Community Living Campaign

Cultivating connections to help seniors and people with disabilities age and thrive at home.

Cultivating connections to help seniors and people with disabilities age and thrive at home.

Pandemic Information: Stay Connected and Healthy

We are reminded everywhere about the dangers of the Coronavirus, especially for older adults and those with underlying health issues.  At the same time, we believe every crisis presents an opportunity to learn, to connect in new ways, and to help and to heal one another.

Community Living Campaign Program Updates

Our Virtual Community Connector Network has a full calendar of phone and online activities; – come join the fun! Dedicated neighbors and staff with our Food Networks are making over 220 weekly grocery deliveries; and computer trainers are offering virtual tech help. SF ReServe and our Partners are enabling ReServists to work from home; the SF Tech Council and Dignity Fund Coalition are holding virtual meetings.  As conditions allow, we have been adding more in-person options, including neighborhood walks, group exercise, and technology help. Participants and staff must follow health guidelines, including masks & proof of vaccination for some activities.

SF Senior Beat is going strong! Reporters are adapting to interviewing by phone and Zoom, and are working on news stories about how older adults are managing during the pandemic.

General Coronavirus Resources

Resources for San Francisco Seniors and People with Disabilities

If you or someone you know needs assistance or resources – including assistance with grocery shopping, medicine delivery, pet walking, and other daily activities that you are unable to do during the COVID-19 shelter in place directive, please call the Disability & Aging Services Benefits & Resources Hub at 415-355-6700.

Stay Connected by Phone (with Online Options)

phone icon showing both a smartphone and a regular phone receiverSometimes we just need someone to talk with.  We want to be sure that everyone who feels isolated or lonely still has ways to connect.

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Visit our Transportation in the Time of COVID-19 page for all the latest on what transportation services are running.

Keep Movin’ and Groovin’

There’s no reason to just sit around at home! Get out a take a walk around your neighborhood – wave at the dog walkers and say hello to passersby while maintaining social distancing.  Put on your favorite dance music or YouTube video and dance, dance, dance. Keep up an exercise routine:

Exploring the Online World

Learn new things online and be entertained while waiting to resume your regular activities.  First stop, our blog post on Fun (and Free) Things to Do from Home.

Next visit our Virtual Activity Calendar and Neighborhood Tech Connect page for tech classes and resources.  Looking for more? Try  GFCLearnFree.org and TechBoomers.com to learn how to do so much more online with a computer, tablet or smartphone.

SF Public Library is a Virtual Oasis for Learning

Illustration of a stack of books and a magazineThe San Francisco Public Library has a  robust range of digital services that give card holders 24/7 free access to ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, movies, classes, music and more. It is all available for free with your library card. You can even apply for a digital library card from home!

If you have a permanent or long term disability that prevents you from visiting the library, you can sign up for  Library Access from Home.  You can get your library card, use online resources, and borrow things via mail.