Older Adult Services
Peninsula Family Service: Overcoming Loneliness with Care and Connections
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
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+ community.
Are you over 55 years of age and want to volunteer to care for the wellbeing of your peers?
Click the button below to learn more about Peer Counseling.
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
Click the button below to learn more about Fair Oaks Adult Activity Center.
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.
Workshop Topics:
Better web browsing
All about applications
Zoom basics
Protecting against identity theft
Avoiding phishing scams
Basic email set up
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
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.
As of January 2023 we are now in collaboration with 16 different sites and have helped a total of 338 Older Adults throughout San Mateo County.
CURRENT WORKSHOPS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Millbrae Recreation Center
477 Lincoln Cir, Millbrae, CA 94030
Held on the First Thursday of the month from 9:30-11am
Burlingame Recreation Center (Tech Sessions)
850 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame, CA 94010
Held every Tuesday for 6 weeks beginning February 7th, from 10-11:30am
San Mateo YMCA
1877 S Grant St, San Mateo, CA 94402
Held on the second Thursday of the month from 1-2pm
Daly City Senior Services
101 Lake Merced Blvd, Daly City, CA 94015
Held on the fourth Thursday of the month from 1-2pm
Counseling for adults 55+
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 available with a $15.00 co-pay per visit.
For more information please contact 650-403-4300, extension 4389.
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For residents of Daly City, Colma, Brisbane, South San Francisco,
San Bruno, Millbrae, Burlingame, Hillsborough, Half Moon Bay,
Montara, Moss Beach and El Granada — 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. Destinations must be within the Daly City, Colma, Brisbane, South San Francisco, San Bruno, Millbrae, Burlingame, Hillsborough, Half Moon Bay, Montara, Moss Beach, and El Granada. Rides must begin and end within the geographic area and San Francisco International Airport
For more information call the Got Wheels! Program Manager: (650) 403-4300, extension 4329.
Funding is provided by Caltrans.
This document was prepared by Got Wheels, San Mateo, CA, to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, including new provisions detailed in U.S. Department of Transportation’s FTA Circular 4702.1B, “Title VI Requirement and Guidelines for Federal Transit Administration Recipients.”