Apply for the food stamp program.
It provides a card (like a debit card) for low-income people to buy food at most grocery stores. Food stamps can also be used to buy seeds and plants to grow food. Here is the link to the California food stamp program:
CA Food Stamp Program Application and Information Links
or call:
Central Region (Belmont, Burlingame, Coastside, Foster City, Hillsborough, Millbrae, San Carlos, San Mateo)
Belmont - 650-802-5018
San Carlos - 650-598-1035
Northern Region: (Brisbane, Colma, Daly City, Pacifica, San Bruno, South San Francisco)
Daly City - 650-301-8720
South San Francisco - 650-877-5663
Southern Region: (Atherton, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Portola Valley, Redwood City, Woodside)
East Palo Alto - 650-363-4218
Redwood City - 650-367-0190
For pregnant women and families with young children, apply for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program.
WIC offers nutrition education and supplemental food to low-income women who are pregnant, post-partum or breastfeeding and children under 5:
WIC information links Call 650-573-2168 to apply for WIC.
