SENIOR MEALS

A partial list of where seniors can pick up meals or have them delivered: Serving Seniors has temporarily closed all 15 of its congregate dining sites in San Diego County and has moved to delivering meals. To support the homeless seniors who visit the Gary and Mary West Senior Wellness Center — the organization’s flagship dining site at 1525 Fourth Ave. in downtown San Diego — Serving Seniors is offering packaged to-go meals and transitioning clients to meal delivery. To-go meals will also be available at its other sites until all clients can fully transition to meal delivery. Free meals from Serving Seniors are available to anyone 60 and older, regardless of income. If you are a senior in need, or know of one, you can sign up to receive meals by calling (619) 235-6572 and selecting Option One, or reaching out via email at meals@servingseniors.org. Recipients have the option of donating for the meals, but nobody is turned away if they don’t have the means to do so. Visit servingseniors.org. The organization’s CEO, Paul Downey, will also be doing daily Facebook Live updates on its Facebook page at 2:30 p.m. for anyone who wants to tune in: facebook.com/servingseniorssd.

CARLSBAD

Carlsbad Senior Center: The senior meal program offered at the center, 799 Pine Ave., is on a pickup or delivery basis only. Those who are already on the meal delivery plan will continue to receive their meals. Carlsbad residents 60 and older can sign up for the lunch program, which provides meals Monday through Friday, by calling (760) 602-4655. Reservations must be made by noon the day before, Monday through Friday. (Monday’s order would need to be placed by noon Friday.) City employees are set up outside the senior center’s entrance behind a table providing the 6-foot separation recommended by county health officials. Seniors are encouraged to do a drive-by pickup if they can, driving without passengers to avoid potential COVID-19 spread. The city can deliver meals to those who can’t pick them up.

DEL MAR

Del Mar Community Connections will be shutting down all programs through at least the end of April, including meal programs. Some programs will be canceled and others rescheduled; residents will be notified through email communications once the center is able to resume regular operations. Email dmcc@dmcc.cc or call (858) 792-7565.

ENCINITAS

Encinitas Community and Senior Center: The Senior Nutrition Lunch Program is continuing to offer lunches for seniors 60 and older. Participants must complete an intake form to qualify. Meals for qualifying seniors can be picked up curbside from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday to Friday at the center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive. Lunch reservations must be made by 9 a.m. the day before you pick up your lunch. Reservations for Monday should be made by 9 a.m. the previous Friday. Encinitas seniors who can’t drive can request meal delivery. Reserve lunch by calling (760) 943-2258 and stating pickup or delivery.

The Community Resource Center operates a food and nutrition distribution center at 650 Second St., or call (760) 753-8300. The center is maintaining regular programming and operations during the COVID-19 outbreak. Visit crcncc.org.

ESCONDIDO

The Park Avenue Community Center: Closed until further notice, but the Senior Nutrition Program has transitioned to delivery and pickup of meals only. Meals will be available for pickup at the community center and are free for current Senior Nutrition participants 60 and older. To RSVP for meal delivery, call (760) 839-4803.

FALLBROOK

The Fallbrook Senior Center will continue to provide home-delivered meals to home-bound seniors and “Meals To Go” via reservations for clients who attend the senior lunch program. Call (760) 7284498; after hours, call (951) 757-8162; email fallbrooksc@att.net. Visit fallbrookseniorcenter.com.

OCEANSIDE

Serving Seniors is the provider for senior meals at the Country Club Senior Center in Oceanside. During the COVID-19 emergency, Serving Seniors is delivering those meals. Call (760) 435-5285. There are also new food distribution resources for all in need listed on the city COVID-19 webpage. Some Oceanside businesses have begun reserving the first hour for seniors or those with compromised immune systems to shop. Call ahead and see if that’s an option at your favorite grocery store.

POWAY

The Poway Senior Center: Closed with a tentative reopen date of March 30. The center operates as an independent nonprofit. This includes all programs, activities, bingo, tax preparation and the daily lunch. Check powayseniorcenter.org for updates.

SAN MARCOS

The Senior Activity Center is closed. For information about the senior nutrition program, call (760) 744-5535.

VISTA

The Senior Nutrition Program offers lunch for Vista seniors 60 and older that can be reserved and picked up curbside 11 a.m. to noon Mondays (up to two meals) and Wednesdays (up to three meals) at the Gloria Mcclellan Senior Center, 1400 Vale Terrace Drive. Lunch can also be delivered upon request. Suggested donation of $4 per meal for ages 60 and older; no eligible senior will be turned away due to lack of money. Reserve lunch on Fridays for Monday pickup/delivery and Monday for Wednesday pickup/delivery at (760) 643-5288. Also, the home-delivered lunch program for home-bound seniors in need continues as usual.