GET HELP!

If you are experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless in Sonoma County, you can look for help from the following services.

COVID-19 Tests

You can be tested for COVID-19 at the following locations. It is quick, easy, and FREE. Visit Sonoma County’s Emergency Operation Center’s webpage for details.

Food Resources

Text FOOD / Text COMIDA

If you have access to a cellphone with texting capability, you can use your cellphone to find available meals and groceries at your location.

Click here to download a Text FOOD / Text COMIDA flier in English and Spanish.

Text the word – FOOD (or COMIDA in Spanish) – to 707-353-6333
Wait for a response
You will be asked to reply, “1” for Meals or “2” for Groceries.
Follow the prompt, send a text specifying the City or Zip code you are in.
You will receive up-to-date information about the free food options close by!
Currently available in the following Zip Codes:
- Annapolis 95412
- Cloverdale 95425
- Geyserville 95441
- Healdsburg 95448
- Windsor 95492
- Glen Ellen 95442
- Santa Rosa 95401, 95403, 95404, 95405, 95407, 95409
- Sonoma Valley: 95476, 95416
- Kenwood 95452

Who is behind Text FOOD?
Gillian Haley, Executive Director of Justicewise*, is leading the initiative, with support from Montserrat Archila and Chelene Lopez from St. Joseph Healthcare System, Daniel Weinzveg from Sonoma Intersections Coalition, Rebuild North Bay, Redwood Empire Food Bank, Grace Cheung-Schulman and many other homeless advocates throughout Sonoma County. Contact gillian.haley@justicewise.org to learn more!

*Justicewise is a fiscally sponsored project of Inquiring Systems Inc, a 501c3 nonprofit.

Groceries

Go to webpage of Redwood Empire Food Bank for all distribution locations around Sonoma County.

Hot Meals / Bag Meals

If you do not have access to a smartphone, see below for a list of locations that provide meals during the pandemic period. (updated 6/22/2020)

Santa Rosa

Catholic Charities – Nightingale
983 Sonoma Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 (Map)
Daily, 7:30-8 am, 12-1 pm, 5:30-6 pm

Catholic Charities – Sam Jones Hall
4020 Finley Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95407 (Map)
Daily 7:30-8 am, 12-1 pm, 5:30-6 pm

Catholic Charities – Family Support Center
465 A St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 (Map)
Daily 7:30-8 am, 12-1 pm, 5:30-6 pm

Christian Family Fellowship
1160 Hopper Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 (Map)
Sun 9:30-9:45 am

Church of the Incarnation “Open Table”
550 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 (Map)
Sun 7-8:30 am

First United Methodist Church “Spirit Café”
1551 Montgomery Dr, Santa Rosa, CA 95405 (Map)
Tue 5-6 pm

The Living Room
1207 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 (Map)
Mon – Fri 10 am – 1 pm

St Mark Lutheran Church
4325 Mayette Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95405 (Map)
Every other Sat from May 2, 2020, 9-10 am

St Vincent de Paul Dining Room
610 Wilson St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 (Map)
Daily 11:30 am-12:30 pm

Unitarian Universalist Congregation
547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 (Map)
Sat 7 am

SAY – Social Advocate for Youth
1243 Ripley St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 (Map)
Daily 9 am-9 pm
(Youth under 25 only)

VOICES Youth Center
714 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 (Map)
Tue, Wed & Fri 12-4 pm, Thu 12-1 pm
(Youth 16-24-year-olds only)

Sebastopol

Sebastopol Christian Church
7433 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol, CA 95472 (Map)
Mon & Thu 8-11 am

Cloverdale

Cloverdale Senior Center
311 N Main St, Cloverdale, CA 95425 (Map)
Call for details (707) 894-4826

Healdsburg

Corazon Healdsburg
1557 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, CA 95448 (Map)
Tue 11 am-1 pm

Healdsburg Shared Ministries – at St Paul’s Episcopal Church
109 Matheson St, Healdsburg, CA 95448 (Map)
Sun 4 pm

Sonoma

Burlingame Hall (Sonoma Overnight Support)
252 West Spain St, Sonoma, CA 95476 (Map)
Mon-Fri 9 am-1 pm

Petaluma

COTS Mary Isaak Center
900 Hopper St, Petaluma, CA 94952 (Map)
Daily 7:30-9 am, 11:30 am – 1 pm

Petaluma Senior Café
211 Novak Dr, Petaluma, CA 94954 (Map)
Mon-Fri 1-2 pm

Salvation Army Petaluma
721 S McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, CA 94954 (Map)
Tue 1:30-3 pm