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Older Adult Services
Older Adult Services
What We Do
Resource Hotline
Call our Older Adult Resource Line to stay connected to resources and services. Available to those ages 60+ in San Mateo County. Find information about community resources, including food services and weekly well-being calls with a peer counselor. Call us today at (650) 780- 7542 Monday- Friday, 7:30am-4pm.
Peer Counseling
Peer Counseling
Trained volunteer counselors offer one-on-one or group support and companionship to diverse community members (aged 55+). The program offers services in English, Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog, and to our African American and LGBTQIA+ communities.
Are you over 55 years of age and want to volunteer to care for the well-being of your peers?
Fair Oaks Adult Activity Center
The center offers many programs and services that empower older adults to improve their health, social lives, and personal fulfillment. Participants have access to a variety of group social activities, fitness classes, health screenings, organic garden club, as well as information and assistance resources. They may also share a nutritious breakfast and lunch each day, as well as accessing biweekly brown bag lunches and weekly groceries.
Fair Oaks Adult Activity Center Address
2600 Middlefield Rd.
Redwood City, CA 94063
Help@Hand
Get-Appy Technology Workshops consist of six consecutive workshops held once a week for 1.5 hours. This includes 30 minutes of miscellaneous tech support for participants as well as a one-hour workshop focused on a topic, which can be: better web browsing, all about applications, Zoom basics, protecting against identity theft, avoiding phishing scams, basic email setup, etc.
Get-Appy Workshops are held once a month and consist of 1-hour topics that participants have chosen. Workshop topics vary and may include: social media, music applications, YouTube, Google Maps, etc.
The Help@Hand program also offers individual technology support sessions by appointment. Appointments are offered when individuals need help with a specific issue of question that is not necessarily of interest for the rest of the group.
You Talk, We Listen
We offer short-term confidential counseling in English or Spanish for San Mateo County residents who are at least 55 years old, provided by a licensed therapist. Individual, Couple, or Family therapy is available with a $15.00 co-pay per visit. Clients without insurance will be billed on a sliding scale based on income.
Any other language request will be referred to our partner Starvista.
For more information, don’t hesitate to get in touch with [email protected] or 650.403.4300.
Funded by the Mills Peninsula Hospital Foundation.
Got Wheels!
For residents of Daly City, Broadmoor, Colma, Brisbane, South San Francisco, San Bruno, Millbrae, Burlingame, Hillsborough, Half Moon Bay, El Granada, Moss Beach, Montara, Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood City, Foster City, East Palo Alto, Atherton, Menlo Park, Woodside, Portola Valley, San Gregorio, La Honda, and Pescadero — 70 Years and Older.
As a participant in our no-cost membership program, you will be issued a Got Wheels! membership card and will be able to schedule rides on-demand 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Each month participants are able to take up to 6 one-way trips or 3 round trips for only $5.00 per one-way ride.
Effective June 1, 2024, applications received from Daly City residents will be
placed on a waitlist until further notice.
