource Centers for Seniors and
English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Samoan, Spanish
Adults With Disabilities
These neighborhood sites provide information and
Resource Center #7: Visitacion
assistance to older adults and adults with disabili-
Valley/Excelsior/Portola Valley
ties. Staff can help fill out forms and applications,
66 Raymond Avenue
translate and explain official letters, and provide
information about social services available in San
415.330.1789
Francisco. Language capabilities are indicated.
English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Toisanese
Resource Center #1: Richmond
Resource Center #8: OMI/St. Francis
6221 Geary Street, 3rd Floor
Wood/Miraloma Park
1948 Ocean Avenue
415.752.2815
English, Armenian, Cantonese, Mandarin,
415.586.0450
Russian, Shanghai
English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Toisanese
Resource Center #2: Western Addition/Marina
Resource Center #9: Inner Sunset/Haight Ashbury
1426 Fillmore Street, Suite 302
1400 Irving Street
415.447.1004
415.682.2810
English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Toisanese
English, Russian, Cantonese, Mandarin
Resource Center #3: Northeast
Resource Center #10: Outer Sunset
407 Sansome Street, 4th Floor
2451 Judah Street (at 30th Avenue)
415.438.4800
415.682.2800
English, Cantonese, Mandarin
English, Cantonese, Russian
Resource Center #4: Central City/Potrero Hill
Senior Information and Referral
472 Turk Street
415.626.1033
415.931.6000 Provides information and referral for seniors,
English, Cambodian, Cantonese, Chiu Chow, caregivers and agencies serving seniors. Referrals
French, Mandarin, Toisanese, Vietnamese for health care, social services, legal assistance,
housing, adult day health centers, transportation,
in-home support services, and other services are
provided. Distributes Senior Gold Cards and Muni
ID cards. Produces and distributes resource lists.
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In-Home Support and Assistance
Providers Referrals
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) IHSS Public Authority of San Francisco

Human Services Department (DHS) 939 Market Street, Suite 550
PO Box 7988 San Francisco CA 94103
415.557.5251
Operates the Central Registry Service, which match-
Provides low-income, physically fragile adults with es home care workers with private pay and In-
in-home assistance including light cleaning, laun- Home Supportive Services (IHSS) consumers. On-
dry, shopping, cooking and washing dishes. May call personal care workers are also available in the
also provide non-medical personal care, like evening and on weekends for critical situations.
bathing, grooming, feeding, dressing or toilet assis- Also provides mentors and support services to IHSS
tance. Under direction of a licensed health care pro- consumers.
fessional, IHSS can arrange for paramedical services
or provide transportation to and from medical and Mujeres Unidas y Activas (United and Active
other necessary appointments. Women) Caring Hands (Manos Carinosas)
3543 18th Street, 3rd Floor
Kimochi, Inc. San Francisco CA 94110
1715 Buchanan Street 415.621.8140
A bilingual Spanish and English community-based
415.931.2275
home health care training and referral service.
The In-Home Supportive Services Program Individuals seeking bilingual English and Spanish
arranges for housekeeping, cooking, laundry, home health care providers at an affordable cost can
shopping/errands, personal care and assistance call for a free referral.
with activities of daily living.
Network For Elders
Self-Help for the Elderly 1555 A Burke Avenue
407 Sansome Street San Francisco CA 94124
415.982.9171
Operates a small registry of home health aides,
Arranges for housekeepers or home health aides to offering affordable in-home care.
provide services in clients’ homes through the
Housekeeping Home Aide Registry. Emergency in-
home supportive services provides temporary
housekeeping and personal care services to seniors
who reside in San Francisco.
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Legal Services
Asian Law Caucus Bay Area Legal Aid
939 Market Street, Suite 201 50 Fell Street, First Floor
415.896.1701 415.982.1300
Provides legal services in housing, employment, Provides legal services and representation in public
civil rights, immigration and naturalization, tenant benefits, domestic violence, family law, health and
and housing, public benefits, hate crimes, voting housing.
rights and other civil rights issues.
Disability Rights Advocates
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach 449 15th Street, Suite 303
(Formerly Nihomachi) Oakland CA 94612
1188 Franklin Street, Suite 202 510.451.8644
A nonprofit legal center dedicated to serving dis-
415.567.6255
ability organizations and individuals with all types
Provides legal help in the areas of wills and trusts, of disabilities. Advocates for civil rights of disabled
elder abuse, public benefits including SSI and individuals to end discrimination in public accom-
MediCal, family law, immigration, consumer prob- modations, transportation, housing, various types
lems and domestic violence to the Asian Pacific of health and life insurance, education, employment
community. and access to health care. Provides legal advice and
consultation and, in appropriate cases, pursues
Bar Association of San Francisco impact litigation related to disability.
465 California Street, Suite 1100
San Francisco CA 94104-1826 Employment Law Center of the Legal Aid Society
415.989.1616 of San Francisco
1663 Mission Street
The Volunteer Legal Services Program assists low-
income individuals and families find attorneys will-
415.864.8848
ing to volunteer their time. Legal assistance avail-
able includes family law, landlord-tenant law, con- Provides legal services and administrative advocacy
sumer and bankruptcy law, social service advocacy in wage rights, domestic violence, language rights,
for parents of children with disabilities; immigra- workers rights and disability issues.
tion issues for people with HIV/AIDS, domestic
violence, home loan fraud, tax issues and govern- Eviction Defense Collaborative
ment benefits. Telephone interviewers screen callers 433 South Van Ness Ave
for eligibility and the type of legal services required. San Francisco CA 94109
The Free Legal Advice and Referral Clinic (open to 415.431.8831
anyone) provides brief consultations with attorneys
Provides assistance with summons and complaints,
on a variety of legal issues. The Lawyer Referral
stays of execution and other motions related to
Service provides a sliding scale referral service on
eviction.
most types of legal matters.
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Legal Services
Housing Rights Committee
427 South Van Ness Avenue
415.703.8634
Provides tenants rights counseling and eviction pre-
vention on illegal eviction cases.
La Raza Centro Legal

474 Valencia, Suite 295
415.575.3500
Provides legal representation and advocacy for sen-
iors including consumer rights and public benefits,
immigration and housing.
Lawyer’s Committee for Rights

131 Steuart Street, Suite 400
415.543.9444
Provides legal services related to asylum, immigra-
tion, civil rights, consumer credit issues, tort
defense, housing and some public benefits.
Legal Assistance to the Elderly, Inc.

100 McAllister Street, Suite 412
415.861.4444
Provides legal counseling and representation to sen-
iors. Assists with legal issues related to Medicare,
Medi-Cal, Social Security, tenant problems, physical
abuse, financial abuse, residential care, nursing
homes and consumer contracts. Also offers assis-
tance with will preparation, and durable powers of
attorney for finances. Home, hospital and nursing-
home visits are made by appointment. Referrals are
offered for criminal, immigration, family law, pro-
bate, bankruptcy and fee-generating cases.
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Mental Health
Emergency Mental Health Services Services Center for Somatic Psychotherapy
(Formerly the Clement Street Counseling Center)
• 24-Hour Mental Health Crisis Line: 415.781.0500 310 3rd Avenue
• Psychiatric Emergency Services: 415.206.8125 San Francisco CA 94118
• Mobile Crisis Team: 415.255.3610 415.221.9227
• Westside Community Crisis: 415.353.5050
• S.F. Suicide Prevention: 415.781.0500 Provides psychotherapy and counseling for individ-
• Drug Information Service: 415.252.3055 uals, couples, families and children on a sliding
scale.
Outpatient
Conard House, Inc.
ACCESS Help Line 1385 Mission Street, Suite 200
415.255.3737 San Francisco CA 94103-2631
415.864.7359
The “gateway” for mental health in San Francisco
for people without health insurance. Provides a continuum of mental health services,
including counseling, case management, income
Bayview-Hunter's Point Foundation advocacy, money management, vocational services
4301 Third Street and residential services, to adults with psychiatric
San Francisco CA 94124 disabilities. Services include eight supportive hous-
415.648.5785 ing programs, 17 cooperative apartments, three
community service centers that specialize in money
Provides mental health services, including diagno- management, and a supported employment center.
sis, treatment and rehabilitation.
Department of Public Health Division of Mental
California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Health Geriatric Programs
Outpatient Mental Health Clinic 1380 Howard Street
2333 Buchanan Street San Francisco CA 94103
415.600.3247 Provides the following mental health services for
persons aged 60 and over:
Offers a wide range of behavioral health services to • Geriatric assessments. An evaluation to identify
persons of all ages. mental health problems and patients’ service
needs.
Center for Psychotherapy
• Mental health case management. Ongoing
3637 Sacramento Street, Suite F
assessment of clients’ needs, service
coordination and routine monitoring.
415.922.4815
• Geriatric day treatment centers. Provide
Offers psychological therapy to couples, families, rehabilitative psychiatric day treatment for
adolescents, children and seniors. people 60 years of age or older who need more
frequent counseling in a structured environ-
ment and who have acute and/or chronic
psychiatric or emotional problems.
• Crisis services. Provides geriatric crisis and
home visiting services. There are several clinics
throughout the city. To find the location of the
nearest team, call the Geriatric System of Care
officer of the day (OD) at 415.337.4722.
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Mental Health
Services are available at the five sites listed below. A Family Service Agency of San Francisco
central access number (415.255.3737) can assist in Japanese Family Service Program
finding the appropriate site. 1255 Post Street, Suite 600
Central City Seniors’ Unit 415.474.7310
90 Van Ness Avenue
Bicultural and bilingual Japanese professionals
provide counseling and crisis intervention to
415.558.5900
individuals, couples, families and groups.
Serves the South of Market and Tenderloin
neighborhoods. Haight Ashbury Psychological Services
2166 Hayes Street, Suite 308
Chinatown North Beach Mental Health Services San Francisco CA 94117
729 Filbert Street 415.221.4211
Provides counseling and psychological services for
415.352.2000
individuals and couples. Some group therapy is
Serves the Chinatown and North Beach available.
neighborhoods.
Jewish Family and Children's Services
Family Service Agency of San Francisco Russian Language Mental Health Program
Geriatric Mental Health Services 2534 Judah Street
1010 Gough Street San Francisco CA 94122
415.474.7310
Provides Russian language mental health services
Serves the Western Addition, Pacific Heights, including counseling and support groups.
Marina, Haight Ashbury and part of the
Tenderloin neighborhoods. Office of Mental Health Conservator
875 Stevenson Street, Third Floor
Family Service Agency of San Francisco San Francisco California 94103
Geriatric Mental Health Services West 415.355.3680
6221 Geary Boulevard, First Floor
Conducts investigations for temporary and perma-
nent conservatorships for people who cannot man-
415.386.6600
age their own affairs as a result of mental illness.
Serves the Richmond, Sunset and OMI
neighborhoods. OMI Family Center
1760 Ocean Avenue
Southeast-Mission Geriatric Services San Francisco CA 94112
3905 Mission Street 415.452.2200
Provides comprehensive outpatient adult mental
415.337.2400
health services primarily for the OMI (Ocean View-
Serves the Southeast, Mission, Bayview Hunters Merced-Ingleside) community. On-site services
Point, Potrero Hill, Bernal Heights and Visitation include screening, evaluation, referral and urgent
Valley neighborhoods. care for severely mentally ill individuals. Provides
medication evaluation and monitoring, and dual
diagnosis groups for clients who are mentally ill and
substance abusers, developmentally delayed or HIV
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Mental Health
positive. Off-site services for clients include evalua- Inpatient
tions, case management, case coordination and
referral for severely mentally ill. Provides outreach California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC)
to African American clients. Geriatric Psychiatry
Castro Street and Duboce Avenue, 2 South
Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc. San Francisco CA 94114
3626 Balboa Street 415.600.0297
415.668.5955 An inpatient acute psychiatric unit for geriatric
patients, which provides multidisciplinary psychi-
Provides a variety of mental health services for resi- atric and medical evaluation and treatment.
dents of the Richmond District and the Asian- Accepts patients with ambulation problems, incon-
American community in San Francisco including tinence and chronic medical conditions.
counseling, case management and outreach for per-
sons with chronic mental illness and severe psychi- Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics
atric disorders and their families. The Day 401 Parnassus Avenue
Treatment Program provides clinical services such San Francisco, CA 94143
as vocational rehabilitation, medication services and 415.476.7500 (Intake Desk)
therapy. Co-sponsors the Bridge to Wellness pro-
gram, an outpatient program for persons with Provides inpatient, partial hospitalization and
severe mental illness who are Asian-American. clinics for a wide range of conditions.
Provides bilingual and bicultural counseling for
immigrants and refugees in the Richmond District. San Francisco General Hospital
Sponsors several fee-for-service programs. 1001 Potrero Avenue, Suite 1M
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) 415.206.8000
Center on Deafness The largest acute inpatient and rehabilitation hospi-
3333 California Street (at Presidio), Suite 10 tal for psychiatric patients in San Francisco and the
San Francisco CA 94143-1208 only acute hospital that provides twenty-four hour
415.476.4980 psychiatric emergency services. The in-patient psy-
Provides outpatient mental health services to deaf chiatric units are culturally and ethnically focused.
or hearing impaired children, adults and their fami- Clinical specialties include the evaluation and treat-
lies. Services include individual, couples and family ment of Asians, Latinos, African Americans, people
psychotherapy and counseling, case management with HIV or AIDS, and gay/lesbian/transgender
and psychological and neuropsychological evalua- patients experiencing acute mental illness. Also
tions. Services also include evaluation for, and man- operates the Mental Health Rehabilitation Facility
agement of, psychotropic medications. Consultation (MHRF), which provides diagnostic evaluation and
to families is also available. treatment services for residents with severe and per-
sistent mental illness.
Pain Management
Pacific Pain Treatment Center, UCSF
505 Parnassus
415.567.1219
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Recreation, Physical Fitness and Creative Expression
Artworks at the Institute on Aging The Books by Mail Program
2700 Geary Boulevard 415.557.4400
San Francisco CA 94118 Mails books, videos, cassettes, magazines, CDs or
415.447.1989 extension 534 DVDs to residents of San Francisco whose use of
the Library's facilities and resources is affected by
Brings together professional visual and performing
permanent or long-term disability.
artists to assist elders express themselves creatively.
Projects include painting, oral history, music and
Library on Wheels (Bookmobile)
poetry.
415.557.4345
A bookmobile program that operates as a
Dancers' Group Studio Theater Parachute Fund
traveling branch of the San Francisco Public
3252-A 19th Street
Library. Makes scheduled monthly visits to older
adult communities, senior housing projects,
415.920.9181
residence hotels, residential care homes and senior
Non-emergency fund providing financial support to centers. Delivers books, music, magazines, books
members of the Bay Area dance community who on tape, large print books and community
are facing life-threatening illnesses including resource information.
HIV/AIDS. Funds may be used for both critical
needs such as food, health care and rent; or for non-
Young Men’s Christian Association
essential needs that improve the recipient's quality
of life such as travel, tuition or theater tickets. YMCAs provide a variety of activities for seniors
including fitness programs, lectures, drop-in centers
San Francisco Public Library and classes in a variety of topics. Branches include:
Main Library
100 Larkin Street Central YMCA Senior Program
San Francisco CA 94102 220 Golden Gate Avenue, Second Floor
The San Francisco Public Library offers the follow- 415.447.2555
ing special services:
Mission YMCA
4080 Mission Street
Library for the Blind and Print Disabled
415.557.4253
415.586.6900
Offers special services for visually impaired
persons including talking books, audio cassette
Presidio Community YMCA
news magazines, video magnifier and brailling
Building 63 at the corner of Lincoln and
machine.
Funston Blvds.
P.O. Box 2911
Friends for Life
415.557.4253
415.447.9622
Volunteers deliver library materials, including
books, audio tapes and video tapes, to
Richmond Community YMCA
homebound people with AIDS/HIV, including
360 18th Avenue
persons in hospices or other institutions.
415.666.9622
Stonestown YMCA
333 Eucalyptus Drive
415.242.7101
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Senior Centers
Senior centers are gathering places for active seniors seeking friendship and planned programs. Lunches are
usually served, and transportation may be available. Activities vary by site but may include arts and crafts,
exercise, special events, parties, spiritual enrichment, speakers and health screening. To find a center near you,
see below or contact Senior Information and Referral (415.626.1033) or the Resource Centers for Seniors and
Adults With Disabilities listed in this directory.
Bayview-Hunter's Point Multipurpose Curry Senior Service Center

Senior Center (Formerly North of Market Senior Services)
1706 Yosemite Avenue 333 Turk Street
415.822.1444 415.885.2274
Activities include sewing, quilting, crocheting, exer-
Diamond Senior Center
cise and water aerobics classes. Health screening is
117 Diamond Street
provided for blood pressure and podiatry. A walk-
ing group is held daily and a barber is available
415.863.3507
weekly.
Dorrwin Jones Senior Center
Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center Senior
1668 Bush Street
Services
515 Cortland Avenue
415.292.7476
415.206.2140
Francis of Assisi Community
145 Guerrero Street
Community Services
415.621.4092
705 Natoma Street
Golden Gate Park Senior Center
415.861.6801
6101 Fulton Street
Capp Street Senior Center
415.666.7015
362 Capp Street
Ingleside Senior Center
415.206.7750
(At Ingleside United Presbyterian Church)
1345 Ocean Avenue
Central YMCA Senior Program
220 Golden Gate Avenue, Second Floor
415.587.1443
415.447.2555
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
(JCCSF)
Centro Latino de San Francisco
3500 California
1656 15th Street
415.292.1262
415.861.8758
John King Senior Center
500 Raymond Avenue
415.239.6233
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Senior Centers
Kimochi, Inc. (Japanese) Richmond District Neighborhood Center
1715 Buchanan Street. 741 30th Avenue
415.931.2294 415.751.6600
Korean Center, Inc. Richmond Senior Center

1362 Post Street 6221 Geary Boulevard
415.441.1881 415.752.6444
Little Sisters of the Poor. Saint Anne's Home and Rosa Parks Senior Center
Senior Center 1111 Buchanan Street
300 Lake Street San Francisco CA 94115
415.751.6510
Russian American Community Services
Mission YMCA 300 Anza Street
4080 Mission Street San Francisco CA 94118
415.586.6900
Saint Anthony Foundation. Senior Outreach and
Noe Valley Senior Center Support Services
1021 Sanchez Street 350 Golden Gate Avenue
415.648.1030 415.592.2769
OMI Senior Center Salvation Army.

1948 Ocean Avenue Asian American Yerba Buena Corps
San Francisco CA 94127 360 4th Street
415.777.2677
On Lok, Inc. 30th Street Senior Center
225 30th Street Salvation Army.
San Francisco CA 94131 Mission Corps and Community Center
415.550.2210 1156 Valencia Street
Potrero Hill Neighborhood House 415.648.0260
953 De Haro Street
San Francisco CA 94107 Salvation Army.
415.826.8080 Sunset Senior Center
1290 5th Avenue
Presidio Community YMCA San Francisco CA 94116
360 18th Avenue 415.566.0289
415.666.9622 San Francisco Rescue Mission
230 Jones Street
415.292.1770
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Senior Centers
San Francisco Senior Center for Active Living
Aquatic Park Branch
890 Beach Street
415.775.1866
San Francisco Senior Center Downtown Branch

481 O'Farrell Street
415.771.7950
Self-Help for the Elderly

407 Sansome Street
415.982.9171
Operates senior centers in several locations
throughout the city.
Stonestown YMCA
333 Eucalyptus Drive
415.242.7135
Temple Baptist Church Senior Center

3355 19th Avenue
415.566.4080
West Bay Filipino Senior Center

3416 19th Street
415.626.0773
Western Addition Senior Citizen's Service Center

1390 1/2 Turk Street
415.921.7805
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Substance Abuse
Residential Alcoholism Treatment Programs Salvation Army. Harbor Light Center for
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Baker Places, Inc. 1275 Harrison Street
3450 3rd Street, Bldg. 2A San Francisco CA 94103
415.695.8360 Offers a continuum of services to men and women
Sponsors a residential housing program (both tran- with alcohol and drug-related problems, including
sitional and permanent) for men and women (and detoxification services, assessment, substance abuse
their children) who are in recovery from substance treatment, referrals and a long-term residential pro-
abuse problems and are HIV positive or have AIDS. gram. Special programs for homeless individuals
Services include clinical care coordination, evalua- and persons with AIDS or HIV.
tion, assessment, support groups and case manage-
ment for residents. Provides rental subsidies to Outpatient
assist transition into the general recovery communi-
ty and relapse prevention programs. Alcoholics Anonymous
1821 Sacramento St.
Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center San Francisco CA 94109-3528
1500 Valencia Street 415.674.1821
San Francisco CA 94110-4489 A fellowship of men and women who meet in
415.643.8000 churches, social service agencies, community cen-
Provides a six-month drug and alcohol residential ters and other locations to share their experiences,
rehabilitation program. Services include individual strengths and hopes that they may solve their com-
counseling, group counseling and referrals to detox- mon problem and help others to recover from alco-
ification services. Work therapy and spiritual coun- holism. There are no dues or fees for AA member-
seling are important components of the program. ship. For a group near you, contact the number list-
ed above.
Salvation Army Bridgeway Project
242 Turk Street Community Awareness & Treatment Services, Inc.
San Francisco CA 94102 (CATS)
415.292.2587 1446 Market Street
Offers an alcohol and drug-free living environment 415.241.1199
for recovering alcoholics and drug abusers with the
goal of independent living within a year of entering Provides a continuum of care for people with sub-
the program. Provides individual rooms for men stance abuse problems, with a focus on people who
and women, and a community kitchen. Also pro- are homeless; those who are dually diagnosed with
vides peer support groups, in-house Alcoholics addiction, physical disabilities, and mental illness;
Anonymous (AA) meetings, recreational activities, HIV+/AIDS sufferers; domestic violence victims;
field trips, community events and Sunday chapel veterans; seniors and transgender people. Provides
services. outreach and transportation vans, drop-in centers,
shelters, transitional housing, substance abuse treat-
ment, supportive housing and meals.
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Substance Abuse
Curry Senior Service Center alcoholics, and people in recovery from alcohol
(Formerly North of Market Senior Services) and/or drug dependency. Sponsors Helpline, a 24-
291 Eddy Street hour telephone crisis hotline for people concerned
San Francisco CA 94102 about their own or another's alcohol and/or drug
415.885.2274 use. Offers the First Offender Program, which pro-
vides court-mandated Driving Under the Influence
An outpatient drop-in drug and alcohol treatment
(DUI) drug and alcohol education classes for first-
center for sober seniors 55 years of age or older.
time offenders convicted of DUI.
Provides drug and alcohol day treatment and coun-
seling. Sponsors Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meet-
San Francisco General Hospital Opiate Treatment
ings including one specifically for senior women.
Outpatient Program
Provides outpatient substance abuse treatment pro-
1001 Potrero Avenue, Building 90, Ward 93
grams, including twelve-step mutual support
groups, alcoholism day treatment, drug day treat-
415.206.8412
ment, drug abuse counseling and alcoholism coun-
seling. An outpatient methadone detoxification and main-
tenance clinic that provides medical care and opiate
Mission Council on Alcohol Abuse for the Spanish replacement therapy. Direct services to clients
Speaking, Inc. include addiction, medical, and psychiatric assess-
820 Valencia Street ments; and group, individual and family counseling.
415.826.6767 San Francisco General Hospital Stimulant
Provides bilingual, culturally-specific outpatient Outpatient Treatment Program
alcohol and substance abuse services including 3180 18th St, Suite 202
assessment; outpatient counseling for families, indi- San Francisco CA 94110
viduals and groups; education; consultation; an 415.502.5777
intensive outpatient day treatment program; a male Provides intensive outpatient treatment for adults
domestic violence program; and the Dry Zone, a with cocaine, methamphetamine or other stimulant
drinking driver program. abuse or dependence.
Narcotics Anonymous San Francisco Area Veterans Administration Medical Center

Service Office Outpatient Substance Abuse Programs
78 Gough Street 4150 Clement Street
415.621.8600 415.750.2075
Sponsors a telephone helpline, which provides
referrals to Narcotics Anonymous 12-step mutual Provides substance abuse day treatment programs
support group meetings held at various locations for veterans.
throughout San Francisco.
Veterans Administration Medical Center
National Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Day Hospital
other Drug Addictions - Bay Area 4150 Clement Street
944 Market Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco CA 94121
San Francisco CA 94102 415.221.4810 Ext. 3147
415.296.9900
Provides a two-week treatment program for veter-
Provides substance abuse consultation, assessment, ans who have not yet established 30 days of absti-
education, counseling and information and referral nence. Provides referrals to other VA substance
for persons concerned about their own or another's abuse programs including the Drug and Alcohol
use of alcohol and/or other drugs, adult children of Treatment Clinic.
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Support Groups
Support groups provide emotional support, information sharing and companionship. For information about
support groups for persons with specific diseases or disabilities, see “Disease/Disability Information.”
For information about support groups for caregivers, see “Caregiver Services.”
Transportation
Transportation services in San Francisco include:
• Public buses and trains that travel fixed routes
• Private taxis
• Paratransit, part of the city’s public transportation system, includes group vans, minibuses and taxis that
offer pick-up and drop-off at a person’s home. They usually require advance reservations.
• Private “dial-a-ride” services offer pick-up and drop-off at a person’s home and usually require advance
reservations. Some dial-a-ride services receive paratransit funding and are, therefore, part of the public
transportation system.
• Ambulettes provide non-emergency transportation to ongoing medical appointments such as physical
therapy, dialysis and chemotherapy.
• Some senior centers and adult day centers provide transportation to and from their facilities. Many also
offer planned excursions and trips to destinations such as grocery stores and medical appointments.
Local transportation services often receive federal money to serve elderly individuals and people with
disabilities. Additionally, public transportation is usually provided at a reduced cost. Transportation provided
by a senior or adult day care center is usually free or inexpensive.
San Francisco Municipal Railway

415.673.6864 (Information Center)
City-owned and operated transit system that serves San Francisco with buses, streetcars and cable cars. The
Information Center provides information on Muni services, trip planning, fares, accessibility, how to obtain
transit tokens and passes, and other Muni information.
San Francisco Paratransit Broker

1449 Webster Street
415.351.7000
San Francisco Paratransit Program provides four modes of transportation for persons who are unable to use
public transportation due to a disability. Regular taxi service is available for those who are ambulatory as well
as wheelchair users who can transfer. The ramped taxi service is available for wheelchair users and ambulatory
riders. Discount taxi scrip (vouchers) can be used in taxis and ramped taxis in San Francisco. The Lift-Van
service provides lift-equipped vans to transport wheelchair users anywhere within San Francisco. The taxi and
lift-van service may be used for any trips within the Muni service area. Paratransit service between SF and
East Bay is provided by Intelitran; between SF and San Mateo County by Redi-Wheels.
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INDEX
INDEX
A ABC Positive Resource Center, 6 Blind San Franciscans, Inc., 16
ACCESS Help Line, 45 Books by Mail Program, The, 48
Adult Protective Services (APS), 1, 21 Breast and Cervical Cancer Services, 28
AIDS Health Project, 33 BRIDGE Housing Corporation, 38
AIDS Legal Referral Panel, 33 Buddhist AIDS Project, 33
Alcoholics Anonymous, 52
All Hallows Community, 38 C California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
ALS Association, Bay Area Chapter, 18 (CANHR), 1, 4
Alzheimer's Association, Greater San Francisco California Dental Association Senior-Dent
Bay Area Chapter, 8, 18 Program, 13
American Cancer Society, 18 California Employment Development
American Diabetes Association, 18 Department State Disability Insurance (SDI)
Program, 14
American Foundation for the Blind, 16
California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC), 30
American Heart Association Western
States Affiliate, 18 California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC).
Geriatric Psychiatry, 47
American Liver Foundation,
Northern California Chapter, 18 California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC).
Pacific Campus, 30
American Lung Association of San Francisco and
San Mateo Counties, 19 California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC).
Pacific Campus. Outpatient Mental Health
Arc San Francisco, The, 14
Clinic, 45
Arthritis Foundation, Northern California
California Pacific Medical Center
Chapter, 17, 19
CommuniCall®, 21
Artworks at the Institute on Aging, 48
California Telephone Access Program (CTAP), 17
Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center:
Cancer Information Service of California, 19
Community HIV/AIDS Services, 33
Asian Law Caucus, 43
Community Services, 22, 38, 49
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach, 43
Capp Street Senior Center, 49
Castro-Mission Health Center, 28
B Baker Places, Inc., 38, 52
Catholic Charities Grief Care Program, 11
Bar Association of San Francisco, 43
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of
Bay Area and Western Paralyzed Veterans of San Francisco, 9, 34
America, 5, 6
Center for Caregiver Training, 7
Bay Area Legal Aid, 43
Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention and Grief
Bayview Hunter's Point Adult Day Counseling at the Institute on Aging, 11, 21
Health Center, 2
Center for Psychotherapy, 45
Bayview-Hunter's Point Foundation, 45
Center for Somatic Psychotherapy, 45
Bayview-Hunter's Point Multipurpose Senior
Central City Seniors’ Unit, 46
Center, 49
Central YMCA Senior Program, 48, 49
Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center Senior
Services, 23, 25, 49 Centro Latino de San Francisco, 9, 25, 49
Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center’s Chinatown North Beach Mental Health Services, 46
Neighborhood Elders’ Support Team (NEST), 9 Chinatown Public Health Center, 28
Bethel Center, 14 Chinese Hospital, 31
Better Business Bureau, 5 City of Refuge Community Church. Ark of
Better Health Foundation, 19 Refuge: HIV/AIDS Ministry, 34
Black Coalition on AIDS, Inc., 33 Clinica Esperanza (Clinic of Hope) HIV Services, 33
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Coming Home, 22 F Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA), 7, 8, 19
Coming Home Hospice Residence of Visiting Family Link, 34
Nurses and Hospice of San Francisco, 11 Family Service Agency of San Francisco
Community Awareness & Treatment Services, Geriatric Mental Health Services, 46
Inc. (CATS), 52 Family Service Agency of San Francisco
Community Hospice Foundation of Hospice by Geriatric Mental Health Services West, 46
the Bay, 11 Family Service Agency of San Francisco
Conard House, Inc., 22, 45 Japanese Family Service Program, 46
Conard House, Inc. Cooperative Apartment Food Stamps Program of the Human Services
Program, 39 Department (DHS), 26
Consortium for Elder Abuse Prevention at the Franchise Tax Board, 39
Institute on Aging, 1 Francis of Assisi Community, 38, 49
Consumer Action, 5 Friends for Life at the San Francisco Public
Continuum, 2, 36 Library, 34, 48
County Adult Assistance Programs (CAAP), 22 Friendship Line at the Institute on Aging, 27
Curry Senior Center, 9 28, 49, 53
G General Assistance Advocacy Project, 6
D Dancers' Group Studio Theater Parachute Fund, Golden Gate Park Senior Center, 49
23, 48 Golden Gate Regional Center, 14
Death Certificates and Death Records, 12 Gray Panthers, San Francisco Chapter, 4
Department of Human Services Division of
Housing & Homeless Programs, 37
Department of Public Health Division of
H Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic, 29, 37
Haight Ashbury Psychological Services, 46
Mental Health Geriatric Programs, 45
Health at Home, 36
Department of Public Health Community and
Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy
Home Injury Prevention Project for Seniors, 37
Program (HICAP) of Legal Assistance to the
Diamond Senior Center, 49 Elderly, 6
Disability Rights Advocates, 5, 43 Hearing and Deafness Resource Center, 16
Dolores Street Community Services Richard Hearing Dog Program/SPCA, 16
Cohen Residence, 37, 39
Hearing Foundation of California/Nevada, 16
Dorrwin Jones Senior Center, 49
Hearing Society for the Bay Area, Inc., 16
Helpers of the Mentally Retarded, 39
E ElderCare Program of the Department of Public
Health, 9
HELPLINK, 41
Homeless Advocacy Project, 6, 37
Emergency Mental Health Services Services, 45
Housing Rights Committee, 44
Employment Law Center of the Legal Aid
Society of San Francisco, 43
Employment Plus of Fox Vocational Services, 14 I IHSS Public Authority of San Francisco., 42
Environmental Traveling Companions, 14 Independent Living Resource Center, 14
Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California, 19 Ingleside Senior Center, 49
Eviction Defense Collaborative, 43 In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS), 42
Excelsior Clinic, 28 Institute on Aging, 9
Irene Swindell Alzheimer's Day Center, 2
Italian-American Community
Services Agency, 10, 24
58
J Jewish Community Center of San Francisco Metropolitan Community Church of
(JCCSF), 50 San Francisco, 34
Jewish Family and Children’s Services Hospice, 11 Metropolitan Community Foundation, 37
Jewish Family and Children's Services, 10 Mission Council on Alcohol Abuse for the
Jewish Family and Children's Services Spanish Speaking, Inc., 53
Russian Language Mental Health Program, 46 Mission Neighborhood Health Center, 29
Jewish Family and Children's Services AIDS Mission YMCA, 48, 50
Chronic Illness and Disabilities Project, 10, 25, 34 Most Holy Redeemer AIDS Support Group, 34
Jewish Family and Children's Services Mujeres Unidas y Activas (United and Active
Seniors At Home, 11, 22, 25 Women). Caring Hands (Manos Carinosas), 42
John King Senior Center, 50
N NAMI, 5, 20
K Kimochi Home ADHC, 7 Narcotics Anonymous San Francisco Area Service
Kimochi Inc. Adult Social Day Care, 2 Office, 53
Kimochi, Inc., 25, 42, 49 National Association for Visually Handicapped,
Korean Center, Inc., 50 17, 20
National Association of Professional Geriatric
Care Managers, 10
L La Raza Centro Legal, 44
National Council on Alcoholism and other Drug
Laguna Honda Hospital, 7, 11, 28
Addictions - Bay Area, 53
Laguna Honda Hospital Adult Day Health Center, 2
National Multiple Sclerosis Society,
Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics, 47
Northern California Chapter, 20
Lawyer’s Committee for Rights, 44
National Senior Eye Care Project, 17
L'Chaim Adult Day Health Center of Jewish
Native American Health Center, 29
Family and Children's Services, 3
Network For Elders, 10, 27, 42
Legal Assistance to the Elderly, Inc., 1, 44
New Leaf Outreach to Elders, 27
Library for the Blind and Print Disabled, 48
Noe Valley Senior Center, 50
Library on Wheels (Bookmobile), 48
North and South of Market Adult
Lions Eye Foundation of California-Nevada, Inc., 24
Day Health, Inc., 3
Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly, 27
North East Medical Services, 31
Little Sisters of the Poor. Saint Anne's Home and
Northern California Presbyterian Homes and
Senior Center, 39, 50
Services., 25, 38
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Family
Service Agency, 1, 4
Lumetra, 6
Lutheran Care for the Aging, 24, 39 O Ocean-Park Health Center, 29
Office of Mental Health Conservator, 46
Lyon - Martin Women's Health Services, 29
Older Women's League (OWL).
San Francisco Chapter, 4
M Maitre AIDS Hospice, 12 OMI Family Center, 46
Maxine Hall Health Center, 29
OMI Senior Center, 50
Mayor's Office of Housing, 39
OMI Wellness Nursing Center, 31
Meals on Wheels of San Francisco, Inc., 25
On Lok, Inc. 30th Street Senior Center, 25, 50
Medical Examiner/Coroner’s Office, 12
On Lok Senior Health Services, 3
Medical Specialties Practice at UCSF Stanford
Operation Access: Increasing Recreation
Health Care. Rheumatology Clinic, 31
Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities, 14
Mental Health Association of San Francisco, 5, 19
Opportunity Unlimited, 15
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P Pacific Pain Treatment Center, UCSF, 47 Saint Francis Hospital, 31
Pathways Home Health and Hospice, 12 Saint Luke's Hospital, 31
Planning For Elders in the Central City, 4 Saint Mary’s Medical Center, 31
Positive Resource Center, 35 Saint Mary's Medical Center Adult Day Health
Potrero Hill Health Center (Caleb G. Clark), 29 Center, 3
Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 14, 50 Saint Mary's Medical Center Community
Presidio Community YMCA, 48, 50 Lifeline, 21
Primary Health Centers, 28 Saint Mary's Medical Center
Sister Mary Philippa Memorial Clinic, 32
Protection and Advocacy, 6
Saint Peter’s Housing Community , 40
Public Administrator/Public Guardian, 22
Saint Vincent de Paul Society, 24
Salvation Army, 25
Q Quan Yin Healing Arts Center, 32
Salvation Army. Adult Rehabilitation Center, 52
Salvation Army. Asian American Yerba Buena
R RCH Inc., 7, 15, 17
Corps, 50
Resource Center for Seniors and Adults With
Salvation Army. Bridgeway Project, 52
Disabilities, 41
Salvation Army. Harbor Light Center for
Resource Centers
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, 52
#1: Richmond, 41
Salvation Army. Mission Corps and Community
#2: Western Addition/Marina, 41 Center, 24, 50
#3: Northeast, 41 Salvation Army. Sunset Senior Center, 50
#4: Central City/Potrero Hill, 41 San Francisco Adult Day Support of Catholic
#5: Mission/Noe Valley/Bernal Heights/Buena Charities, 3
Vista/Eureka Valley, 41 San Francisco Dental Society, 13
#6: Bayview-Hunter's Point San Francisco Department of Public Health
Valley/Mission/Eureka Valley, 41 Community and Home Injury Prevention
#7: Visitacion Valley/Excelsior/Portola Valley, 41 Project for Seniors (CHIPPS), 48
#8: OMI/St. Francis Wood/Miraloma Park, 41 San Francisco General Hospital, 28, 47
#9: Inner Sunset/Haight Ashbury, 41 San Francisco General Hospital Opiate
#10: Outer Sunset, 41 Treatment Outpatient Program, 53
Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc., 47 San Francisco General Hospital Stimulant
Richmond Community YMCA, 48 Outpatient Treatment Program, 53
Richmond District Neighborhood Center, 50 San Francisco Hearing and Speech Center, 16
Richmond Senior Center, 50 San Francisco Mental Health Clients Rights
Rosa Parks Senior Center, 50 Advocates, 5
Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for San Francisco Municipal Railway, 54
Arthritis, 32 San Francisco Network Ministries, 38
Rose Resnick Lighthouse for the Blind and San Francisco Paratransit Broker, 54
Visually Impaired, 17 San Francisco Police Department, 1, 21
Russian American Community Services, 25, 50 San Francisco Public Library, 48
Ruth Ann Rosenberg Adult Day Health Center San Francisco Rescue Mission, 50
at the Institute on Aging, 3 San Francisco Senior Center for Active Living
Aquatic Park Branch, 51
S Saint Anthony Foundation, 24 San Francisco Senior Center Downtown Branch, 51
Senior Outreach and Support Services, 22, 37, 50 San Francisco Suicide Prevention, Inc., 21
Social Work Center, 10 San Francisco Vocational Services, 15
Supplemental Food Program, 26 Self-Help for the Elderly, 10, 21, 26, 39, 42, 51
Free Medical Clinic, 32 Self-Help for the Elderly Adult Services Center, 3
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Senior Action Network, 4 V Veterans Administration Medical Center
Senior Companion Program of Family Service Outpatient Substance Abuse Programs, 53
Agency of San Francisco, 27 Veterans Administration Medical Center
Senior Information and Referral, 41 Substance Abuse Day Hospital, 53
Seniors' Emergency Grocery Bag Program, 21 Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 31
Shanti, 35 Visiting Nurse and Hospice of San Francisco, 12, 36
Silver Avenue Family Health Center, 29
Social Security, 23 W West Bay Filipino Senior Center, 26, 51
South of Market Health Center, 29 Western Addition Senior Citizen's Service Center, 51
Southeast Health Center, 29 Woolf House, 26, 38
Southeast-Mission Geriatric Services, 46
Special Circumstances Fund, 24 Y Young Men’s Christian Association, 48
Special Olympics San Francisco, 15
Stegner & O’Neil Registry, 40 Z Zen Hospice Project, 12
Stonestown YMCA, 48, 51
Supportive Housing Advocacy Project of the
Mental Health Association of San Francisco, 40
T Temple Baptist Church Senior Center, 51

Tenant’s Union, 5
Tenants and Owners Development Corporation, 38
Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center, 35
Tom Waddell Health Center, 29
Toolworks, Inc., 15
U UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, 20

UCSF Medical Center, 31
UCSF San Francisco General Hospital Family
Dental Center, 13
UCSF/Mount Zion Lakeside Senior Medical
Center, 32
United Cerebral Palsy of the Golden Gate, 15
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Department of Ophthalmology, 32
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Center on Deafness, 47
University of California, San Francisco/Mount
Zion Medical Center Home Care, 36
University of the Pacific (UOP)
School of Dentistry. Dental Care Clinics, 13
Veteran Services, 23
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ABUSE AND NEGLECT

ADULT DAY SERVICES

ADVOCACY/COMMUNITY ACTION/PATIENTS’ RIGHTS

DEATH RELATED SERVICES

DISABILITY RELATED ASSISTANCE,

EMERGENCY MEDICAL BUTTON RESPONSE SYSTEMS

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES

FRIENDLY VISITS (IN-HOME AND TELEPHONE)

HOME HEALTH CARE

INFORMATION AND REFERRAL (SPECIALIZED)

RECREATION, PHYSICAL FITNESS AND

SUPPORT GROUPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Adult Protective Services (APS) Legal Assistance to the Elderly, Inc.

Alzheimer's Association, Greater San Francisco

Family Caregiver Alliance

Bernal Heights Neighborhood Elders’ Support Curry Senior Service Center

Zen Hospice Project

California Dental Association

San Francisco Dental Society

UCSF San Francisco General Hospital Family

University of the Pacific. School of Dentistry

Provides a partial wage-replacement insurance plan Operation Access: Increasing Recreation

Hearing Foundation of California/Nevada Blind San Franciscans, Inc.

National Senior Eye Care Project RCH Inc.

ALS Association, Bay Area Chapter American Diabetes Association

American Cancer Society American Liver Foundation,

Arthritis Foundation, Family Caregiver Alliance

National Multiple Sclerosis Society,

Canon Kip Senior Center of Episcopal Public Administrator/Public Guardian

District Offices: Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center

Congregate Meal Sites Kimochi, Inc.

Saint Anthony Foundation Supplemental

Friendship Line at the Institute on Aging New Leaf Outreach to Elders

San Francisco Community Health Network Primary Health Centers

Potrero Hill Health Center (Caleb G. Clark)

Silver Avenue Family Health Center

Saint Luke's Hospital North East Medical Services

Rosalind Russell Medical Research UCSF/Mount Zion Lakeside

Evaluation and Treatment Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center:

Continuum University of California, San Francisco/Mount

Homeless Advocacy Project

Francis of Assisi Community Baker Places, Inc.

Helpers of the Mentally Retarded Lutheran Care for the Aging

Saint Peter’s Housing Committee

Stegner & O’Neil Registry

Supportive Housing Advocacy Project of the

In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) IHSS Public Authority of San Francisco

La Raza Centro Legal

Lawyer’s Committee for Rights

Legal Assistance to the Elderly, Inc.

Bayview-Hunter's Point Multipurpose Curry Senior Service Center