seniors

Seniors selling what they get from food banks

Juan Gomez, Mission Local — Nov 14 2011 - 11:37am

Visit the farmers market in downtown San Francisco on Sundays, and you may see, past the stands of organic lettuce and fresh flowers, a few elderly women hunched over a random assortment of condiments and canned goods. As security approaches, they quickly scatter, only to set up shop on the opposite corner a few moments later. According to several food pantries, elderly recipients of free food disbursements are turning around and selling the donations at various locations throughout San Francisco. 

SF budget cuts target behavioral health

Kevin Stark and Lizzy Tomei, The Public Press — Jun 11 2009 - 7:00pm

Hundreds of San Francisco's most vulnerable people -- the mentally ill, homeless, and seniors among them -- will be pushed out of the social services safety net and even further into the margins if proposed cuts to the Department of Public Health go through.

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