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Senior Resource Center
The Pleasant Hill Senior Center will remain closed to the public until further notice per Contra Costa Health Services health orders. The Pleasant Hill Rec & Park Senior Center will have virtual "office hours" when staff will available to take your phone calls to answer questions and provide registration support.
Call the Senior Center at (925) 798-8788 during the following "virtual" office hours:
- Tuesdays, Wednesday & Thursdays: 9:00am to 12:00pm
- During Stay at Home orders, hours will vary.
To contact staff anytime via email, please click on links below:
Nicole Watson, Interim Senior Services Manager
Holly Frates, Senior Service Program Supervisor
Cassie Eternal, Recreation Coordinator
Below please find a list of available resources; please note we do not endorse or receive funds to advertise any of the third-party sites or services listed or referenced on this page. This list is subject to change and will be updated periodically.
NOURISHMENT
CC Cafe
The Senior CC Cafe program at the Pleasant Hill Senior Center will continue to provide meals "to go" for adults over 60 years old on a limited basis until further notice. The dining room at the Pleasant Hill Senior Center will be closed.
To-Go meals packs consisting of 5 frozen meals and 2 fresh meals with milk, bread and fruit on varying weeks are available for pick up at the Senior Center on Wednesdays from 10:30am-11am. There is a $21 suggested donation. Reservations need to be placed by Tuesday at noon. For people picking up meals, please wear a mask and allow a 6-foot distance between you and next person at all times. If you are unable to pick up, please contact us with as much advance notice as possible so we can make delivery arrangements for you if possible.
Reservations can be made two different ways:
- Calling (925) 798-8788 and leave a message with your name and contact information
- Email us
Additional Nutrition Resources:
Food Bank of Contra Costa
Distributes food to low-income people at community sites and makes food available for other non-profit organizations serving the ill, needy, and infants.Food Bank of Contra Costa Address: 4010 Nelson Avenue, Concord, CA 94520
(925) 676-7543
SENIOR FOOD PROGRAM - FREE groceries twice a month to low-income individuals aged 55 or older. Only one senior per household can receive food. Bring a picture ID and proof of address (PG&E bill, for example). Pickup Location: Teamsters Local 315 Hall, 2727 Alhambra Ave, Martinez, 1st & 3rd Thursday, 9:00-10:00am
COMMUNITY PRODUCE PROGRAM - We provide 15-20 pounds of FREE fresh produce to low-income families and individuals twice a month. Please bring two bags with handles. Choose ONE location:
Martinez Health Center, 2500 Alhambra Blvd, Martinez, 2nd & 4th Monday, 12:00-1:00pm.
Boys & Girls Club Martinez, 1301 Alhambra Ave, Martinez, 2nd & 4th Friday, 12:00-1:00pm
Pleasant Hill Seventh Day Adventist, 800 Grayson Rd, Pleasant Hill, 2nd & 4th Friday, 2:00-3:00pm
Las Juntas Elementary, 4105 Pacheco Blvd, Martinez, 2nd & 4th Friday, 4:00-5:00pm
Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa
Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa is here to help anyone that is in need of food now and through the holidays. Meals and groceries are available by visiting one of the five dining rooms located throughout Contra Costa County. Anyone can come and receive a meal. Caregivers and families are welcome to come and pick up meals for loved ones that are homebound. All meals are currently being served in a to-go container due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Loaves and Fishes is closed for the holidays but will be serving holiday meals the week before.
The Martinez location serves 7 days a week. Meals are served 11:00am-12:45pm. A Food Pantry is available Monday-Friday. The meals are delicious, cooked by a Chef daily and nutritious!
835 Ferry Street, Martinez, CA 94553
(925) 293-4792
Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa
Nourishes frail, socially isolated, homebound seniors by delivering meals 5 days each week.
(925) 937-8311
Monument Crisis Center
Provides food, education, and referrals to individuals, families, children, and seniors in need, regardless of legal status.
1990 Market Street, Concord, CA 94520
(925) 825-7751
HOUSEHOLD NEEDS/PHARMACIES
Stores offering home delivery and/or pick-up of groceries, household, and miscellaneous items.
Senior Assistance Hotline
Shopping, Pharmacy Pick Up, Etc.
(833) 544-2374 or 211 (local)
Nob Hill
*Senior Essential Bags available curbside or in store.
- Home delivery
- Curbside pick-up (at rear of store)
(925) 370-9400
Lucky
- Home delivery
- Temporarily offering senior shopping hours (seniors and immune compromised customers), Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6am - 9am; Pharmacy 7am - 9am
Safeway (Virginia Hills)
- Home delivery
- Temporarily offering senior shopping hours (seniors, caregivers, expectant mothers, and immune compromised customers), Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6am - 9am
(925) 933-0540
Wal-Mart
- Home delivery
- Temporarily offering senior shopping hours, Tuesdays, 6am - 7am
(925) 313-5716
Home Depot
- Home delivery
- In-store pick-up
(925) 335-0223
Rite Aid Pharmacy
- Senior Hours: Monday - Friday 9am-10am
(925) 372-0945
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
- Senior Hours: Tuesdays from 6am-8:30pm
- Curbside pick-up available. Call the pharmacy when you arrive and they wil bring your prescription to you.
(925) 313-9059
Safeway Pharmacy
- Senior Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 6am-9am
- Free prescription delivery available
(925) 933-0822
CVS Pharmacy
- Hours: Monday- Friday, 9am-8pm and Saturdays, 10am-5pm
- Free prescription delivery available
(925) 370-8077
Walgreens
- Hours: Tuesdays, 8am-9am and Monday, Wednesday-Sunday, 9am-9pm
- Prescription delivery available through the Walgreen App.
(925) 372-0337
RECREATION
Visit our Virtual Recreation (Rec) Center, your one-stop online recreation resource to inspire you to stay active, keep connected, learn something new, and most of all, to play! Lots of FREE resources and ways to play while we continue to shelter-in-place.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO VIRTUAL REC CENTER
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Contra Costa County Information and Assistance Senior & Disabled Helpline
(800) 510-2020
Transportation Assistance
Dial 511
General Services and Resources
Dial 211
Contra Costa Legal Services
(925) 609-7900
Fact Sheet on COVID-19 Economic Impant Payments ("Stimulus Checks")
Information provided by Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Affordable Home Care Agency of California, Inc.
Access to 24/7 caregivers.
Contact: Katelynn Mann, President
1150 Burnett Avenue, Suite C, Concord, CA 94520
(925) 933-3732
Home Match-a-Covia Community Service
Award winning program offers activities, education, support groups, and friendly conversation over the phone or online.
Contact: Gabriela Perez, Director
gperez@covia.org
(925) 956-7385
Health Insurance and Counseling (HICAP)
Phone Appointments Only
(925) 602-4168
Medi-Cal Exempt Assets
for Qualification Fact Sheet
Click Here
AARP Tax Preparation
General Information
(925) 726-3199
Institute on Aging - Friendship Line
The Friendship Line can be a much-needed support service to aging adults at this time to those who need a connection or a listening ear. They provide calls in English, Mandarin, Canonese and Spanish.
Friendship Line number is 800-971-0016.
AARP Smart Driver Online Course
Promo code for 25% discount: DRIVINGSKILLS
Good through: July 31, 2020
Hope Hospice Family Caregiver Education Series
Hope Hospice has put together Zoom teleconferences for anyone taking care of a loved one during the pandemic. The topics range from skin care and Senior nutrition, to fall prevention and hospice education. Take a look at their newsletter and look at page 4 for more information on setting up a teleconference.
GIVING/DONATING
If you are interested in donating to local non-profit organizations providing services to Pleasant Hill seniors and families in need, please consider the following:
Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa
PO Box 3195, Martinez, CA 94553
(866) 669-6697
mowcc@cchealth.org
From their website: “We bridge the widening gap between an ever increasing number of frail homebound elders in need of Meals on Wheels in our County, and insufficient government funding for these critical services….The average Meals on Wheels participant in Contra Costa County is 80 years old, lives alone or with a co-dependent spouse, and has one or more chronic health conditions that prevents them from preparing or shopping for nutritious daily meals.”
Food Bank of Contra Costa
4010 Nelson Avenue, Concord, CA 94520
(925) 676-7543
From their website: “Mission: Leading the fight to end hunger, in partnership with our community and in service of our neighbors in need.”
Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa
835 Ferry Street, Martinez, CA 94553
(925) 293-4792
From their website: “We provide community based food programs and partner services that focus on basic needs. We nourish lives!”
Monument Crisis Center
1990 Market Street, Concord, CA 94520
(925) 825-7751
From their website: "We are a family resource center that provides food, education, and referrals to individuals, families, children, and seniors in need, no matter your legal status. We are here to help you! Together we succeed!"