Other Resources

Throughout the years, Meals On Wheels has partnered with a number of national and local community-based organizations that share the goal of providing assistance to the homebound elderly.  Meals On Wheels collaborates with a number of the agencies listed below on issues such as organizational support, funding, logistics, advocacy and distribution of information.

Services

The following sites can provide more information about services for the elderly on a national, state and local level:

Administration on Aging
California Association of Nutrition Directors for the Elderly (CANDE)
California Department of Aging
City and County of San Francisco Commission on the Aging
Citymeals-on-Wheels USA
Meals On Wheels Association of America
National Policy and Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging
Get Care
San Francisco Get Care

Health

The medical challenges facing the elderly today range from malnutrition to Alzheimer's.  Here are sites that may provide answers to any health-related questions:

Onhealth
Alzheimer's Association
American Society on Aging
National Center on Women and Aging
National Institute on Aging
The Native Elder Health Care Resource Center 
San Francisco Food Bank

Advocacy Groups

The elderly have advocacy groups. Here are some organizations working on behalf of seniors:

American Association of Retired Persons
American Bar Assoc Comm on Legal Problems of the Elderly
Gerontological Society of America
Gray Panthers
National Council of Senior Citizens
National Council on the Aging
National Senior Citizens Law Center

Community

In addition, there are also elderly community sites to provide support:

ElderWeb
SeniorNet
United Seniors Health Cooperative

This list represents a sample of the information available. We at Meals On Wheels of San Francisco are interested in providing access to information involving the senior community in San Francisco.  Please contact us if you know of any sites or organizations that should be added to this list.